Pair of young budgies wanted

[blokeinlondon]

Hi.

First off.  Whoever runs this site well done. There is so much information here and it's pretty easy to navigate. Good job and thank you.

I am looking to buy two budgies for my son! OK me really I used to have then when I was a boy and want to bring a couple into our home and my son and I can then look after them. Don't panic he is 14 and extremely responsible.

So cutting to the chase I want to buy two. So they have company. I work from home a lot so they will have me as well.

I have used the site to figure out that this www.aquapet.co.uk/bird/cage/hagen-vision-bird-cage-m01-med-regular-24x15x20.html is likely the best cage for us with some extra perches and toys etc. It looks like this will be the least messy to clear up around although I am not expecting it to be without some mess..This will help convince Mrs that it will look nice as well www.aquapet.co.uk/bird/stand/hagen-bird-cage-stand-for-med-vision.html

Then I need the budgies. I have places in enfield that sell them but I am not so sure about buying from Shops. I would like young ones so that they can be as tame as possible as we introduce them into the home and train them. I would also like to buy directly from a breeder. 

Can anyone advise me of any in the Hertfordshire area, or not too far from, that might be able to help? I found a list of breeders on the forum and one name that came up on two of the lists in watford was Jon Ashby in Watford.. I thought that before I called him I would ask, you, the educated here if he was OK and if there were others?

I was not after anything unusual or show birds just a really Green one and a really Blue one! Boy and Girl maybe.



Appreciate you looking and thanks in advance to any that respond.

BIL

[jellybean]

Hi blokeinlondon , welcome to the forum. I have the the Hagen Vision Cage, the LARGE one, which I now use as a spare cage or if the birds need to visit the vet at any time. I think you may find that the medium is too small for two budgies, that is just my opinion, by the time you put in perches (the plastic perches that come with the cage are rubbish) toys, feeding dishes etc etc, there will not be an awful lot of room for the birds, UNLESS you plan on giving them plenty of free flight. 
When you price the cage and the stand together, you are talking nearly £80. You could get a great flight cage for that money.

I hope you get two little ones, they are great company.
Keep in touch and let us know how you get on.

Here is a list of budgie breeders:-


www.budgerigarsociety.com/the-budgerigar-society-pet-budgie-breeders-directory/

[blokeinlondon]

JB thanks for the response. I have that list and another and the guy in Watford appears on both so maybe I will simply go with him. I will also take your advise on the cage and look further into this.I am not sure what a flight cage is but assume that its something that is really big. I'll look into that.Maybe I'll just go with one bird and go to the bigger Vision cage. It looks like it will keep a lot of the mess contained better than most I have seen. I'm in no hurry to do this so will continue to research so that I have the right environment for him, her or them!

Thanks BIL

[jellybean]

This is a flight cage, it's the one I have:-


www.littlepetwarehouse.co.uk/products/hamberley-single-metal-large-cage.html