This page contains photos of the budgie parakeets who currently share our home. Some are adult breeders, some are hand-fed babies we’ve raised, ALL of them are well loved. Are you looking for one of your very own? Read about our special breeding program.

NEW PHOTOS ADDED 2/5/12 … Scroll down to see!!!

Our English Boys:

"Slam-Dunk": Yellowface sky blue male English budgie. DOB Spring 2011 from Ken in Salt Lake City

"Freud": Yellowface sky dominant pied male English budgie. Possibly split for cinnamon, recessive pied, and/or opaline. Brother to "Sigmund". DOB Jan 2011 by Terry Travis. (2T-08 11)

"Sigmund": English budgie. Yellowface gray pied male. Split opaline. Possibly split for cinnamon, recessive pied. Brother to "Freud". DOB Jan 2011 by Terry Travis. (2T-07 11)

"Patootie": Grey-green opaline English budgie male. Split: blue, Texas Clearbody (a rare mutation) and cinnamon-wing. DOB Nov 2009.

"Homewood": Grey-green cinnamon-wing English budgie male. Split: blue and opaline; possibly split Texas Clearbody. DOB Aug 2011 by Patootie x Huron. Pictured here at 6 weeks of age.

INSERT PHOTO: “Vanilla Bean”: Normal blue male English budgie. Split: opaline and cinnamon; possibly TCB. DOB Oct 2011 by Patootie x Huron.

INSERT PHOTO: “Basil”: Blue cinnamon-wing male English budgie. Split: opaline; possibly TCB. DOB Oct 2011 by Patootie x Huron.

Our American x English Cross Boys:

"Mars": Violet blue opaline spangle male English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split for greywing; possibly split ino. Pictured here as a baby at 8 weeks of age. DOB Nov 2010 from Sunny x Hydrangea.

"Neptune": Violet blue opaline spangle male English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split for greywing; possibly split ino. Pictured here as a baby at 4.5 weeks of age. DOB Nov 2010 from Sunny x Hydrangea.

“Toto”: Rainbow Spangle (yellowface skyblue opaline spangle) male English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: possibly split ino. DOB Feb 2011 from Sunny x Rainbow. His coloring is more spectacular in person!

"Jupiter": Light-green opaline spangle male English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: greywing and blue; possibly split ino. DOB 11/10 from Sunny x Hydrangea. Pictured here at 4 weeks of age.

“Picasso”: Dark-green or violet-green male English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: blue, greywing or clearwing, opaline; possibly split Texas clearbody and cinnamon-wing. DOB Feb 2011 from Patootie x Lilac.

INSERT PHOTO: “George O’Malley”: Violet (sf) spangle male English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: opaline; possibly greywing. DOB Oct 2011 by Mars x Erie.

INSERT PHOTO: “Mark Sloan”: Violet (sf) spangle male English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: opaline; possibly greywing. DOB Oct 2011 by Mars x Erie.

INSERT PHOTO: “RinTinTin”: Violet (sf) cobalt normal male English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: cinnamon; possibly recessive pied and grey/clearwing. DOB Oct 2011 by Ontario x Marley.

INSERT PHOTO: “Barkley”: Violet (sf) cobalt pied (spotted) spangle male English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: cinnamon, possibly recessive pied and grey/clearwing. DOB Oct 2011 by Ontario x Marley.

Our American Parakeet Boys:

"Cory": Albino male American parakeet. DOB 2010.

Our English Budgie Girls:

"3-Point Play": Opaline yellowface skyblue cinnamon (Rainbow Cinnamon) female English budgie. DOB Spring 2011 by Ken in Salt Lake City.

Our American x English Cross Girls:

"Cookie": Yellowface gray spangle female English budgie x American parakeet cross. DOB 7/7/11 from Connie K by Groceries x Cupcake. Split: greywing. (Groceries: Eng GG spangle from Kim in UT x Cupcake: Amer YF greywing pied from Connie). Pictured here at 7 months.

“Monet”: Opaline grey (possibly violet gray) cinnamon-wing female English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split greywing or clearwing. DOB Mar 2011 from Patootie x Lilac. Pictured here at 7 months of age.

