Welcome to ukbudgies


Breeder of beautiful budgies in Essex
What to do in an emergency and First Aid Kits for budgies.


We all want our budgies (and any pet!) to be happy and healthy. The thought of any illness or diseases can be very upsetting and intimidating to us, not to mention horrible to have to experience for your budgie. It’s a very good idea to know all that you can in advance about all the different things that can go wrong with your budgie as to be able to identify them sooner rather than later.

A healthy budgie has clear, bright eyes, a beak and cere that has no flaking or crusting and is shiny, feathers that look nice and strong, they will chatter happily and fly about with no worries. As budgies are used to hiding their symptoms however, it can be pretty tricky to spot things early on. The reason for this is that in the wild, if they showed any sign of physical weakness, the flock could very well of cast them out and they would be easy prey for predators. Before I go any further, I must stress that if your budgie shows that it is ill (for example being fluffed up and huddled away on the floor in their cage), you need to get it to a vet (an avian vet that has had plenty of special training with birds preferably) immediately!

In an emergency, it is very important to remember not to panic but to STAY CALM! Animals pick up on nerves easily and this will not benefit your budgie in any way. As gently as you can, using a small hand towel (or similar), restrain the budgie. If you notice that they are bleeding, then get a small, sterilised gauze and apply pressure to the bleeding area. So as to make sure that your budgie doesn’t get any further damage done if bones have been broken, a good tip is to get a pair of tights or stockings and cut the appropriate length (keeping the foot of the tights in tack, so it can be used like a type of sleeping bag), then place your budgie inside (with its head poking out the top) so they can’t move or cause more damage. Get your hospital cage ready and heated up and place the bird inside. They will appreciate it being covered over too, that way they get the warmth staying in and the dark will help keep them a little calmer. Make sure that everything is secure before you leave for the vet.

One of the best things you can do (and most essential things to have if you’re a budgie owner) is a fully equipped, first aid kit for your budgie. These are the type of items you should have stored in it at all times;

Scissors

Corn starch/flour or styptic powder to stop bleeding for broken feathers and nails

Gauze and bandages

Hospital cage, cotton swabs and masking tape

Heating pads or an infrared lamp

Tweezers and wire cutters

Cotton swabs and masking tape

Bird nail clippers

The number of your vet and the hours that they are open

A sterile saline solution, aloe vera gel, betadine disinfectant

Hydrogen peroxide and grapefruit seed extract (the grapefruit seed extract works as an anti-microbial disinfectant)
 

 

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