good evening from myself and leo

[waterbird]

just got my parakeet week ago, named him leo, he is blue and on his wings and head is striped

[homebird]

Hi & Welcome!

More Budgies! Yeh - this is great news!

Is he a baby? You said his head is striped.
What colour is his face? Is it Yellow or White?
Could you post a photo in the thread?

[svolk]

Welcome to BB! It's always great to see more Budgie people We'd love to see a picture of Leo. Check out the Budgerigar section here, lots of good threads, we have some wonderful budgies around here

[waterbird]

alright, if i can get a picture online, ah there it goes, okay here he is, i am not sure how old he is exactly, the store generalized and said he was a baby.....so beyond that i am not sure...

[waterbird]

oh and thank you for being so welcome here!

[Monica]

Indeed, he is a baby! Probably about 3 months old, but its hard to tell for sure! Budgies normally go through their first molt at 5-6 months of age, however it can vary from bird to bird and climate to climate.

[waterbird]

oh my, i forgot about molting! is there anything special about bungies when they molt?

[homebird]

Budgies can get crabby when molting.
They need good foods to build new feathers & Laker was hungrier too - so a good diet including minerals & calcium, & fresh greens if he'll eat them.
Baths are good when they're molting to help open up the pins [ pin feathers = new feathers in hard casing]. Laker won't let me help scratch so he walks along his rope perch dragging his head before him. I showered him more during the molt. Laker takes misty showers - he's not a bath Budgie.

[Karol]

Welcome To BB from one Newbie to another.

Your bird is cute. My friends looks exactly like yours.

Good luck and have fun with your new friend.