Budgie's guide to life: 1. get a bit dirty 2. let your partner (or another acceptable bird) clean you 3. do a casual but satisfying poop in the process #accessibility video description: a white female budgie, dirty on her front and cheeks from digging, sits on a log beside a green male, who's carefully cleaning her. When he pauses, she takes the opportunity to do a poop. He nips her lightly then turns to preening himself while she continues sitting there. | Little Beaks

Branch destruction, budgie style! Did you know, naturally, budgies and other birds shouldn't need their nails or beak trimmed?* In the wild, they do this through rubbing/wearing on barky branches, chewing branches and foliage, and general interaction with their natural environment. Unfortunately, many businesses take advantage of the misconception by marketing products like sand paper perches as the answer for trimming - when these are in fact potentially unsafe and can cause harm (soft flesh on