What’s my next move in taming my budgies?

[Nolgi]

I’ve got four lovely budgies, I adore them so much. After three years I am finally getting past some of my health issues enough to stick to taming them. Having known me for this long, they are very friendly and sweet - as long as we have cage bars between us. I’ve been able to work them up to readily jumping onto my hand for food, and tentatively hopping past or standing on a bare hand on their way to a hand with food. They clearly like me, they’ll fluff up their little cheeks and sing when I come by and run to greet me at the door, but they don’t seem interested in moving outside their usual routines to pursue a friendship and I have already blundered a few times trying to advance their trust. What’s my next move?

 

[GaleriaGila]

I'm no expert, but here are some threads...

Here's some reading on bonding for you.

Tips for Bonding and Building Trust

Parrots rarely bite each other, because they convey their feelings beforehand or fly off to avoid physical contact. If it feels cornered and frighten then need to bite will be from the natural instinct of self -preservation. The cage is the Parrot safe haven and any attempt to enter, add or...

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