i have 2 budgies i think there girls im not sure there ceres change colour but anyway, they are nearly a year old and one of them will not go near us yet, tho the other one will happily jump on your finger and sit on your shoulder, it sounds like its trying to say pretty pretty and it has said it once before but does anyone no how we could get it to say it again, we always say it and it just chirps back in budgie langugue but sounds like its trying to say it
2006-09-04 05:20:18 · 22 answers · asked by cutie-gal 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
my mum had a budgie before it lived till it was 15 very old budgie, its now buried in da garden it must of been lonely it lived on its own, but my mum got it b4 me or my bro were born and my dad worked at night so my mum wanted it 4 company it sat on her head and watched tv wiv her lol and slept on her shoulder it said pretty boy and thomas naughty boy (my bruva who always used 2 cry wen he was a baby) and it also said food food food yum
2006-09-04 05:29:27 · update #1
oh yh its a long story bout if there females or males i think one if male tho and one female cus the male one has talked b4 and is tame and eats on you unlike the other one which flies away from u lol
2006-09-04 05:30:46 · update #2
Just keep talking to them. And start out with one syllable words first, like hi. After one starts the other will follow too. The more different sounds they make the better. That means they are at least trying. Don't give up. This may take a while, but it will work if you are patient!!!
2006-09-04 06:24:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to get a talking bird is to get one fresh from the nest, before it has had a prolonged exposure to other birds. This will cause the bird to identify with you and mimic you instead of other birds. Yours sadly to say are now too old for this to work effectively. Repetition of the phrase over and over is the only chance that perhaps the bird will learn it.
On training the bird to sit on your finger, take the shy bird into a small room where you can reach it either with your hand or a stick (like a yardstick). Bathrooms are great for this. Let the bird out. If the bird lands on something other than your hand or shoulder, like the curtain rod, prod the bird to move. Do not let the bird remain on anything but your hand or shoulder, head or whatever on your person. Eventually the bird will either get the idea on its own or tire to the point that it will not resist climbing onto you finger when offered. You want the bird to equate you with rest and safety.
To catch a budgie that is loose in the house, lower the lights and pull the shades. Budgies don't have good low light vision. This way you can approach the bird without it flying away before you get there.
2006-09-04 05:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by Magic One 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately,two Budgies together will not talk as you would like them to. The way they talk now, is probably the best they will be. The reason being,they will talk to each other and not to you. Secondly,your birds are too old now. If you want a Budgie that talks well,you need a single male bird, under 4 months of age. Being on his own,his attention will be focused on you,not another bird.Are you sure they are a year old? Their cere's should have their mature colours by now,blue for a male,brown for female. Do your birds get along? You say they are both females? Its very unusual for two female Budgies not to fight.
2006-09-04 10:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Record yourself saying a word, about 1-2 syllables long for a couple minutes. PLay it to the budgie all the time. When The budgie says something that sounds like the word, even a tweet like the word, give it a reward.
2006-09-04 06:58:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A male budgie will talk more than a female and more if it is not with other budgies. Just keep repeating the same words and make sure the budgie is listening to you.
2006-09-04 06:25:06 · answer #5 · answered by Minnie ♥•*¨*•♥•*¨*•♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
supply Crystal in simple terms a splash extra interest, and hear out for her tweeting or whistling, tweeting to songs etc, fidgeting with toys etc, if she is making genuinely no progression interior the arriving week I recommend take her to the vet just to sense reassured , and if she is okay , once you're there you could ask him the thank you to make her somewhat extra interactive. be certain she does not have a million) A runny nostril 2) Ruffled feathers 3) sits interior the comparable place all day 4) Over Scaly toes those are some indications that Crystal is sick!
2016-11-24 21:15:35 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a very good chance that because you have two budgies they will not talk, once two are together the chances of either of the talking is very slim. If you do want them to talk you have to start with very simple words like you do with a baby and be very repetative and spend loads and loads of time with them.
2006-09-07 07:53:25 · answer #7 · answered by wizard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience with Budgies - only Males are the talkative ones and only if they are on their own without other Budgies for companions. But keep persisting with your Girl one.
Is the bridge on the beak Brown (girl) or Blue (boy)??
2006-09-04 05:29:32 · answer #8 · answered by Hedgehog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some budgies don't ever talk. I have had two in the past and neither got beyond saying their own name. If you repeat words ofetn enough some will copy them, but no guarantees. I think parrots and mynah birds are the best 'talkers'.
2006-09-04 08:42:50 · answer #9 · answered by debzc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strap the oxford englsh dictionary to the cage and change the page each day, by the time its read it all you'll have a real clever budgie that knows more words than you hahaha
2006-09-05 12:18:12 · answer #10 · answered by waitingsteve2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