Taming and bonding with budgerigars: tips for beginners

[Chirpy]

Thankyou another great post
My parakette is still young and I got her Christmas Eve.
Just wondering how do you get them used to you to hand feeding?

She is fine when I go into her cage to change her water, food giver her treats and change the gravel paper I put down to make it easy to clean up when she makes a mess.
She never tries to get out of her cage but stays away from me when I have my hand on the cage.

I do talk to her when I walk past and when I’m finished cleaning up her cage I tell her it’s fine all done, I also attempt to whistle but not great.

I’ve been told I could teach her to sit on my shoulder but I’m a bit worried about her flying around and I wouldn’t know how to teach her

 

[lollipoppy]

Thank you!

My budgie babe will be hand tame when I bring him/her home, (or at least the process will be begun from a very young age & the breeder said they are usually very friendly by the time they’re ready to come home.) how might I adapt this to a pre-tame baby?

Thanks!

 

[StormyPica]

Great post!
I hate how people don't regard budgies as parrots, it's so annoying.