bartbudgie

Training 2 birds at once isnt as hard as the so called experts claim...our birds follow each other so in fact we have found it pretty succesfull dont also beleive what the book tells you, branch out people and try new thing I wish you the best in training.....by the way a guy i know fed his budgie boiled egg.....dont do that!!! feed them seeds, grasses and some fruits a pet store i knwo also recommended feeing them BBQ chicken....i was disgusted at this suggestion but due to censors in this forum i cant name this store

hi guys, Havent been on the forums in a while but the good news is both my budgies have been successfully finger tamed.....turns out the shy one was easier to tame than the confident one so go figure LOL Anyways just wanted to know what another training exercise could be following succesful finger taming?? my birds will happily sit on my shoulder or on the lounge while i go around the house....im very happy as i was concerned they would be very hard to train any advice/stories would be great! Cheers, Frank Steamer

Hi We have 2 budgies that are a similar age to yours....and also had the same issues in training, however they now lets us put our hands in the cage and they will perch on fingers, arms, shoulders once out of the cage every time It takes patience (sometimes very annoying i know) but the birds seemed to gain confidence and trust quickly once that initial barrier is broken e.g. they stayed in the cage every time we cleaned it out and eventually learned to trust us (these days when we clean the cage they either sit outside the cage on top of it or even on my shoulder while i do it most important things to do is talk to then when ur hand is in the cage, praise them when they do good and dont overdo it with training Let me know how you go Frank Steamer

Yo Dave, Nothing to worry about mate....the tail colour will moult off within 6 months.....sit back and enjoy the 20 bucks Q: Do you sell the birds you breed or keep them in your aviary?? Big $$$ in budgie breeding?

Hi, One of my young budgies is fairly confident (wont run away whenever i go near the cage about 80% of the time) but the other is quite scared and will retreat like 90% of the time The shy bird will follow the confident one everywhere and they feed at the same time after the confident one goes in for some seed However: Will the shy one influence the confident one to retreat away as well??? or will the confident one be good for helping the shy one overcome its fears? Ive had the birds less than a week but they seem to have bonded extremly well so far.....singing together, grooming each other, regurgitating to each other etc.

My budgies seem to sleep attached to the side of cage or upside down on the roof of the cage Amazing....I was never aware of this Also, in the morning when i remove the sheet from over the cage they let me rub their bellies...is this because they are still sleepy??? Even though their eyes are open

So you think its a good idea to hang the millet spray inside their cage for them to taste at their own accord??? i would like them to get the taste for a certain food so when the time comes later to hand feed/get them to stand on my palm they will go for that type of feed everyone writes how much budgies adore millet spray but sadly mine dont seem interested

Cheers mate...... we bought the birds from Kellyville Pets.....seemed like a good place EXCEPT the girl there assured me buying 2 baby budgies at same time wouldnt be hard to train at the same time so im a bit jaded about their "advice" plus i saw a small dog being slapped around out the front in the parking lot which was disgusting but i dont think it was a staff member but rather a local bogan who doesnt deserve a pet we went to petbarn today....pretty good supplies there man, cheers for letting me know it was there in your experience with baby budgies (not exactly sure how old mine are) how long until it is okay to enter the cage (my hand) to see if they are less frightened???? Thanks Dave

Thanks for your replies I managed to buy some TRILL millet spray from woolworths last night so i have a piece of that clipped inside the cage next to a perch so the birds are free to feed on it......but they havent touched it yet So the general concensus is to let them get used to the routine of the goinngs on of the house and the noises involved (they were REALLY chirpy this morning while i was watching the ice hockey!) So once they get more acclimatised ill work on the more confident one so Milhouse (the shy one) wil hopefully follow suite

Dont purchase from Kellyville Pets whatever you do Pretty much just a bunch of liars out there who know nothing!! Overheard a staff member say it was okay to leave a young dog inside a hot house......i mean come on !!! So avoid this store!!!

Hi guys, this morning i placed some millet spray in my birds cage and they freaked out despite me slowly and quietly placing it in there as not to disturb or scare them We have had these babies since Sunday ......is this normal for them to be so freaked out i know its early days but im worried they wont ever warm to us How long approx until a bird will calm down and be less frightened etc.

Thanks for the info Michelle, much appreciated! Last night we bought them some millet spray and im planning on putting a piece of that in the cage today to see how they like it.......then in a few more days ill try and offfer it to them by hand In the first week or so is it important for the birds to get used to the general cage interactions....for example, opening the door to replace water and food and also the removal of the catchment tray down below and the noise it make sliding it back in As one of our budgies seems to be alot more confident than the other, im hoping that the shy one will continue to follow the lead of the confident one Also, does it take some time for budgies to get used to having their wings clipped?? even though the perch is on the lowest area it can go the budgies seem to flop jump down to the feed.....i dont want them to injure themselves even though its a very small drop

Hey Davey, Is there a Petbarn still in Northmead?? I want to buy millet spray for my babies Cheers

Yeah I went to Kellyville Pets to get the birds Where abouts can I purchase millet spray in Sydney?? or budgie toys like a toy swing?? I live in Ryde so anywhere close to there would be great

Haha cheers.....if the experts could help us out that would be fantastic!

HI, Thanks for the reply.......oh no does this mean it will be near impossible to tame them then?? Im disappointed the person at the pet shop didnt mention this because she assured us that keeping 2 in the same cage would still be possilbe to team Can you offer any taming tips now that you know I have them both in the same cage??

Hi everyone, I recently purchased 2 new baby budgies and I wondering if anyone can advise stores or places that sell good budgie treats or cage toys??? I am looking for millet spray and a toy swing in particular I live in Ryde, NSW Can anyone please suggest a good store near this location? Thanks !

Hi everyone, My wife and I purchased 2 baby budgies, Bart and Milhouse, last Sunday. The birds are still getting used to the new environment slowly and are still hesistant when I go near the cage of an afternoon when I get home from work. I just wanted to ask all the budgie veterans out there for some new budgie tips on getting them used to their new home and how soon do you think it should be until we attempt to finger tame them etc. Im not exactly sure how old they are but the girl @ the pet shop (Kellyville, NSW) said they were babies and could be trained. What are some preliminary steps we could take to get the birds used to us??? Offer them food by hand?? Any advice from the pro's would be great Cheers