Problem: Article: You can find budgies for sale online, in want-ads, or in pet stores. You can also get one from your local animal shelter. Wherever you get your budgie from, make sure the seller has healthy and humanely treated birds.  Look at online reviews for the sellers you find. Are most buyers satisfied with the birds that they purchased from the seller? If you have a friend that has budgies, ask them where you can get good birds. This is especially helpful if they got their bird, or birds, recently. Assess how they make you feel. Does the space feel clean and well cared for? Do you think the people working at the store or the person selling the birds feels responsible and invested in the health and happiness of the birds? If any of this feels wrong, walk away. Make sure they are cleaning the birds cages regularly. Are the sellers cleaning their hands before handling the birds? These are simple but important things that keep budgies healthy and happy. Budgies need a clean and spacious cage. Are there so many budgies in there they can't all move? Is the cage or bin dirty? Does the condition of the cage line up with what the seller told you they do to care for their birds? Do the birds have water? Do the birds have appropriate food, such as seed, pellets, and vegetables? These are all important things to assess before moving forward with purchasing a budgie. Are the birds interacting with one another? Look at the head, body, and legs of each bird you are considering. If it is healthy and happy its feathers should be smooth and shiny, not all puffed up. It should have a healthy appetite, so you should see it eating seed. Its beak and feet should not be crusted. Its vents should be clear and it should not have any nasal discharge.  The feathers should have an appearance that is shiny, sleek, and smooth. The budgies should not have any growths or abnormalities. The budgies' feet should be clear of mites and its toes should be clean and smooth.
Summary: Locate budgies for sale from a reputable seller. Visit a store or an individual seller. Ask the seller how they care for their birds. Examine the cage the budgies are in. Consider whether the birds look healthy and happy.

Problem: Article: Bay horses come in various shades of red and reddish brown, but always have a black mane, tail, and lower legs. They sometimes have a mix of darker and lighter colored hairs in their coats.  Standard bay horses have a medium reddish brown shade with an even color all over and no mix of lighter or darker hairs. Some variations of bay horses are blood bay (a very dark blood-red color), mahogany bay (a bay that is so dark it almost looks black), and light bay (a light, yellowish shade of red). Black horses have black points and a dark black coat all over their body. There are no brown, red, or lighter colors on a true black horse.  White markings can appear on a black horse. They usually occur on its head or lower legs. These small markings don't classify the horse as a different color. Some black horses fade in color due to sun exposure over time. They are still considered to be black. Black horses that don’t fade in color over time are called jet black or raven black. Brown horses usually have have brown manes, tails, and lower legs with a dark brown coat. They have lighter brown or tan spots on the muzzle, shoulders, and flanks. Brown is sometimes considered a shade of bay horse instead of a separate color. In this case it is called a dark bay. Buckskin refers to a variety of yellow and golden-colored shades of horses with black points. Their colors range from light tan to golden yellow or orange shades.  Buckskin horses often have a long dorsal stripe running down the length of their back. A standard buckskin is called a yellow buckskin. They have a medium yellow coat color all over. Some examples of buckskin color variations are dusty buckskin (a dark brownish-yellow shade), golden buckskin (a dark golden shade), and silvery buckskin (a shade so light that it almost looks silver). Grullas have smoky gray hairs all over their body with a black mane and tail. Their lower legs are usually black as well. They often have a dorsal stripe, a stripe down the middle of their back, and sometimes a darker head. To consider a horse a grulla, each individual body hair has to be the same smoky gray color. The coat should not be a blend of white hairs and colored hairs.
Summary: Identify a bay horse by its dark red or reddish brown body color and black points. Distinguish a black horse by its entirely black coat, mane, and tail. Look for black points and light brown spots to identify a brown horse. Spot a buckskin horse by its yellow or golden coat color and black points. Recognize a grulla horse by their mousy, smoky-colored hairs.

Problem: Article: Measure the grass plug's root ball or eyeball its approximate length. Dip your shovel into the soil and dig a hole that's about the same depth and width as the root ball. Avoid making the hole deeper than the root ball, as too deep can bury your grass plug's top. Sprinkle a grass or starter fertilizer into the hole as recommended by the package instructions, based on the hole's depth. Starter fertilizers help create a hospitable place for grass plugs as they develop root systems in the soil. Buy a starter or grass plug fertilizer from a nearby garden center or plant nursery. Lower your grass plug into the hole and adjust it so the top stays upright. Fill the rest of the hole with soil, covering the entire root ball to prevent it from drying out later on. Avoid covering the grass plug's top with soil, as this can increase the risk of diseases and fungal infections. Once you've planted each grass plug into the soil, use your hose or watering can to water each one. Keep watering the soil until it is damp, but not waterlogged to prevent overwatering the plugs.
Summary:
Dig a hole about the same size as the grass plug's root ball. Place a fertilizer in the bottom of the hole. Plant your grass plugs in the soil. Water the soil again after planting it.