Bird

Parrots and parakeets are highly social animals and should never be kept alone. A person, even if available around the clock, can never replace a partner of the same species. Therefore keeping birds in pairs or groups should be a matter of course for bird lovers. That goes for all sizes and kinds of parrots – from parakeets to macaws. Parrots form pairs already in their youth. Birds kept on their own often develop behavioural disorders like aggressiveness or plucking feathers already during or after puberty. Even if you failed ..

Budgies originate from Australia and belong to the family of "true parrots". There they live in colonies of up to 1,000 birds and form pairs within that colony. In the wild, the colour green is dominant, but varieties like yellow, blue, grey or multi-coloured are possible. Keeping Budgies have been kept as aviary birds in Europe since 1840, and today they are probably the most often kept type of parrots worldwide. Birds kept on their own can become very tame, but for their optimal wellbeing at least one other budgie is necessary as a soc..