A Budgie's Life was a Slice of life Webtoon Original created by Muffin Girl; it concluded on March 14, 2020.
When it comes to birds we think they are just fluttering little creatures who have no contact with humans whatsoever. But bird owners know that's not true! Like pet dogs and cats, birds have a personality of their own..
Wild budgies are found in the grasslands of Australia. This really is quite a harsh habitat, with prolonged droughts and plenty of predators. To stay safe and be able to find food and water, budgies form flocks whenever they can find other members of their species. They move around nomadically.
So, as described above your budgie might be able to make it to 10 years of age or over. But what exactly influences the life span of a budgie?
If you’ve ever seen an English budgie, you’ll know it’s quite different from the ‘regular’ wild type variety. English budgies are much bigger and also sport a larger, fluffy head. Some budgie enthusiasts love English budgies, but if you’d like to have your feathered friend around for years to last you might want to reconsider.
Historically, budgies in captivity have been raised on a diet of mixed seeds. In the wild, however, a budgie has adapted to eat much more varied stuff: dried seeds, yes, but also freshly sprouted ones and all sorts of leafy bits. Fruit and veg are always a plus if they can find them.
Some breeders are focused on producing as many budgies as possible for the pet industry and making as much money as they can to keep their business going. They might not examine their stock for problems, which means genetic diseases as well as birth defects can run rampant.
In order to produce the amazing array of budgie colorations and patterns we know today, breeders have had to select certain traits and breed them back to each other to stabilize their lines. This means breeding birds that are related to each other to make sure the offspring have the desired trait.
The oldest budgie they have on record lived was named Charlie and lived in the UK from 1948 to 1977. That made the little guy 29 years old when he passed! There is talk of older birds, too, and some might have lived longer but weren’t recorded. Oldest budgerigar in captivity.
A Budgie's Life was a Slice of life Webtoon Original created by Muffin Girl; it concluded on March 14, 2020.
When it comes to birds we think they are just fluttering little creatures who have no contact with humans whatsoever. But bird owners know that's not true! Like pet dogs and cats, birds have a personality of their own..