A heartbroken budgie owner is calling for a noisy firework ban after her pet bird dropped dead on her shoulder - just seconds after a loud bang. Pamela Dungey, 53, from Vale of Glamorgan, had a ...

Q Could my five-year-old pet budgie be insane? I’ve kept him alone in his cage since he was young and I only discovered recently that budgies ought to be kept in pairs or groups. Billy spends most of ...

DEAR DEIDRE: IT might sound silly but I am grieving. I am a man of 62 and live alone. My budgie Roger – my only companion in lockdown – has flown away. My team and I are working safely from home but ...

Q My budgie is seven and has always been very healthy, but recently he’s started to breathe quite rapidly and his feathers are fluffed up. He’s also stopped eating so I’m very concerned. What could be ...

There is nothing personal about his attitude. You just have an untamed budgie who is being aggressive because he is afraid. Taming is a lengthy, painstaking process involving 15-minute sessions at ...

Q My budgie scratches all the time. We’ve sprayed him with mite spray but his skin still looks red and sore under his feathers. Does he need to see a vet? A Yes, these are signs of skin disease so you ...

ANSWER: There are many reasons why a budgie may stop perching but without examining her it is very difficult to say why. So I advise a trip to your vet for examination and diagnosis. Article continues ...

IF YOU'RE looking for a low-cost, friendly, easy-to-keep pet, small birds like budgies can be a good option. They are surprisingly good companions for humans. Studies have shown that elderly people ...

A SICKENED pet owner has been run out of her own home by an infestation of rats after the vermin killed her budgie. Melanie Henry's nightmare pad in Kilsyth, Lanarkshire, has been overrun with the ...

DEAR DEIDRE: IT might sound silly but I am grieving. I am a man of 62 and live alone. My budgie Roger – my only companion in lockdown – has flown away. Please ...