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Your Budgie’s First Week Checklist

Bringing a new budgie home? This free 2-page checklist walks you through setup, the first seven days and a simple daily health check, so your bird settles in calmly and stays healthy.

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Blue and green budgie pair sitting together on a perch

What’s inside

  • Before they come home: cage size and placement, supplies, and household hazards to remove
  • Day-by-day plan: what to do (and not do) from arrival day through day seven
  • Daily health check: a 7-day tick-box tracker for food, water, droppings and behavior
  • Warning signs: when to call an avian vet
  • My budgie’s details: space to note your bird’s food, age and vet’s number

Want more detail? Read our 10 essential items before your first budgie and signs of a sick budgie guides.

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