Hi all. I am a first time owner of 2 new budgies. A beautiful yellow male and a blue with yellow face male. I have a large cage, toys, food and all set up for them. I got the yellow one first and 2 days later got the blue one to keep him company. Problem is that my new budgie is very aggressive. He bites a lot even if i am just changing the food and water. He'll try to fly out of his cage as soon as he gets an opportunity. He won't even let me touch my yellow one. He's getting my yellow budgie all upset. He's been chirping away since i got him.

 

Not sure what to do. I took him to a friend who's a budgie owner and he clipped his wings. But he can still fly around. If he escapes he gets into tiny corners and will bite at me. He's no where close to as tame as my other one. He's a preety boy and it would be a shame to not be able to handle him. Being a new owner i don't think i can.

 

Is there anyone who might want to buy him off me or swap him for a tamer one male or female. I can send a photo if you prefer. I am based in Mount druitt, NSW. PS: He's 12 weeks old.

 

Yet to name them. These are my new budgies. The yellow one is so tame but the blue one is fiesty and giving me too may problems. Bitten and bled.

Sounds like he is a normal 12 week old who will continue this for the next few months.

 

You need to train him. It will be hard because you have to have patience.

The yellowface Blue is a very young hen. She is less than 12 weeks old

 

The other is a Recessive Pied. Can you put up other photos of them?

 

 

Is there anyone who might want to buy him off me or swap him for a tamer one male or female. I can send a photo if you prefer. I am based in Mount druitt, NSW. PS: He's 12 weeks old.

 

 

I think since its a baby you are really giving up on it too soon. Babies play and females bite.

Having two budgies instead of one makes training harder. By buying two at the same time you limit the ability to train either or both.

But offering it up so young and so soon is ( in my opinion ) giving up too soon as a bird owner.

The yellowface Blue is a very young hen. She is less than 12 weeks old

 

The other is a Recessive Pied. Can you put up other photos of them?

 

Hi Daz, Are you sure the yellow faced blue one is a female. What about the fully yellow one. I bought them both thinking they were males. If you could or others could confirm. The breeder has told me he'll take it back if it keeps on biting vos they said it was tame. I wanted to keep males only. Don't want to breed them or anything. No wonder it's so fiesty.

 

 

If you used a flash taking the photo .........the cere colours will not be showing correctly ( as they are ).......................BUT if the cere have a white look that makes them female, even if the white is with blue.

I'll take some pics tomorrow without the flash and then upload them. Thanks guys.

So here's a photo i took of them in the morning without the flash. I let them out of the cage. The yellow one came out all good and the other followed but it was a pain putting him back in.

 

Edited September 28, 201113 yr by **KAZ**

Both FEMALES

No kidding yeah. Seriously. Well that's not good. okay i am not getting rid of the yellow one either male or female cos it is so nice. The blue one i am taking it back to the breeder but now i want a male. Please give me good hints on how to select a male.

Edited September 28, 201113 yr by BudgieOwner

WHITE ceres and ceres white with blue are females. Young males have a bright pink to pinky purple cere.

 

A proper breeder should be able to tell the difference.

 

check this out http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=19173

Edited September 28, 201113 yr by **KAZ**

Thanks Kaz. So i should be looking for one with pinkish/ purplish cere. I'll take a print out of some of your examples and see if i am successful in getting a male.

A bit of an update on my budgie status. Unfortunately i had to take the blue hen back. And i got her brother instead. He's tame as tame can be. Suprisingly the hen was very relaxed when she went back to the breeders. She just lay in his hand playing dead..lol. Anyways my new blue baby is so entertaining. He's the first one to try out all the toys in the cage. He absolutely love baths but is so messy. He's very playful. Yesterday he was hanging from the cage like a bat. Doesn't bite when i hold him but they do prefer to be together. Pictures coming soon. Still not sure about the yellow one. It might be a male afterall. The pictures don't represent to true colours of his cere. Well let's just wait and see.

The new addition. Also have a look at my cage and tell me if i have over done it. My babies also had their first taste of lettuce fresh from my garden.

 

 

I think you need a different cage. One that is wide and set up so they can fly across the cage. That cage looks not only too small but too crammed for flight and exercise inside it. Even if they are out a bit, you dont want their cage feeling like a small cupboard they are "punished" by having to go in it.

They look like they have hit it off, cute pics. BUT don't overdo the lettuce, it can give them diarrhoea.