Posted June 2, 200717 yr I have no idea how to do this...but here are the links to my gorgeous new boidy... I hope they come out...I reduced their size first We bought our new little sweetie today, and he's already giving me smooches and huggling up under my hair. We don't really know what sex he is yet, but he's such a little darlin'. I don't know how old he is. We got him from a pet shop today. We just love him already
June 2, 200717 yr He is simply gorgeous reminds me of Pretty Recessive pieds are sometimes hard to tell because they don't have the lines going down to their cere. To me he looks he does look to be around 10-12wks old. Welcome to our forums and you did the pics just fine.
June 2, 200717 yr I agree, you have a beautiful male recessive pied budgie. Lovely looking bird. There are some very faints hints of bars on his head that would make me think he is a young bird too. COngratulations on your new feathered friend and welcome to the BB forum. Feathers.
June 2, 200717 yr Welcome to you and your little one. Hope you enjoy yourself. Feel free to ask anything and have a look at the FAQ area too. What have you named your new addition? As other have stated he is male, his cere will stay that bright pink all his life (normally males get a blue cere when older)
June 2, 200717 yr OMG hes so sweet!! Looks like quite the character. My baby is 9 weeks old, they are so entertaining at this age. Enjoy your new little baby! SHaryn
June 3, 200717 yr Author Thank you so much Elly, Macka, Feathers, Marlony, Nerwen and Billy Boy. I'm really pleased he's a boy boidy. All our other animals are female and my son needed some backup hehe. He's not a very easy lil munchkin to get out of his cage, or to hold, but once I have him, he's very sweet and lets me kiss him and smooch him. Today he bit me on the finger...yeee'ouch! Currently he's sitting on top of the printer right next to me nodding on and off. As you can see from today's photo, the pet shop clipped his wing before we brought him home. Just the one too. I've been reading the forums here about how that's not ideal. I'll let it grow out. I'd like him to feel free to fly about the house. My goal is to get him to love me enough that he'll fly TO me, and land on my shoulder [
June 3, 200717 yr Taming your Budgie BBC Article is a good read. I wrote it up and used my own personal experiences on how I tamed Pretty and Merlin. Does he try and fly? I would suggest that you get the other one clipped so he is safe and balanced when the other one starts to come in. It will take about 3 months for them to grow in so clipping the other wing is a good decision and then letting them grow back together so when he is starting to fly again he is balanced.
June 3, 200717 yr Exactly what I was going to suggest, Mooie. You do really need to clip the other wing the same as the first and while he has clipped wings it is a great time to train him using the tips in Elly's article that she has linked above. He is such a sweet little boy by the looks of things, apart from the biting that is Feathers.
June 3, 200717 yr Author Can I ask a silly question? What happens to a boidy when both wings are clipped. Will he be able to fly at all? I've put it on my list of things to do tomorrow...*attempt* to clip his other wing, because yes he does fly. My son sat with him on the lounge for hours today, just snuggling and stroking him. I read that article, and it's awesome, very well written and informative. I did notice in that article that they hate to be stroked on the back and wings, but this lil guy doesn't seem to mind at all. But then again he's been 'touchable' since we first brought him home too, so perhaps he was hand raised? He was in with a whole heap of other budgies at the pet shop. He chose us actually. Edited August 27, 200816 yr by **Liv**
June 3, 200717 yr If you have never clipped wings I wouldn't attempt to do it myself many avian vets or even pet shops that have birds can clip for a very minimal cost. I have never clipped my birds yet I would be too scared to cut and then they would bleed. If you do it make sure you do have powder that will stop any bleeding ASAP. When both wings are clipped the body is more balanced. Think if one of your legs was shorter then the other it would through you off balance. Sure you would get used to it and deal with it but it wouldn't be safe so most likely you would get something to balance you. Birds can't do that and if they try to fly they can't steer their bodies correctly and can hit the wall, window etc..and can get killed or injured. When budgies are young like yours they will not fight the stroke on the back or chest as they get bigger they will so I suggest working on scratching his head because the stroke won't last long. I remember thinking the same thing about Pretty and Merlin and they I found out the truth . Plus this may be why he is bitting too.
June 5, 200717 yr Author Elly thanks for the info...unfortunately I'm not sure if we have an avian vet around here, and Hank the little ratbag did something oopidstay so I actually just trimmed his wing feathers myself (I used to do my cockatiels years ago). The minute I trimmed his other wing the nutter flew straight into the glass sliding door Not hard though and he's fine, but man oh man I'm on edge every time he takes off. *makes mental note to self* Close all the blinds before I let him out so he can't see outside and aim for the doors. Thank you Karen. He's an absolute delight. Funniest little budgie I've ever known. My 14 year old son thinks he's 'cool' and they sit on the lounge watching telly together at night. Why didn't someone tell me how cute budgies were before? hehe... Edited August 27, 200816 yr by **Liv**
June 5, 200717 yr ahh very good that is what Merlin did too (Laughing out loud) right to the window for freedom . Glad everything worked out okay.
