Comments for Budgie Aggressive Behaviour

An Omleteer, 30 November 2023

I have 2 budgies male and female and they used to get along, now she laid eggs for the 2nd time and hes been really aggressive so we separated them and the male got out but hurt himself and we dont know what to do. someone reply and help us

Darren, 15 October 2023

I have two male budgies. They have been in the same cage together for around 4-5 months and things had seemingly been ok between them. However, recently one has been bullying the other a lot. He tends to follow the other everywhere he goes. He usually puts one claw onto the other, in a manner that is like trying to hold him down or in position and then starts pecking at him. It's like he is constantly trying to assert dominance. The other day the one who is being bullied had an injury to his face, next to one eye he had a cut which had obviously been bleeding. I am very concerned about this behaviour and don't know what to do. I am getting close to maybe finding a new home for the bully bird because I am worried he might do something awful if I let this go on.

An Omleteer, 4 October 2023

I have highly aggressive hens who will attack other hens to the point of blood, lost toes, etc. The cage itself is large, and always open. We don’t know who starts the fight most of the time, but the participants vary (making it hard to separate). Have had budgies for decades and never had this happen (or happen so often).

Kelly, 7 February 2023

Bragger, that is a great cage! May I ask where you got it? I have two male parakeets, both still fairly young. They have come from the same place but they were not in the same cage together (I’ve had them together, same cage, for 3 weeks). While they groom each other and get along most of the time, I do notice that one of them, the larger one, pushes the smaller one around periodically. I would love to have that cage just in case I do have to separate. I’ve been keeping a close eye out to see if it gets better for the little guy. Any recommendations are welcome.

Bragger, 1 January 2023

I am posting this to help anyone else right now. I have 2 males who share a fairly large cage. They are bonded brothers which I’ve had for 3 years. They used to be so close but unfortunately one has aggressively started to bully the timid one. I know it’s nature’s way and initially I thought it was hormonal and would pass. It got to the stage where the timid one was injured so I had to intervene. I purchased a cage 6 weeks ago which has a removable divider. This allows them to be close but with their own separate space. I’ve been closely monitoring them when they are together and sometimes are feeding each other and content but a short time later the dominant one starts again. Good luck to everyone.

Kirsten, 6 November 2022

I have a male and female pair who usually get along and display mating behaviour. For the last week the female has been very aggressive toward the male- not letting him eat, pushing him around the cage, jumping on him. I’m hoping it resolves, he is smaller and more timid than she is. They have plenty of space and two seed cups, two water cups, a breeding box and plenty of food.

Nicole, 11 June 2022

I have a female parakeet that seems to have takin a liking to my other female. She gets mad when other birds come near other female, chases them away, even makes the other birds go back to the cage to allow other bird to come out.. what should I do.

Maria, 21 March 2022

I just found out I have 2 female budgies ! I wanted male and female. The older f budgie bites the younger ones feet and also doesn't seem to be friendly enough. I already separated them. My question is how do I find the right male for the nice female budgie? Thanks in advance.

Anon, 22 September 2021

Try putting them in separate cages right next to each other. They should soon bond. If they don't then they are just incompatible.

Floyd, 20 September 2021

It's September 19th, 2021 and it looks like no one is answering any of these very interesting questions going back to March or earlier. I'm on the verge of removing an aggressive parakeet now, and was hoping to see how others dealt with it.