I've been a breeder for about a year now and ever since I've started breeding I've wanted to hand rear a budgie to have inside as a pet. How should I go about this, do I bring it inside as an egg and put it in an incubater and wait for it to hatch or bring it inside as a baby budgie?

Also can I raise it using wet mix for lorikeets or do I have to use actual handrearing

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Any info will be great thanks. :thumbs_up:

I would suggest you go from chick stage. Too much can go wrong doing it from an egg. Wet mix for lori's is specific to loirikeets and not suitable for rearing budgie babies. Send a message to member Libby

 

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who handraises all the time....she will be able to advise you

i hand tame all time

their is no reason you need to take away from nest at all

i handle my babys from 2 weeks on

i bring the box inside for 10 minits every day and hold the babys

 

this does not effect mum as they just think im changing bedding

 

then as the chicks feather up at 3 weeks i bring just the chick i want inside for up to half hour then working myself to 1 hour

after 4 weeks the chick is only returned to be feed with mum every two hours and then at5 weeks the baby is use to me so much it isnt bothered by me handling it in the cage where it stays with mum and dad to be feed until its coming out nest and eating its self

then when i know its eating its self i bring it straight inside no cage and just sit it on my shoulder all day

at night its caged and if i go out for safety

 

if the bird trys to fly off i simply just talk to it softly and continuously pat it

on the occasion they do fly i simply get him or her and return to me

if it wont sit on shoulder i place on my knee

but genrally the dont try fly as they just no theirs no point as i will always just return them to me,or their cage if it becomes anoying then after ten minits i get it back out

they soon learn

if i want them to sit in a certain place i just put them their and every time they move i put them back

its all about percistance and them trusting you

never chase your bird to catch it simply walk up and keep talking when you are really close simply place finger under it and bring it down to your chest where you can then clasp gently in your other hand give a little chat to then place back where you want

few days is all it takes of full on intence time