How to stop one male budgie from hogging food from his brother?

It may be a dominance behavior. Consider a larger cage for them with additional food and water bowls to prevent resource protection. A concrete perch or sandpaper perch wraps may help keep nails trim. You can also clip them yourself or have them clipped if you have never done it before. If the behavior persists or worsens, you may need to cage them separately to prevent injury.

If they were fighting or your older bird was causing distress to the new one, I would wait and try introducing them again later to see how they get along. It could be that the cage you have is too small for two birds and they are being territorial, or your older bird is just stressed out by the change. Making sure the cage is large enough, and there are multiple food and water dishes available so they can't be possessive over one or the other can help reduce fighting. Adding in extra perches along with barriers such as toys or clothespins can also help break up the space to avoid one bird chasing and picking on another.

Thanks for reaching out about Tiny and Pony and including photos. With budgiergars, the cere changes color as they are sexually mature. The males being blue, the females being tan or brown. These photos appear as if they are young. If they continue to fight over the feeding station, offer multiple feeding stations. Good luck.

While it is not uncommon for one bird to bully another, it certainly isn't behavior we want to allow or encourage. Birds can become ill, withdrawn, malnourished, and experience physical trauma from bullying behavior. I usually recommend owners try to determine what might be causing the bullying (disputes over food, water, toys, perches, cage space, attention, etc.). If you can figure out what the cause is you might be able to stop it. For instance, if the female is being picked on every time she sits on a particular perch you can remove that perch and add a few more options so they don't have to share. I have also had owners who have gotten a second cage and will separate the two birds for a few days when one bird starts to pick on the other. It is also not a bad idea take these guys to your veterinarian to make sure there isn't a medical problem with either bird. It can certainly happen that if one bird gets sick the cagemate will target the sick bird with bullying behavior. Best of luck with your little pair, I hope this was helpful!

Thanks for reaching out about Peekaboo. Not all birds get along but can often be trained to get along. Suspect this is more dominance that anything else. Allow to interact in neutral territory so no one is defending their home territory. Allow to interact with plenty of feeding stations and for short periods of time, to get acclimated to each other. Good luck.

Offering extra food for both hens may encourage your hen to peck at her own food. If they're fighting to the point of pulling feathers, removing the dominant hen for a short bit and then reintroducing them may also help.

Hello. Dallas is sneaky, & perhaps a little bit jealous of his brother. This is a situation where Dallas thinks what is mine is mine, & what is yours is mine, too! There is nothing wrong with this other than if Dallas gets too fat, & his brother misses out. You might want to close one of the dogs in until both have eaten so that everyone gets their fair share. Thanks for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.