Keeping budgies since the ’90s

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Honest, practical guides on care, diet, taming and breeding — from a keeper who has shared his flock with 30K+ YouTube subscribers.

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Start Here

Bringing a budgie home: setup, first week, bonding.

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Care & Housing

Cages, perches, cleaning, toys and daily routines.

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Diet & Nutrition

Seeds vs pellets, safe veggies, foods to avoid.

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Taming & Behavior

Hand-taming, biting, aggression and training tips.

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Breeding & Exhibition

Pairing, nest boxes, chicks and show budgies.

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Books & Resources

The books and tools every keeper should know.

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10 essential items to buy before your first budgie

The cage, perches, food and toys that actually matter — and the popular stuff to skip.

  • ✓ A cage wide enough to fly
  • ✓ Natural wood perches
  • ✓ Quality pellets and seed mix
  • + 7 more inside
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Watch the flock in action. Care tips, breeding updates and everyday budgie life, posted since 2008.

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Gear our flock actually uses

The gear I actually use and recommend for my own flock.

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Meet the flock

The English budgies behind every guide on this site. Say hi!

  • Eddy, a White Cinnamon Lacewing English budgie from the All About Budgies flock

    Eddy

    White Cinnamon Lacewing

  • Green Meanie, a Light Green English budgie from the All About Budgies flock

    Green Meanie

    Light Green

  • Jasper, a Yellowface Type 1 Cinnamon Grey English budgie from the All About Budgies flock

    Jasper

    Yellowface Type 1 Cinnamon Grey

  • Miss Grey, a Normal Grey English budgie from the All About Budgies flock

    Miss Grey

    Normal Grey

  • Plato, a Yellowface Type 1 Skyblue English budgie from the All About Budgies flock

    Plato

    Yellowface Type 1 Skyblue

  • Storm, a Grey Spangle English budgie from the All About Budgies flock

    Storm

    Grey Spangle

  • Sweetie, a Grey Opaline English budgie from the All About Budgies flock

    Sweetie

    Grey Opaline

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Hi from the flock!

I’m Arthur. I have kept budgies since I was 10 and started sharing my flock on YouTube in 2008. This site is everything I wish I had known on day one.

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