bruce

THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION,I HAVE NOT TRIED TO PAT HER ON HER BACK,JUST PAT HER IN GENERAL.IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO BE VERY PATIENT IN TRYING,MAYBE THE OLD MILLETT BRIBERY MAY HELP. BABY SEEMS TO BE HAPPY WHEN OUT OF THE CAGE,SHE LOVES TO FLY A COUPLE OF TIMES AROUND INSIDE THE WHOLE HOUSE,AND GOES BACK STRAIGHT IN THE CAGE,I SUPPOSE THE GOOD THING HERE,IS THAT I AM NOT CLIMBING OVER THE FURNITURE,FETCHING.IN GOING BACK TO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE YOUNG MALE,I TOOK HIM OVER TO HAVE A FRIEND SHOW ME HOW TO CLIP HIM,SECONDS AFTER HE WAS CLIPPED,HE DIED THERE AND THEN.HE MUST HAVE PANICKED.THE LADY FELT UPSET MORE THEN ME.SHE GAVE ME THE YOUNG MALE I HAVE NOW AS A REPLACEMENT FOR FREE,I SUPPOSE IF IT IT YOUR TIME TO GO,YOU GO,END OF STORY

i am just getting into looking after 4 birds,in 2 separate cages.when i got "baby",a young female,she was good with the first male budgie i got(both approx 5 weeks old each),they would sit on a cushion together on my lap for hours on end,whilst i was patting them,watching t.v,but he passed away when he just had his feathers clipped.i got another young male bird,,put them together,he lets me handle him,but she does not like that now,but she flies around in the house several times a day,and comes back to her cage..i spoil the birds to budgerie,i got every thing for them, how can i get back to patting her,the other two birds in the next cage are the males,should i separate the cages completely from each other,or put the divider back into the middle,to split the two young ones up,any ideas would be very much appreciated...