Welcome to ukbudgies


Breeder of beautiful budgies in Essex
Budgie Banter!
I can’t see anyone else around here, so you must be talkin’ to me…

Budgies originate in Australia where they would roam free in massive flocks of a thousand or more. They would communicate in various calls to warn the flock of danger, contact one another, locate lost chicks etc. You hear these noises everyday from their cages! I thought it would be fun to list some of the common chirps and cheeps that they make so as you can get a better understanding of what they could mean.

If you happen to have a resident bully among your budgies, and one day you hear a rather agitated ‘ARK ARK’ coming from the aviary, chances are that the one is pulling the others feathers, and the ‘ARK’, in effect, means ‘Oi, you, cut that out!’

When they are happy and contented, they make a very peaceful warble. They do this when listening to music they like, when they are preening, when they are just having a nice time on your hand or shoulder and even when they are dropping off to sleep!

Budgies and parakeets love to listen to music (some songs more than others) and will try to sing along by making a ‘feeeeping’ noise. You’re not very likely to hear them doing this without the background noise of something like music. In the wild, they would have been used to having noise around them all the time from their flock. If it were to go silent in the wild it was a sure sign that there was danger and predators lurking around looking for a budgie-like snack. If you go out, then your budgie would probably appreciate a little music (or the TV perhaps) left on as background noise so as to keep them company and reduce the stress of a silent atmosphere.

They make a rather amusing Aack Aacking noise too – I swear that that’s where they got the sound effects for the very cool film ‘Mars Attacks’ – the director must have had a budgie! It tends to mean ‘Look, look!’ or similar.

If you hear one of your budgies making a high pitched cheeping noise, then it is distressed and the noise it kind of an S.O.S. In the wild, if one got lost from the flock, this noise would call out to the rest of them and help the budgie be found with the cry in return from the other birds. Sort of like a beeper that you can use to find your keys.

Of course, you can also teach your budgie to talk if you are prepared to put the right amount of time and effort into it. It is said that the males are easier than the females to teach and if you have hand reared your budgie, then it will be easier to teach again. They can also pick up tunes, rhymes and household noises!

Budgies are undoubtedly very bright birds and I feel that they should not be underestimated! Those of you with ‘in-laws’ from hell, beware what you say in from of your budgie or they might put you in a rather sticky position!
 

 

Hello and welcome to my Budgie website.

Here at ukbudgies we breed all lovely and beautiful budgies all year round. We are based in Braintree in Essex. We pride ourselves with being a careing, loveing, and clean breeder. Our budgie's vary in colour and price, the most popular budgie we sell is the handtameables. These are ideal as pets for children and are easy to tame as they are very friendly and will sit on your finger.

We sell violet budgies, rainbow budgies, lutino budgies, albini budgies, breeding pairs, spare hen budgies, spare cock budgies, aviary budgies, we sell mostly every kind of budgie you can imagine,but we will no longer be selling full circular crested budgies, sorry!

Please see our prices below ....
 
NORMAL AVIARY BUDGIES HENS/COCKS £10 EACH UNLESS STATED BELOW
VIOLET AVIARY BUDGIES HENS/COCKS £15 EACH
RAINBOW AVIARY BUDGIES HENS/COCKS £15 EACH
NORMAL HANDTAMEABLE BUDGIE HEN/COCK £20 EACH
VIOLET HANDTAMEABLE BUDGIE HEN/COCK £25 EACH
RAINBOW HANDTAMEABLE BUDGIE HEN/COCK £25 EACH
LUTINO AND ALBINO HANDTAMEABLE BUDGIES HENS/COCKS £25 EACH
BREEDING PAIRS £40 A PAIR



 



Please contact us if you are looking for a budgie

 becky@ukbudgies.co.uk