Hi all,

I know im new here,but i read so many posts with *lone* budgies makes me sad.

I too kept 1 Budgie, is a long time ago.Chicco was my girl the most loveable little thing,used to fly over to me or my hubby  give kisses and could say a few words.But hey sometimes i used to watch her after she went into her cage at night and i thought she looks so sad,sitting in there all on her own,but she needed her rest just like us.I thought a long time about getting her a mate,a friend who spoke her own language*i taught her my language but stupid me still couldnt understand hers* So 1 day off i went to my petshop and looked around,i had decided not to get a young bird as chicco was very dominant and in this shop i seen my sultan he was about 4 mnths old at the time and looked cheeky enough to deal with my chicco.So off we went back home.

I had already prepared a second cage just incase chicco didnt like him and i didnt want her to think someone else was stealing her house

I let sultan hop into the new cage and brought him into the livingroom where chicco was,she flew straight onto his cage and had a good look at him.Sultan wasnt too sure at first but chicco started nattering away and she soon helped him loose his fear.I kept him in this cage till the next day,then i opened the door chicco hopped into his cage and showed him the way out,and his way around the livingroom,where he could land etc and then into her cage.From that day on they lived together,and it was so sweet at night when they went back into the cage,both would cuddle up together on the swing and talk to each other so quietly.I never regretted getting my girl a friend.She stayed as tame as she always was and showed sultan that there was no cause to be frightened of these big things without feathers.I now have 10 Budgies not as tame as chicco but will come and land on us and take treats out of our hands.Some of them were unwanted budgies the ones i bought are natural breeds from big Averys.

What does this post say? pls get a pal for your Budgie you may think your there for him all the time,but you cant be its impossible.

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Hi what a lovely worded message and I couldn't agree more my first bird holly had come from a home where he had no stimulation from other birds and my monther in law is so quiet and never went out of his cage for at leaset six months only when I used to look after him while she was on vaccation. He is different now in his own way but I can see the affect this has had on his personallity, when you see how my other birds are.

Hi all,

just had to put my penny worth in on this topic.

I have had both single birds and a pair at one time or other. Because I spend a lot of time at home, most of my birds have been single males, they became bonded very quickly and have never seemed to suffer because of it.

During there * teens*, early years, they did become rather frisky. I would be sitting with him on my shoulder and suddenly, regurgitated seed would be dribbling down my neck !, yucky I know, but a true sign of affection !.

I solved the problem by buying a rubber pigion toy and placing it on a plastic tray.

The lads would make a bee line for the pigion, have their fun and when they had sowed their wild oats, they would come over to me for a natter and a cuddle and general play.

For those who are worried about their budgie being lonely, if you can,t keep another bird, life size budgie toys ( some even tweet when moved by your bird!) are a possible stand in for your pet. Mirrors are also very entertaining and maybe a play area with treat foods and a shallow water bath would help entertain.

Some years ago I bought a young male green/yellow budgie called Benny, did everything I usually did to bond but he just didn,t want to know, so after 6 months of trying, I bought him a play pal,bluey........unfortunately, he didn,t want a play pal either, so I ended up with two budgies who didn,t like eachother much, neither really wanted me either but I spent the next ten years playing peacemaker and shoulder to tweet on when bluey would allow. Benny liked his toys and his own company, Bluey liked to annoy Benny and would come to me when rejected by Benny.

I guess what I,m saying is study your bird, experiment with whatever you need to find what makes your birds happy, not all birds will like human company, but as their adopted family, be it rubber pigions or live companions, its up to you to supply what they need .

Their individual characters are what make budgies so addictive !,

 

take care

 

cal.

Hi all,

I know im new here,but i read so many posts with *lone* budgies makes me sad.

I too kept 1 Budgie, is a long time ago.Chicco was my girl the most loveable little thing,used to fly over to me or my hubby give kisses and could say a few words.But hey sometimes i used to watch her after she went into her cage at night and i thought she looks so sad,sitting in there all on her own,but she needed her rest just like us.I thought a long time about getting her a mate,a friend who spoke her own language*i taught her my language but stupid me still couldnt understand hers* So 1 day off i went to my petshop and looked around,i had decided not to get a young bird as chicco was very dominant and in this shop i seen my sultan he was about 4 mnths old at the time and looked cheeky enough to deal with my chicco.So off we went back home.

