Budgie: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet [Hardcover]

Julie Rach Mancini (Author)

Book Description

Series: Happy Healthy Pet | Publication Date: March 17, 1997

The Budgerigar (Budgie) was rated "America's #1 Bird" by Bird Talk magazine (July 1996). Written by Bird Talk's editor, this book has the latest care information.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

At last, a book about your pet that emphasizes total care, training and companionship! You'll not only learn about the specific traits of your budgie, you'll also learn what the world's like from your budgie's point of view; how to feed and keep your bird healthy; and how to enjoy your pet through training and activities you can do together. The Budgie is written by a bird expert and includes the latest information on diet, preventive care and emergency treatment. Just as importantly, The Budgie also addresses ways to keep your budgie happy and mentally stimulated. Best of all, this book is filled with info-packed sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet bird easy and enjoyable.

About the Author

JULIE RACH was the editor of Bird Talk magazine for several years. Her first bird was a budgie named Charlie and she has been a fan of this charming pet ever since.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House; 1 edition (March 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876055005
• ISBN-13: 978-0876055007
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #572,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The perfect budgie book for newbies, January 17, 2003

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Debbie Lee Wesselmann (the Lehigh Valley, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Budgie: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

I can't think of a better, more accessible book for first time budgie (parakeet) owners. In 123 pages, Rach, a former editor of BIRD TALK, covers a wide range of topics, from the history of the budgie as a pet to teaching it to talk. She covers health problems and how to prevent them, proper nutrition, cage size, taming a new bird, and grooming. The section on parakeet behavior was, for me, the most entertaining, as Rach describes the gestures and habits common to most budgies and what each means. The color photographs scattered throughout are mostly unneccessary, but they break up the text. (Most people aren't interested in seeing a person covering a cage.) The pictures of budgies themselves are worth it, however, especially since most people reading the book will already be enamored of this acrobatic pet.

Well-seasoned budgie owners and breeders won't find much new here, but newcomers to bird ownership will be delighted. Even if you are only thinking of purchasing a bird, read this book to understand what will be required of you to give a new parakeet a safe and healthy home.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect budgie book, September 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Budgie: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

If you have a budgie or you're planning to have one then this is the book for you. You'll have all the information you have to know about the bird itself, the cages, the toys, feeding, keeping the bird happy and healthy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A helpful guide, December 19, 2004

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sauerkraut - See all my reviews

This review is from: Budgie: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

This guide to budgies was published in 1997. Its author is Julie Rach. It totals 126 pages. There are ten chapters. Numerous color photos are contained--they are helpful. Also, informative sidebars are included. Examples of topics covered are the budgie's ancestry, budgie selection, care, cage selection, toys for the budgie, feeding, grooming, health, feathers, senses, teaching the budgie how to talk, and taming the budgie. No information on breeding is provided. A page is set aside to demonstrate--with a color illustration and lines pointing to the corresponding anatomical parts--the external features of the budgie, which is useful. This guide to budgies is recommendable.