My budgies are all full winged and not tame. I don't want to terrorize them when I send them off with their new families. I do have a small net which has not worked for me. The pet shop did use this technique but it was mostly young girls with very sharp reflexes catching the new budgies. I am really dreading the moment I have to catch the babies. Any advice?

 

I had originally bought the net to move my budgies from a cage I found too deep into the cages they are in now.

The cages they are in now have large doors giving me easy access but I still have the same problem, my birds are fast and furious. It was a real nightmare back then changing cages and dangerous to say the least for my budgies. I was thinking of getting a bigger round net. I don't know if this is a good idea and if so which net. I have tried catching them with towels ect for veterinary days but to no avail. I guess my reflexes are really bad.

 

Every time I think of this task coming upon me I feel so anguished and not up to par.

I'm really not at all experienced with catching budgies, but anyway have you tried doing at night when they're roosting?? Good luck...

Hi,

 

Try and make the room as dark as possible, place a blanket over the cage they are in. They won't be able to see and won't fly away as easily when you try and catch them.

Hi,

 

Try and make the room as dark as possible, place a blanket over the cage they are in. They won't be able to see and won't fly away as easily when you try and catch them.

Thank you. If you don't mind how old should they be when they go? The first was born the 16 of April. This is my first clutch.

 

I'm really not at all experienced with catching budgies, but anyway have you tried doing at night when they're roosting?? Good luck...

Sorry didn't see I had two responses at first. I've never tried in the dark. I think now with these two answers though I will try this.

Yes, personally for me in the dark is the best, but I think people may start selling around 40 days. But I say when they are feeding and drinking by themselves, is when I will sell mine. Good luck.

Yes, personally for me in the dark is the best, but I think people may start selling around 40 days. But I say when they are feeding and drinking by themselves, is when I will sell mine. Good luck.

Mine are eating and drinking by themselves but wow 40 days seems young. I told people they could have them at around three months. I guess mine are more than ready.

Whatever you feel comfortable with, I may be wrong, but pet shops often by females with eggs or babies and raise them themselves, and later sell them. By The Way, you have cute budgies in your signature.

Edited June 29, 201311 yr by Budgie_Mad

Whatever you feel comfortable with, I may be wrong, but pet shops often by females with eggs or babies and raise them themselves, and later sell them. By The Way, you have cute budgies in your signature.

Thank you (about the cute budgies). My baby girls are going to my daughters. They are three all white babies. I had a home for two of the boys but someone in the family is ill so I may keep the two extra boys. I am really not keen on pet shops. I don't like that budgies often go to small children who don't change their water. I really hope my budgies don't breed again.

Here is the update; the dark room did not help. I have poor eyesight so maybe it wasn't dark enough. They were still as fast as lightening. Hopefully I'm learning something through all this. The birds and I both nearly had heart attacks. My birds eat so many carrots, I feel like I need to start learning echolocation by clicking my tongue.

 

How do you all get this job done? Hats off to you all.

I think by trying it at night you would end up with a "night fright" situation. Are you trying to catch them in the tall cage in your first picture?

If so can you remove perch's etc, so they can't land, maybe you can catch them when they land on sides of cage. Using a small net.

 

If you are planning to sell any future chicks, I'd keep them in a smaller breeding cage until they are ready to sell, about 6-8 weeks or so.

I think by trying it at night you would end up with a "night fright" situation. Are you trying to catch them in the tall cage in your first picture?

If so can you remove perch's etc, so they can't land, maybe you can catch them when they land on sides of cage. Using a small net.

 

If you are planning to sell any future chicks, I'd keep them in a smaller breeding cage until they are ready to sell, about 6-8 weeks or so.

I think you are on to something there. Lets say I get a smaller breeding cage if my birds decide to breed again some time. When do I take the parents out. Allie the mother was so strict with the babies that they kind of left her alone. However the dad was starting to become picked on. This guy is my top male and yet he was such a push over with his babies. It was heart warming to watch. He had no malice towards them at all.

 

I did finally catch them one by one as they escaped from the cage and landed either on the floor or walls of the cages. It was tough and not recommendable. I got two really nice fish nets, one 8 by 6 inches and one 10 by 8. It was easy not to hurt them as when I would finally get the net on one it just stood still. The nets are very soft but still I would like to develope something better as far as technique is concerned. The larger nets meant less time to catch them, so less time where they were stressed, but still too much stress in my opinion. The smaller breeding cage sounds good.

 

Also my computer died and I am using an old one. This one has been rescued a few times. I hope I don`t end up with no computer for a few weeks.