I had already prepared a second cage just incase chicco didnt like him and i didnt want her to think someone else was stealing her house :hap:

I let sultan hop into the new cage and brought him into the livingroom where chicco was,she flew straight onto his cage and had a good look at him.Sultan wasnt too sure at first but chicco started nattering away and she soon helped him loose his fear.I kept him in this cage till the next day,then i opened the door chicco hopped into his cage and showed him the way out,and his way around the livingroom,where he could land etc and then into her cage.From that day on they lived together,and it was so sweet at night when they went back into the cage,both would cuddle up together on the swing and talk to each other so quietly.I never regretted getting my girl a friend.She stayed as tame as she always was and showed sultan that there was no cause to be frightened of these big things without feathers.I now have 10 Budgies not as tame as chicco but will come and land on us and take treats out of our hands.Some of them were unwanted budgies the ones i bought are natural breeds from big Averys.

What does this post say? pls get a pal for your Budgie you may think your there for him all the time,but you cant be its impossible. :fear

i got my 2 budgie and they get on brill and the other one is still tame!! :glare:

This is a great thread. Maybe it should be pinned, because it's something everyone should seriously consider. I've only briefly kept budgies before, so I don't have much experience to speak from. My current budgie has been tame for a couple of weeks now, and we have just bought a friend for her. They are currently in separate rooms (number 2 is being quarentined and tamed) and wont be allowed to spend time with each other until the second one is at least finger tame though (hopefully shortly after the quarenteen is over).

 

My personal opinion is that even if a bird is well bonded to humans and seems very happy, humans can never be a complete substitute for interaction with at least one other budgie (which is still a poor substitute for the natural flock). I believe there is little reason not to get a second bird. If the problem is the lack of ability to house two separate birds that don't get along, I'd say either find a way around this (re-home the second bird with another person or in an aviary, and try another bird), or seriously consider whether you want to get a budgie in the first place. I guess there must be some exceptions, but that is my general feeling.

 

The most common reason for not getting a second bird seems to be the fear of losing the bond with the first bird. As I said, I can't speak from personal experience, but from what I have heard, the second bird has little effect on the tameness of the first bird. Indeed, the second could be just as tame as the first bird (although this does seem less common), if it is trained with the same patience that the first one was. I also think that if the first bird chooses to associate with the second bird in preference to humans, then that is the choice of the bird, and the human should deal with that Many have said that the joy of watching two budgies interact together naturally, as well as the piece of mind that comes from knowing that they are never alone, far outweighs any jealousy that they might feel when the birds choose to spend time together. Of course, having multiple birds also makes it all the more special when the birds choose to spend time with you. Then you know that they really consider you part of their flock, and don't just spend time with you because you haven't allowed them any other option.

 

I'm sure that many birds kept alone still lead happy lives, but even the most dedicated human can't talk to the bird in it's own "language", can't accept the seed that it is fed, can't share mutual preening like another budgie, and can't sit next to the bird on the perch at night and snuggle up. Whether they like to think about it or not, anyone who keeps only one bird is denying it these things.

I personally think keeping one budgie is fine......as long as you are around for a fair amount of the time. ALL of ours have been on their own with no problems whatsoever, we are at home a lot and my husbands has built playgrounds for all of them with ropes, ladders, string, rings, bells etc, they also have lots of interaction with us on the couch and Bobby even sits with my husband while he plays computer games and loves the noise.

 

We are not in a position to house more and I don't feel it's unfair just to have one.......much as I would love more.

 

Interesting debate though.

 

Catherine x

We had SB for about five years and he was an only budgie. he had a disabled wing and a disabled foot and was very tiny. He was raised from a chick and had no fear of human beings. When we had our meal in the evenings he would have to have almost the same on a tray. He always had a mirror and when he was not out of his cage he would always be talking to his mirror. One day we thought perhaps it was unfair to keep him on his own so we got another male budgie who turned out to be too boisterous for SB. We gave him to a friend who had an aviary and we still him and he is very happy with his friends.

