Ayurvedic herbal home treatment for sick budgies.

Herbs are not dangerous to your pet birds. Ayurvedic treatment is the best for your birds.

• Mite, lice, red mite infection in birds - If you bird is scratching too much and also scratching its head on hard surface then the following treatment will help. You might see bald areas on the bird. Boil Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves in water. Drain the water with a sieve. Let it cool. Give you bird a bath in the water by placing them comfortably in your hand. Do not dip the head and ears in the Neem water. The best bath is just give a spray of Neem water with a sprayer. Keep a glass bowl aside with a drop of Neem oil, a drop of tea tree oil. Apply the oil on the bird’s legs. Aloe vera gel is the best soothing lotion for bald areas. It’s best if you extract it from a fresh leaf.

•   Sprinkle dried Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) leaves in the bird’s diet.

• Apply Turmeric (Curcuma longa) if the bird is injured. Buy a piece of Turmeric and then grind it. Do not use Turmeric powder from the market. Turmeric acts as a disinfectant. You can also use wheat flour to avoid bleeding. 

• After a bath in Neem water, you can dry your sick bird with a blow dryer placed far from the bird. Place your other hand near the bird and feel the heat of the blow dryer. If it is mild then you can blow dry for few minutes. The bird will not need further assistance and with soon dry itself and chirp happily. Do this in-case it’s too cold or the bird refuses to preen itself.

• The wild bird treats itself with the herbs in the forest when sick. Try planting herbs near your house and in pots. Place fresh water and feed for wild birds.

• Grow wheat grass, sava grass, maize grass, lemon grass, thyme, spinach and rice grass in pots. Let the birds feed on them.

• Use boiled and cooled water in case of eye infections in birds.

•  Honey is a disinfectant that should be a part of bird’s diet.

• Aloe vera gel also help in bring relief to skin irritation. Plant Aloe vera in a pot in your house. The fresh leaves will be of multiple usages.

•  Ginger juice added to the bird’s water at night prevents loose motion when they are sick.

• Garlic has anti-oxidant properties as well as anti-parasitic properties which kill intestinal parasites. It protects the liver from the damage of chemical pollutants in the air and in food and water supply. In Ayurveda, Garlic juice is as strong as the antifungal drugs, Amphotericin and Nystatin, against Candida, a fungal problem sometimes found in parrots. It should be used sparingly and in the form of fresh garlic, concentrated garlic powder should not be used. Garlic belongs to a family of plants that may cause anemia in animals if given for long periods of time.

• Place dried Neem leaves and twigs as nesting material for your birds. The nest will be safe from mites and insects.

• For Egg Binding, give the birds boiled eggs and egg shell. Add ginger juice in drinking water and feed them with water melon juice every 3 hours. Place a lighted bulb in the cage to give the birds warmth.

• Avoid vomiting in birds by giving them fresh water melon juice.

•  Avoid giving your bird, feeds which has artificial color.

• Birds who are about to lay their eggs should never be touched. Give her a good clean cage, enough space for movement so that she can go in and out of the cage. Feed them a variety of food which is high in nutrition. Fresh water and cozy nest is also very important.

PUCK – The Talking Wonder

The Bird with the Largest Vocabulary in the World

 Puck, the champion of all talking birds (photo: eparrots.biz)  

"Puck, a budgerigar, or budgie (popularly known as a parakeet in America), was accepted into the 1995 Guinness Book of World Records as "the bird with the largest vocabulary in the world." He was acknowledged as having 1,728 words when the Guinness Book went to press. The documentation for his feat took place over a six-month period when 21 volunteer observers in 21 separate sessions took notes on what they heard Puck say. Several observers were members of the Redwood Empire Cage Bird Club (Sonoma County, California), and most were familiar with various species of parrots. Two of the volunteers were avian veterinarians.

In addition to the volunteer observations, tape recordings and a video were provided as documentation for Guinness. Puck's owner/caregiver, Camille Jordan, of Petaluma, California has about 30 hours of Puck tape recordings, videos and detailed records of every word she heard spoken! Puck appeared on several Bay Area newscasts in December 1991 after an article was written about him in American Cage-Bird Magazine. Another article about Puck appeared in Bird World (Vol. 15, No. 6, 1994).

