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From: MSN NicknameBentsky1  (Original Message)Sent: 4/19/2004 7:09 PM
Hi.  I just bought a budgie yesterday for my daughter.  The clerk said they were hand raised but I now question that.  This little guy is so freaked out.  We are trying to be gentle but  you can tell he is nervous even when we approach the cage.  And I dont think he is eating.  Is this all normal, should I just be patient or should I be concerned?


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From: snowbirdSent: 4/19/2004 7:59 PM
Hi and welcome to the board. Your budgie could be hand raised and simply be very frightened in his new surroundings. It is best to give the bird several days to settle in before trying to handle him. Were you able to handle him at the pet shop? Do you know if his wings are clipped? If not, you don't want to try to get him out of the cage until he is clipped. I would suggest giving him time to settle in. You can tell if he's eating by looking for seeds and/or shells on the floor of his cage. If it doesn't look like he is eating, buy some millet sprays and give him one. They don't have much nutritive value, but birds love millet and that may get him eating while he is in this transition period. Be patient with him, he probably is used to having other budgies around him and is just very scared. Try to avoid loud noises or alot of activity around him until he settles. You and your daughter may want to sit by his cage and talk quietly to him, that should help him get used to you. Patience is the key. I've never owned a budgie, so I can't really give you advice on working on training him. Some others on the board may have more experience in this area. Good luck with your new baby.

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From: MSN NicknamepeggysbirdSent: 4/24/2004 8:32 PM
CONGRATES ON THE NEW BABY!  I GOT MINE ABOUT A MON. AGO AND HE STILL PREFERS TO BE NEAR HIS CAGE, BUT HE IS COMING ALONG AND SO WILL YOURS. IT TOOK 24 HOURS BEFORE MINE STARTED TO EAT, TRY GIVING HIM SOME GREENS THAT IS A HIT TO!  GOOD LUCK THE WAIT WILL PAY OFF!

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From: MSN NicknameSavvyNurseSent: 4/24/2004 11:03 PM
welcome to the board. i dont know if this is your first bird or not but im assuming it is.i concider the parakeet to be a fragile bird and should     never be for first time bird owner
i usually recommend cockatiels fro that
however as far as im concerned unlike other birds i dont think it really matters if it hand raised or not because they are easy to tame and train
I tamed and trained my first parakeet at the age of 13 .  i had none to advice me at 13 how to tame and train. i8 figured it out myself. and have used that method for over 20+ years and tamed every parakeet i ever owned or any other bird i owned
everyone is giving you great advice here.  that the first thing i do when i bring a untamed bird into my home. i do this for 2 weeks then the lessons begain
first rule never and i cant stress this anymore then this never never chase the bird with your finger in the cage or elsewhere
in taming- place finger into cage if bird freaks it ok keep your hand still till it settles down. approah the bird with finger if bird trys to escape finger which it probably will, let it settle before approahing it again
run finger from the chest area towards the feet. this forces the bird to step up on finger. it ok if it immediatly flys off finger. expeact it.
repeat this for 10 min twice a day. eventually the bird will willing hop onto finger  on it own. important to remember this takes a lot of time. it taken me 3 weeks to finger train a parakeet and it taken me 4 months to 6 months for others.
once it finger train it the rest is easy
on wing clipping it a good idea makes tgaming simpler but keep in mind not necessary. i have taimed and trained over 30 parakeets all of them was uncliped
 once taimed emil me i tell you how to train bird to fly to you on command
foot note. parakeets are the easiest to sex and tell if it truely a baby
the parakeet head has black lines the more lines the younger the bird
at 10 months male core turns blue female cere turns brown/tan like
 

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