 

Some while later we got another budgie who turned out to be unfriendlybut we kept it in a cage at the side of SB. Dizzy would never come out of her cage but SB would go on her cage to talk to her even though she didn't want to know.

 

At the beginning of last 2005 Dizzy passed away and we thought it was unfair to leave SB on his own whilst we were at work although SB made no fuss when Dizzy passed away.

 

We went to the local aviary to find another budgie but this time it was male and it was small like SB. It was not a baby as SB was eight years old by this time. We let SB keep his cage but would let both SB and Charlie out to play together and SB would go into Charlie's cage but he disapproved of Charlie coming into his cage. SB spent his last year so happy with Charlie it was lovely to see them playing together yet SB never lost his love for humans. he was friendly to everyone that came into the house.

 

When SB passed away Charlie was totally lost so we thought we would go any get another budgie with the intention that if the new one didn't get on with Charlie we would keep them in seperate cages or the aviary would take the budgie back.

 

Joey turned out to be a very timid budgie and he now totally relies on Charlie and they are just inseperable now they kiss each other and they feed each other they just look like a couple of love birds.

 

It turns out that Joey cannot fly so Charlie will come out of the cage that they both share together fly around several times or stay out for about ten fifteen minutes and then fly back to the cage to see if Joey is alright and then come out again.

 

SB lived five years alone and was happy and yet the last few months with Charlie all seemed worthwhile because he had found a friend that he really got on with. Luckily now Charlie has taught Joey everything he seemed to have picked up from SB (not all good may I tell you especially with the cheek).

 

We always thought SB was happy on his own which I think he was but having a friend of his own was something else.

Hi

 

I'm new to this site and fairly new to budgies but i jsut wondered if any of you have any advice for me.

 

I have just been given a budgie by my mum. She used to have lots in an aviary and when she moved 1000kms she brought her handtame budgie and this one in seperate cages with her and decided she no longer had room for both of them. (Her cat had just given birth to 5 kitttens!)

 

Buddy is 4 years old and has lived in an aviary his entire life. So as you can imagine, when i tried to get him used to just my hand in his cage he really didnt take to it. I've persevered but he really isnt keen and the fact i have 3 kids under 3 he really just isnt keen on doing anything that doesnt involve just him and peace and quiet. So i've given in to the fact that he might jsut need to sit by himself in his cage with just have regular company in the evenings when the kids are in bed.

 

However i was really wanting a budgie that i could hand tame and so i've gone and bought a baby budgie. I havent gotten it yet ( or even seen it for that matter - i know i know.. EEK) but there are no breeders near me, so when someone from 100kms away offered to bring me one i jumped at the chance as i'm not keen on buying them from pet stores.

 

So after that LONG story... my predicament is this. I obviously want to hand tame this new baby but i woudl like at some stage for it to hopefully be able to cheer up Buddy as he pretty much just sits on his swing all day long and doesnt do ANYTHING else :S

 

So i'm thinking..... if i put baby in a seperate cage do i need to keep him completely seperate while i hand tame him? Can they even hear each other? how would that work? Then i figure once hes fully tame i can introduce them and if they want they can eventually live together but i hae no qualms with them in seperate cages.

 

So what do you think? Any thoughts appreciated.

 

Also is quite normal for some birds/aviary birds to just sit and do nothing? I've given him bells, curled up toilet paper ( they are meant ot like that from what i hear) balls, even a teddy bear on his perch to cuddle up with and NOTHING!

 

okay well thats enough of an essay from me... thanks in advance!

 

Also feel free to PM me as i am new and i dont wanna forget....

 

Hey this looks just like Buddy

welcome you will want to go to intro your flock and click on NEW TOPIC not reply so you can have this as a topic of your own and get advice . - just copy and paste what you wrote above.

 

Let you know so you can get the most exposure

welcome you will want to go to intro your flock and click on NEW TOPIC not reply so you can have this as a topic of your own and get advice . - just copy and paste what you wrote above.

 

Let you know so you can get the most exposure

 

thanks Lovey! i post on oter boards like this all the time so you'd think i'd know (Laughing out loud)

 

Will do that now