“Georgia O’Keeffe”: Opaline grey-green Texas Clearbody (a rare mutation; visually all mustard yellow throughout with black markings) female English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: blue; greywing or clearwing. DOB Feb 2011 from Patootie x Lilac. Pictured here at 7 months of age.

INSERT PHOTO: “Lassie”: Skyblue cinnamon spangle female English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: possibly recessive pied and grey/clearwing. DOB Oct 2011 by Ontario x Marley.

INSERT PHOTO: “Benji”: Violet (sf) cinnamon normal female English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: possibly recessive pied and grey/clearwing. DOB Oct 2011 by Ontario x Marley.

INSERT PHOTO: “Miranda Bailey”: Violet (sf) opaline spangle female English budgie x American parakeet cross. Split: possibly greywing. DOB Nov 1 2011 by Mars x Erie.

Our American Parakeet Girls:

"Polly": Violet greywing female American parakeet. Split: maybe recessive pied. DOB May 2010.

"Marley": Yellowface SF violet spangle combination pied (recessive/clearflight/SF dominant - throws DEC when paired w/RP); female American parakeet. DOB ~2009.

"Carrie": Albino female American parakeet. DOB~2010.

Do you want one of your own? Of course you do! Take a look here: Budgie Parakeets Available For Adoption.

More Budgie Parakeet Pages:

Hand-fed Budgies and Parakeets available in Colorado!: Our family raises, hand-feeds, trains and adores Budgie Parakeets. Learn more about our selective breeding program and view our gorgeous, tame birds.

Inside Our Aviary: See where our birds live — flight enclosures, breeding room, play gyms.

Our Flock of Adult Budgie Parakeets: Take a peek at our gorgeous feathered friends. Lots of photos!

Adorable Pictures of Our Hand-fed Babies: Come ooh and aahh over all the cuteness and watch them grow up!

Pre-Adoption Questionnaire: If you are interested in adopting one (or more) of our parakeets when they become available, please respond to these questions.

Budgie Baby Waiting List: I know how hard it is to wait when you’re excited but I promise you, the wait is worth it!

FAQ (frequently asked questions): What is a Budgie Parakeet’s personality like? What are the differences between American Parakeets and English Budgies? How do you tell a male from a female? Should you keep one, two or more? How long do they live? Where did the species originate?

How To Care For Your Pet Budgie Parakeet: Learn about housing, cages, homemade aviaries, cleaning tips, health, safety, nutrition, exercise, playtime activities, toys, and more.

Bird Nutrition and Food Recommendations: Malnourishment is a leading cause of premature death in pet birds. We provide lists of healthy foods, and tell you how to grow your own sprouts.

Training, Talking, Tricks: Entertaining video demonstrations and informative tips.

Colors, Varieties, Mutations, Genetics: Budgie Parakeets come in a rainbow of colors. This page has beautiful photos and variety descriptions.

Bird and Parrot Playgyms, Stands and Perches for Sale: Learn how to make your own — or order a custom one from us.

Homemade Aviaries and Flight Cages: How to converted used furniture into large flight cages and beautiful indoor aviaries.

Hand-Fed Baby Budgies and Parakeets — Our Adoption Procedure:

1. Respond to our pre-adoption questionnaire.
2. Email your responses to: Jen @ puppies are prozac . com (remove all spaces in the address first).
3. Upon approval of your questionnaire responses, I will add your name to the waiting list.
4. As soon as we have 3 week old chicks in the brooder for hand-feeding, I will email you (in the order of your waiting list date) and request a $15 (each chick) non-refundable deposit to reserve your hand-fed baby.
5. While you’re waiting for your parakeet(s) to be hand-fed then weaned onto solid foods, please read our parakeet care information page, prepare a cage with the specifications outlined on that page, and purchase some appropriate budgie parakeet food.
6. Most parakeets are weaned and ready to move to new homes when they are about 6 weeks of age. Sorry, no shipping. Pick up is in Fort Collins, Colorado.