Posted October 26, 200816 yr hi peoples Today when I was taming Jellybean he flapped his wings with out flying. Is he sick? Is he hot? Is he all right? Is this normal? Help?
October 26, 200816 yr Very normal for budgies that don't get out of their cages a lot or have a lot of flying space some just do it because either way. I found that when Pretty's wings were clipped he did it more often, Merlin doesn't do it at all. No worries there .
October 26, 200816 yr Author I agree with Elly,Totally normal behavior - He is just exercising thank you I thought he was sick
October 26, 200816 yr Ah is that why they do it. I always assumed our last budgie did it to clear out all the empty husks. At least that seemed to be the net result from him doing it...
October 26, 200816 yr Ah is that why they do it. I always assumed our last budgie did it to clear out all the empty husks. At least that seemed to be the net result from him doing it... If only budgies were that clever
October 26, 200816 yr one of my males used to do it a lot in a breeding cage. he would hang onto the perch, then flap like crazy. Best way to stretch and exercise the wings.
October 26, 200816 yr Agree Dave ..... I love watching the little babies do it and hear them flap away in the nest box is funny as ....
October 26, 200816 yr Charley flaps his wings MADLY when its bedtime and I put the cover on. I think its his way of saying "NOOOOOOO!!!! not bedtime!!!! PLEASE!!!" Its rather funny as the cover is a lovely long flowing wrap around skirt, and when he flaps his wings it flies up everywhere and is hard to put over the cage. He knows this and enjoys making it as difficult as possible for me to "put him to bed".
October 26, 200816 yr My birds get a grip on the perch then lean forward and start flapping like mad, it must be how they excersise.
October 26, 200816 yr Yeah, my inside girls do it too. It freaks my family out when they are here . My aviary birds don't seem to do it... so I put it down to Gucci and Dolce having their wings clipped, not getting 24/7 exercise like the aviary birds, and not being able to actually fly.
October 27, 200816 yr Charley flaps his wings MADLY when its bedtime and I put the cover on. I think its his way of saying "NOOOOOOO!!!! not bedtime!!!! PLEASE!!!" Its rather funny as the cover is a lovely long flowing wrap around skirt, and when he flaps his wings it flies up everywhere and is hard to put over the cage. He knows this and enjoys making it as difficult as possible for me to "put him to bed". :rofl: Bossy does that too when we put him in his cage to go to bed and he also squawks when we try and put the cover on. It is definately his way of saying "I'M NOT TIRED!!!" "LET ME BACK OUT OF THE CAGE". he also does it during the day for exercise, but without the racket and carry-on that we get when trying to put him to bed
October 27, 200816 yr Charley flaps his wings MADLY when its bedtime and I put the cover on. I think its his way of saying "NOOOOOOO!!!! not bedtime!!!! PLEASE!!!" Its rather funny as the cover is a lovely long flowing wrap around skirt, and when he flaps his wings it flies up everywhere and is hard to put over the cage. He knows this and enjoys making it as difficult as possible for me to "put him to bed". :rofl: Bossy does that too when we put him in his cage to go to bed and he also squawks when we try and put the cover on. It is definately his way of saying "I'M NOT TIRED!!!" "LET ME BACK OUT OF THE CAGE". he also does it during the day for exercise, but without the racket and carry-on that we get when trying to put him to bed Doesnt that just go to show us that they're just like little human people with a mind of their own! I love it when Charley does it, he's so cute and cheeky!! I pretend I'm annoyed and say "you're a bad boy!!" and then next day he sits there with his back to me, in his own little world saying "Charley's a bad bad bad boy!"... and I reckon he knows exactly what he's saying!!
October 27, 200816 yr I love it when my little babies do it in the cabinet together. They sit on opposite perches facing each other, then flap like mad at the same time. And then they like swap perches at the same time and do it again! Its so cute its like a little mirror image game! They even prune the same way at the same time. Naw! They are soooo precious!
October 27, 200816 yr Agree Dave ..... I love watching the little babies do it and hear them flap away in the nest box is funny as .... Neat I love that too Bailey sit on my finger and does it. He holds on and flaps his wings and I'm just sat there going AHhh what a nice breeze. Edited October 27, 200816 yr by Jodie
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