a - budgie
2007-10-10 02:51:29 · 15 answers · asked by David 6 in Pets ➔ Birds
i have 4 of them
2007-10-10 02:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by medleyc1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, make sure its eyes are clear and bright, no black circles (That means its an old one) you want it 6-8 week old, but fine up to 6 months IF it will let you handle it,- never buy until they let you hold it- a wild budgie makes a rubbish pet.Check its feathers are clean and unruffled (as may have mite) . Now, they are very social, so love company and talk. at night when it is perched to roost, put a cover over cage, and leave a space for your mouth, - now keep repeating the same words- such as " pretty boy, pretty boy, pretty boy"- Yea- boring, but it will talk within weeks, once it has learned to say a couple of words- it will pick up any talk, keep it nice and simple at first, move on to "Hes a pretty boy- yes you are a pretty boy" so you are always repeating the same words he has learned, and adding bits on. My Grand-father bred them and taught me how to learn them to talk, as they sell for more money.
By the way, the best talkers are male, so will have a "Hint "of blue on top of its beak, yellow is female." Full "colour over beak (Again, is an Old bird) so be care-full, pet shops want to sell the oldest off to keep the young.Never get 2 as they will only talk to each other in Budgie talk-mmmmm. love Jo xx
PP/s please talk to it all day long without cover on- just saying anything you like, so it learns to recognize your voice.
2007-10-10 04:43:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No budgie just a house full of spiders and woodlice ha!
2007-10-10 04:30:05 · answer #3 · answered by McCanns are guilty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. As a kid, we kept budgies. Then we graduated to cockatiels. Now, I've got three caiques.
2007-10-10 03:51:36 · answer #4 · answered by Resident Heretic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have eight budgies currently, and have tamed and habituated a few for other people. They're lovely birds, full of spunk and personality, despite their tiny size.
2007-10-10 04:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by Cori 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we had budgies when i was growing up, my mum went away and last thing she said was to put the cat out but i 4got and the budgie was dead when i got in the cat bit his head off ..
2007-10-10 04:37:05 · answer #6 · answered by Tamara D 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I used to breed them and have had hundreds! There were times when I had well over 100 babies in the various nest boxes! The babies are so cute and sweet!
2007-10-10 04:28:05 · answer #7 · answered by Buddie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
(Smiling) So many I lost count! They started my love for birds.....Even though I haven't had one in AGES (I keep bigger parrots), I still have a sweet spot for the little monsters...
:oD
2007-10-10 04:30:48 · answer #8 · answered by Michelle H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah once in JHS. It was kinda uncomfortable ... I had to go to the bathromm and 'Set it free".
2007-10-10 05:52:29 · answer #9 · answered by Ronatnyu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,ive got 2. they are great pets
2007-10-10 04:22:18 · answer #10 · answered by TABBYKAT34 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