So, you've decided to buy a budgerigar. But how to choose it according to all the rules? How to distinguish the sick from the healthy and the young from the old?
Instructions
Step 1
Pay attention to the plumage of the parrot. In healthy birds, feathers are clean, shiny, neat and not plucked anywhere. Examine the parrot very carefully - if it seems to you that it is too disheveled or feathers and down are sticking out somewhere, it is better not to buy such a parrot. Carefully examine the beak - there should be no growths, cracking on it, and it should not be bent too much - this is also a sign of a disease. Examine the legs - there should be no growths on them, and all claws should be in place.
Step 2
Now look at the parrot's eyes. Birds very often fight among themselves, the eye can be damaged in such a fight with fellows, it is better not to buy such a bird. It is very important to pay attention to the anus. If the parrot has digestive problems, it will be bare. Take a closer look at how the bird behaves. Healthy parrots are usually active and sociable. Patients, on the contrary, sit apart and move little.
Step 3
To determine the age of the budgerigar, look at the color of the wax (this is the bump above the beak). If she is pink - a young male, blue - an adult male, pink with whiteness at the holes - a young female, fawn or brown - an adult female.
