Mary S. Did you Get the Escaped Budgie Back Inside?

Question

Mary S. Posted a question on Sunday about how to get back the pet Budgie that flew outside.
4 of us gave ideas to coax your Budgie back into the house.
Please let us know what's happening.

Answer 1

I was wondering on how to post an update-this is it!

Thank you so much to those who responded -I hope that you know that it helped me in my desperation -to think rationally again with your constructive advice and have something to work with. I wished I would have been more prepared before this. I read so much before getting my birds and continously after and didn t ever come across this.

So here it is- Your knowledge and my experience and hoping people will read it and be prepare for "If" before- instead of after. If I would have found this site even the same day-I m positive I would have him back. With your things you all listed-they were very vivable and important to do as soon as possible. And I ve added one that I thought of-

- Have two cages available or (even if one is
a smaller cage to put into the larger cage)

- Leave all Lights -when getting dark it might have
stayed put-closer to the Cottage,Its Budgie Friend.
to more easily try again.

-Objects of famaliarty - its toys, feeding bowls. (We have
a coupe of the large wired Colorful ropes in the
Cities-that they perch on in there favorite spot) I
should have had one here. Could have hung it on
the deck near the tree to come as a seconday
thing to land on.

-Maybe a recording of My Birds (boo couldn t keep
calling out all the time - when needed) When Elvie
was nearby he reacted mostly to his Friends Boo
call.

-For chance of longer survival to keep trying-I needed
to get it food. I going to get a regular small outdoor
birdfeeder (inside) so that they would be use to going
to one. More hope if it ever happens again (God
forbid- but I do have 6 people in my household and
mistakes are made) I could have put outside-
again as a secondary thing to attract it.

- Do Research on What If- Before it Happens...BE
Prepared...

My Story: My Birdies hardly EVER (a couple of times) come down from the top floor of this cottage- to the second floor. The few times they did come down is when I didn t freshen their food. Because I had just freshend their food 10 minutes before and they were upstairs at the time -And with me watching when I did open the door to the deck on the second floor - I AUSUMED it wouldn t happen. They didn t follow their normal habits and it DID happen-he came down and out in a flash.

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It happened on Saturday afternoon When Alfie flew out the door I went in and got the other bird (Boo) in the cage and brought it outside on the deck under the tree it was in. (The problem is-even if he came down-I wouldn have had a way to catch him without a second cage) It was probably distracted by the other birds (even was following a finch going from branch to branch) and Boo would call sometime- but not often enough and then stopped calling out. It stayed for about 20 minutes then at one point flew and into the tallest pine tree ever. I followed it calling and later it flew back towards our direction but overflew again way over to the other side. By this time it was getting windy and I placed the other bird again on the deck and it started calling and Alfie would respond back and this is when Alfie flew to the tree closer to Boo. The wind was heavy so when Alfie looked like he was going to fly down he but ended up way on the otherside again. But it was now dark. I went to see if I could find him again but didn t find him until I went out again the next morning (6:00am). It did start raining - I went out a million times a day with constant calling. It seems as if this might of helped to keep him in the area. One time later in the day Boo was calling again and Alfie answered and came closer into a tree across the street and at one point flew across towards us -but it was getting dark again and a car went by and he flew off again. That was at the end of the 2nd evening. After one cooler evening and a full day of rain - continuing on into another night- even though there was a rain free and warmer day ahead...... I could not locate him the next day-unlike all the times I had before.

Today I had to let Boo do what he is use to and fly free within the space. Now it is chattering away. And only one friend left here to listen and respond to it. I will stay til the end of the week- just in case.........

Answer 2

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