Yup. That’s what the vet says. She woundingly referred to him as a “chunky monkey.” It doesn’t help that the paperwork I got back gave his weight as 42.3 lbs. Now, maybe I’m in denial, or maybe I’m suffering from Parakeet Body Dysmorphic Disorder, but he doesn’t look that fat to me. The trouble is, you label somebody as fat, and rightly or wrongly, it tends to stick. Here’s a haiku I wrote about that:
Sal Ammoniac?
Oh, I remember that guy:
His budgie is fat.
You have a 42-pound budgie?
Forget puppies as chick magnets – take that bad boy to the park.
My parrot is not ‘fat.’ He is ‘succulent,’ and ‘well-marbled.’
Do you have a picture of your fat budgie to share? Or are you lacking a wide-angle lens?
Also, can we hijack this thread for the purpose of sharing pet haiku? Cause that would be awesome.
You’re new here, aren’t you? Because haiku and pets singly are both eminently hijack-worthy – put 'em together and you’ve got the Latest Doper Fad.
Does your bird look anything like the budgies in this clip?
I think perhaps you should return the bird to the boutique from which you purchased it.
When I had a parrot, the vet also called her a “pudge”. But she was some measure of ounces, not pounds! That’s one hell of a budgie!
Beware the Killer Budgie shirt.
And remember, if you decide to put it down, no flushing it down the loo! They breed in the sewers, and eventually you get evil-smelling flocks of huge soiled budgies flying out of people’s lavatories infringing their personal freedom. Best to hit it with a book.
If you’ve got a 42 lb. parakeet, it would be roughly twice as big as the biggest Andean condor Google can find, which is only 27.5 lbs. I don’t think “fat” does it justice, more like “Weekly World News”. 
Where does a 42.3 pound parakeet sit? Anywhere she wants, pal. You gotta problem with that? Oh, pussycat, c’mere, Sylvester, here, boy!
He’s pine-nuttin’ for the gourds.
Perhaps it could be the birds diet?
What do you feed it? Children?
(I think Sal means 42 grams… which would be an overweight budgie)
Sal, does your bird have lots of sunflower seeds (or seeds in general) in it’s diet?
fat bird eats all day
toast and jam candy and ham
my Thanksgiving treat
Budgie is pudgy
Veterinarian says
“Cool it with suet”
Very Fat Budgie
Forty Two not right answer
Pet Bird weight question.
“I would like to return this budgie. It has come to my attention that it is, in fact, an ostrich.”
Forty pound budgie
Much too big and fat to fly
Cat can feast for days
No it isn’t
I have a little budgie
He is my very pal
I take him walks in Britain
I hope I always shall
My Budgie’s name is Geoffrey
My grandad’s name’s the same
I named him after grandad
who had a feathered brain
1 point if you can name the author of these quatrains, 2 points for every additional line you can supply. (My daughter stole my book, so I’m not sure if there are 1 or 2 or 3 more verses, but I know these are only the first of several.)
John Lennon. Can’t give you any more of it, though…would have to find my copy of his books.