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  1. Hi , This is what i mean by tame. sit on my shoulder step onto my finger. That sort of thing. I have another cage i can put the younger ones in if that would help. Sam
  2. Hi all, I have 4 budgies, 2 young, 2 old. the older ones don't like being handled, the female bites really hard, the ,male just flies everywhere. One of the younger ones lets me hold him but not for very long. The other one again just flies away. I think the older ones are probably past taming but im interested in taming the younger ones or at least the one that lets me hold him. How can i do this? is there a trick to it. I hold him and talk to him but he is quite nervous. I would appreciate any help you have! The young ones are almost nine months. Thnks Sam
  3. I was just wondering what the average life expectancy of a budgie is. I have 4 the oldest being about 4.5 yrs... i dnt really know because i found her. thnx... Sa m
  4. Well my budgies had a baby in november last year... 5days before my birthday actually! When she was learning to fly i was soooooooo happy when she came and landed my my arm. it was so sweet!
  5. Sammy94 replied to Sammy94's topic in Budgie Behaviour
    Hey, my budgie is kinda crazy! When my budgie got bored as his companian was in her nesting box taking care of a bub he decided he didnt want to stay in his cage. frequently he would squeeze through the bars of the cage and fly around the room. This became a bit of a problem as he wasnt very tame and so didnt let me pick him up. i was on holiday so my brother was taking care of the birds. he uncovered them one morning and he wasnt in the cage! he searched the house and found him behind the blinds in my parents bedroom! The bird doesnt escape very often anymore and i think that is because he has 3 friends to keep him company! Sam :ygbudgie:
  6. Hi all, just something kinda funny that i thought u you might like. My first budgie used to sleep in a very strange way. She would sleep with one leg hanging on to the side of her cage and the other leg on top of her mirror. it was really strange to see. haha Sam
  7. Hi thanks a lot! I had him out for ten minutes when he kept pooing. They seem to be getting along extremely well and if there are any fights it usually doesn't include him. I was going to take him to the vet any way so i will definately do that now. when i hold him he seems to shake slightly so i guess thats a sign that he is nervous but he is quite tame so i dont see why he would be nervous. Thanks for the help! Sam xxx
  8. Hi all, At the moment i have 4 budgies in the same cage 2 adults and 2 10wk old babies. One of the babies is an albino and he is the one i have the problem with. i had him out of the cage (he is tame) for about he minutes, in which time he "pooed" 5 times and seemed to urinate 4 times. He also sleeps a lot and is missing a few feathers from his head. Is there anything wrong with him? I appreciate any help! Thanks Sam xxx
  9. Thanks for your help! I thought if the cere was blue then it was a boy and if it was purple or brown it was a girl! Thanks again. Sam xxx
  10. Here is a picture! hope you can help! http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r41/sam.../P4130146-1.jpg Sam xxx {moderators message....the photo has been changed to a link as it is larger than our 450 by 450 limit } PS Sammy. There is an edit feather on photobucket to resize your piks. Select your photo. Choose edit. Then resize. The select the email size. Then edit this post and redo the link.
  11. Hey thanks for your suggestions! He is about 9 weeks old. All the birds the breeder bought around were very placid. She was only away on vacation for 4 days so he wasn't at my place for very long. When he was at my house he was fine when I held him. I held him the other day andhe is fine when he is sitting on your finger of hand or shoulder or anywhere, but only starts to bite when you try to stroke him or put you hands near him Thanks Sam xxx
  12. Thank-you for your reply! Dos anybody know if it would help if she got him a friend?
  13. Hi all, I recently got a baby albino budgie from a breeder. She said she would only bring the males. The budgie I got off her is about 11 weeks old now and its cere is pinkish purple. Have i been sold a female or is the sexing different with albinos? Any help is greatly appreciated! Sam
  14. Hi guys! My friend and I bought a new baby budgie each and they were both very placid. I took care of hers while she went on holiday and it was very calm, never bit and slept a lot. Her bird was in the cage with 2 of my other baby budgies. After she took him home he has been biting extremely hard, seems really agitated whenever she holds him and hardly ever sleeps. He was never like this before and i cant explain why he has changed. He is her only bird so he gets a lot of attention. She doesnt know what to do with him! Any help is greatly appreciated! Sam xxxx
  15. hey guys! i was just wondering when the chick will be able to fend for herself? when should i stop feeding her egg and biscuit? she eats seed now and she is 4 wks 5 days old. if anybody has tips on tameing then please let me know, i already handle her a lot. thanks sam