Rather than just mimicking, Puck created his own phrases and sentences. He often used the appropriate phrase in a situation, and sometimes displayed an uncanny understanding of his environment.

For example, on Christmas morning, 1993 Puck was entertaining himself on the coffee table in the living room when Camille and her husband heard him say: "It's Christmas. That's what's happening. That's what it's all about. I love Pucky. I love everyone."

Unfortunately, Puck's life was too brief. He was only five years old when he died of a gonadal tumor on August 25th, 1994(rip). He had been accepted into the Guinness Book only a few months earlier.

Puck appeared in the 1995 through 1998 Guinness Books, was omitted from the 1999 through 2002 editions and reappeared in the 2003 and 2004 editions. The 2005 paperback Guinness Book has not been released at the time of this writing. Readers should note that record holders will not necessarily appear in every Guinness Book!"

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Budgie Communication

Budgies, just like other birds, have their own ways of Communicating, or Bird Language. Budgies communicate to other Budgies and also communicate to their owners, in a variety of ways. While all species have their own unique methods of bird language, there are many generalities.

Budgies use their body, body parts and voices to express a wide range of emotions.

Barking
Some budgies give out a type of bark when excited or when trying to prove their dominance.

Beak Clicking
When a budgie is clicking its beak, it is trying to tell others it is threatened or that it is protecting something.

Beak Grinding
When a budgie grinds its beak the bird is trying to communicate it is feeling secure and content.

Beak Wiping
When a budgie wipes its beak the bird is trying to communicate that he is aggravated or upset about something. Beak wiping is also typically normal behavior for birds when they are trying to clean the beak or dislodge something stuck in it.

Chattering
Some budgies just like to talk, talk about anything; their environment, how they feel etc. so to communicate their thoughts, through chatter, sometimes incessantly, sometimes loud, sometimes soft.

Young birds chirp or chatter when they want fed. Budgies in the wild often chatter as a warning sign to other birds that something is not right in their environment, or as a call to attract another bird's attention.

Crouching
If the bird is crouching with its head toward the owner, the birds wants to be petted or scratched.
If crouching with head down, relaxed body and raised wings, the bird wants attention. If crouching with head down, eyes pinning, flared tail feathers, ruffled feathers, and a rigid body, the bird is giving a warning to back off.

Flashing or Dilating Pupils
Flashing or dilating pupils the bird may be trying to communicate aggression, excitement, nervousness, or pleasure.

Growling
Some budgies communicate with a type of growl that means back off mister and leave me alone.

Head Snaking
A budgies that is shaking it's head from side to side means it is excited.

Panting
A panting bird is overheated, overexerted and uncomfortable.

Purring
A budgie can give a type of purr communicating the bird is relaxed and content.

Singing
A budgie sings when it is communicating a message to another budgie, perhaps as a mating call, or when it is content and happy.

Talking
A budgie talks when it is content and happy and wants to send a message to another budgie or its owner.

Tail Bobbing
When a bird bobs its tail that may mean it is sick, but also some birds bob their tails when they are talking or singing.

Tail Fanning
Tail fanning by a budgie indicates it's unhappy about something and may become aggressive

Tail Wagging
Just like dogs, tail wagging communicates that a budgie is content or happy.

Tongue Clicking
When a bird gives a rapid clicking of their tongue they are trying to communicate friendliness or an invitation to be friends.

Wing Drooping
A Bird will droop its wings for several reasons. It may have just taken a bath and it's holding the wings down while drying. It may happen in young birds that have not learned how to hold their wings. The bird may be overheated and wanting to cool itself. The bird may be sick.

Wing Flipping
If a caged bird is flicking it's wings sharply, it is communicating annoyance or fear. It could also mean the bird has lost its balance and is trying to correct itself, if this is the case the wing flipping won't last long.

Wing and Body Quivering
Quivering wings and body means the bird is fearful of something in its immediate environment.

Wing Drumming
Birds drum their wings when they need exercise or out of boredom. It may also communicate the bird is protecting its territory.

Whistling
When a bird whistles it is communicating that the bird feels content, safe and is at ease in its world.