Budgerigars: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Behavior, and Training (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)

Rating:
Summary: Budgies and Parakeets....
Review: As far as I am concerned, when it comes to books on pet birds, Barron's is the best. BUDGERIGARS by Immanuel Birmelin (translated by Matthew Vriends) falls into this category, although it is somewhat condensed compared with other books on the market. Birmelin covers all the important issues, such as caging, food, and other aspects of care.

My favorite section is about "playing" with your pet Budgie. Budgies are intelligent little parrots and you can have hours of fun if you choose to by providing them with sources of amusement. Birmelin lists `The 10 Most Popular Games' you can play with your Budgie and "How-To: Fun and Games." Did you know you could play card games with Budgies?

Although we never want to think about the possibility, sometimes your Budgie gets sick. Birmelin includes a section "If Your Bird Gets Sick" that gives you some ideas of what you can do besides get upset. In this section he includes a `Checklist - Preventing Illness' which is helpful especially if this is your first bird. Keeping his cage clean is a good thing to do, and spending time with him every day will keep him happy. A happy Budgie is a healthy Budgie.

Rating:
Summary: The Best Book for Budgerigars!!
Review: When I went to Singapore for vacation, I got this book about
budgerigars. I have a blue budgerigar (parakeet) and I just got her
recently. I didn't know much about birds, so when I read this book
I could find out all sorts of things about budgerigars. This book
tells about budgerigars' home, how to train them, their enviroment,
what kind of food and cage they should have, and how to take care of
your budgerigar so that he/she would be happy.
At the back of the page, it tells some interesting facts about
budgerigars. One of them is:
Budgerigar means good bird, or good food. They come from Australia,
and the native people eat budgerigars.
There is also a list of most of the budgerigar books and magazines at
the back. You should get this book because it's really good if you
want to have a healthy and happy bird!!!