BIRCH BARK English/ Exhibition Budgies

Birch Bark Budgies and 100 per cent English. Birch bark Budgies specialize in violets cobalt and soft pale blues. English budgies (or exhibition budgies) are larger than the wild Australian parakeets.  Their larger size is due to selective breeding and they have larger crests than the American (or pet) variety.  Like the American budgie, they come in an amazing range of colors.  They are called Exhibition or show budgies because they are the parakeets that are entered in bird shows.  The English and American budgie are the same species.
An English budgie has fuller feathering around the face and is larger than the American parakeet and is often used in shows and exhibitions. Most pet stores carry the smaller American parakeet.

Budgies originated in Australia. Their normal color in the wild is green with a yellow face and throat and black bars on their wings, back and head. The fleshy part around their nostrils, the cere, is pink in baby budgies, beige or tan in mature females and blue in mature males. Selective breeding has produced a wide variety of colors and patterns in budgies, such as blue, yellow, mauve, violet and many others.

Budgies get along well as pairs but will bond with humans better if they are not paired. However, when keeping a single bird, it is important to spend a significant amount of time with your budgie daily. It is also a good idea to allow your budgie to spend time outside of their cage  each day, roaming the house or at least one room. It is a good idea to keep wings trimmed to prevent the bird from flying out an open door or window.

While budgies are quieter than most parrots, they can be noisy and they are extremely friendly, active and playful. Budgies can be taught to talk although they are not always easy to understand because they have such tiny voices. In fact, the world’s record for the number of words learned by a bird has been held by a budgie.