Katrina38
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- Mar 23, 2022
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- Roscoe- english budgie
I need help! I have a 14 week old handfed English budgie that we have had for about 3 weeks now. He came to us with a respiratory infection and clipped to the point that he couldn’t even flutter. With that said, bonding has been hard because I have had to give the poor babe medicine almost everyday since we’ve had him (he is on his second round of antibiotics from the vet). In the 3 weeks we have had him he has grown enough feathers that he can fly and he loves being out of his cage. Here are my concerns and questions:
-How can we tame Him/ bond with him if he is flighted? It’s an adventure just to get him back in his cage these last few days
-How can I possibly train him to step up etc when he is flighted and does what he wants? He was starting to do step up before his wings came in and now not at all (can you blame him? I have to hold him and give him meds daily)
-Is there a way to get him and administer meds without breaking his trust daily?
I should note that he isn’t treat motivated at all. He has never eaten out of my hand and rarely even touches the millet in his cage (he eats his pellets). I can tell he is starting to feel better as he is now starting to play a bit.
I just want to set him up for success with how young he is and how much we are probably scaring him now now.
Should I clip his wings again?
Thank you for all of your help!
-How can we tame Him/ bond with him if he is flighted? It’s an adventure just to get him back in his cage these last few days
-How can I possibly train him to step up etc when he is flighted and does what he wants? He was starting to do step up before his wings came in and now not at all (can you blame him? I have to hold him and give him meds daily)
-Is there a way to get him and administer meds without breaking his trust daily?
I should note that he isn’t treat motivated at all. He has never eaten out of my hand and rarely even touches the millet in his cage (he eats his pellets). I can tell he is starting to feel better as he is now starting to play a bit.
I just want to set him up for success with how young he is and how much we are probably scaring him now now.
Should I clip his wings again?
Thank you for all of your help!
. I feel budgies are often clipped because people think they cannot be tamed when flying free. That is false. Budgies in the wild fly up to 500 km a day, so clipping them is cruelty in my opinion. Wing clipping also throws off their natural balance when landing, making them fall forward. It takes away confidence too.
