E-Terri (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} eterri) wrote in ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} budgietalk,@ 2007-11-23 10:45:00 |
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Budgietalk Lifespan Survey Progress
First of all, thank you so much to everyone who has participated in the survey (see here for the original post). It's going to be up for a long time so if you haven't had a chance, feel free to take it when you do.
I thought I'd keep you guys updated on what I've found so here are a few interesting (though sad) numbers so far.
As I write this, there have only been 53 budgies surveyed. Obviously, I'm hoping that I can get many, many more than this.
- Of the 53 budgies surveyed, only 15 lived five years or longer.
- This means that 38 budgies died before the age of five.
- 17 of these died at the age of 2 or less.
At present, the average lifespan of the budgies surveyed is 3.6 years if I include those birds that died from accident/injury.
With accident/injury deaths excluded, the average is 3.7 years.
I have also found that in a survey completed in the late 1970's, the average lifespan was 6.5 years. However, this survey seems to have been even more casual than my own and didn't separate deaths as a result of accident or injury.
First of all, thank you so much to everyone who has participated in the survey (see here for the original post). It's going to be up for a long time so if you haven't had a chance, feel free to take it when you do.
I thought I'd keep you guys updated on what I've found so here are a few interesting (though sad) numbers so far.
As I write this, there have only been 53 budgies surveyed. Obviously, I'm hoping that I can get many, many more than this.
- Of the 53 budgies surveyed, only 15 lived five years or longer.
- This means that 38 budgies died before the age of five.
- 17 of these died at the age of 2 or less.
At present, the average lifespan of the budgies surveyed is 3.6 years if I include those birds that died from accident/injury.
With accident/injury deaths excluded, the average is 3.7 years.
I have also found that in a survey completed in the late 1970's, the average lifespan was 6.5 years. However, this survey seems to have been even more casual than my own and didn't separate deaths as a result of accident or injury.
