Hi, I'm Patrick...could someone help me??

[poco1dallas2]

Hello im new.
i have two parakeets,poco and dallas.poco is a male and dallas is a female. Interesting enough dallas has laid 4 eggs!But i would like to know how to get them to not be affraid of me, they allways fly to another part of their cage when i stick my hand in. So if someone could reply on how to train them to not be affraid that would be nice. I hope to have them be able to "step up". Thanks!

[FeathersNFur8]

Welcome to BirdBoard Patrick! I don't know anything about Budgerigars, but there is a forum here for them, where you can post about Poco and Dallas and I'm sure you'll get lots of help.

Try this link, I think it will take you there;
http://www.birdboard.com/forum/budgerigars/

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Karen

[Tiki]

Hello Patrick and welcome to Birdboard! There is an excellent book by Barbara Heidenrich about this kind of training. It's called "Parrot Problem Solver" . The basic idea is to find a treat your bird likes and win him over slowly by rewarding him when he comes closer to you bit by bit.

[catschair]

If you have a pair of budgies with a new clutch, they may not be wanting to make friends right now. Is Dallas sitting on them? My fids hatched two broods and I have six baby budgies at the moment. Moms want NOTHING to do with me!

[homebird]

Hi & Welcome - Post some pictures of your birds please - we all like to see the little guys.

Have they been together long & how old are they?
Do you want them breeding?
[I've read that Breeders try & not have their birds breed too young or in the winter.]

If you don't want them to breed
- Not all first attempts to breed lead to fertile eggs - they may not have all the basics down. It may seem cruel but you could addle the eggs [shake them] to stop any hatching - & instead of taking the eggs away right away let them be until the hen gives up. If they are gone she might give up or she might continue laying - they don't need to be fertile or there to be a male present for egg laying, just the triggers to lay.
Breeding triggers
- Get your lighting to about 10 -12 hours of sleep. [too long a day makes them think it's breeding time - so no late nights] No nesting materials in the cage. Re-arrange the cage to take away the ideas of a nesting site & to give them new things to investigate. No, all seed diet & especially not too much food around - if possible.

Here's a few sites you might want to checkout about Budgies & what they need. http://freespace.virgin.net/cobber.b...st_or_not.html

Here is an excellent article on taming - there are more but i can't think where i placed my links. I learned a lot from this one -
http://www.lisashea.com/petinfo/articles/bird_hand.html

I tamed Laker in the cage at first & to step-up onto a wooden perch instead of the hand which often scares them. But the advice already given will have to be addressed first. If they're only interested in defending their clutch of eggs they'll be afraid of you & aggressive too. You may have to wait - but while you wait you can do some things to gain trust - one being not putting your hand in the cage too quickly or often at this point.

To tame any frightened animal you have to be very patient - you have to gain their trust. Trust comes with being quiet & gentle always. Gentle music, gentle or happy sounds from you [animals look for signs that you're 'up to no good' so you have to be very non threatening]. Hanging out beside their cage - reading or listening to music or some activity [not shooting video games ] and talking to them periodically & looking at them off & on. You may have to so this for a week or 2, or months, there is no knowing. If you always say the same things [i say 'excuse me' to my Budgie whenever i have to put my hand in his cage & he's sitting right there & now he even steps aside instead of defending his territory [which is a natural response].

Big Q's ~ What's their diet? - are they ready to look after babies? Do you want a lot of related Budgies?

[CJ*]

Welcome :)

[poco1dallas2]

Thanks guys and yes Dallas is sitting on her eggs,but poco is just on the perch most the time. I'm going to put pictures on pretty soon so you can all see them. I really dont mind that they are breading. It seems to me that they are ready. Their food diet is just a Nutriphrase for budgies.:et me know if there are any things i need to change or more imformation you guys would like to know!

[poco1dallas2]

Hello!!
Patrick again here are some pics of my two budgies!(there not the best) Also, sometimes Poco will go in the nest box with Dallas and the eggs.


Poco is the one in the back with green and yellow feathers. Dallas is in the nest box and you can only see her head but she is pretty much all yellow.

[Maui's Mom]

welcome . love the pictures

[Monica]

Welcome to BB! There's a lot you could actually change though.... You could include fresh foods in the diet, to include veggies, SOME fruit, cooked eggs, cooked rice, cooked 15 bean mixes, grains, etc.

As for the cage, it looks too small including the nestbox INSIDE the cage... you may be better off having the nesbtox on the outside of the cage, to give more room to the pair on the inside. I suggest either a bigger cage, or putting the nestbox on the outside... however NOT with eggs or chicks inside. You can also get some natural SAFE branches for your birds, as well as rope, or other types of perches... this'll help to keep your budgies feet exercised and from getting soars on their feet. The regular wooden dowls aren't good unless there are variety. You could also remove the mirror in the cage, and provide them with more toys... ones they can chew, ones that make noise, etc. Variety is a key factor.

I think if you start with that, they'd be much happier, healthier fids!