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Post by ladybird on Feb 20, 2019 17:31:35 GMT
We picked Charlie age six weeks up from the breeder today.. He had him ready and waiting for us in his Vision cage ( the breeder had put it together and taken out the nasty plastic perches and put wooden ones and branch likes ones in. So we wrapped a blanket round the cage and popped him in the car. He was naturally quiet for a couple of hours, The we put some budgie sounds ( off utube) and he perked up. I watched him eat , and then Talking softly to him, I put my hand in the cage and left it there for a while before slowly asking him to 'step up'.....he did and I praised him and put him down onto his perch. He really listens when I talk too. So he has settled in amazingly, for his first day..... Happy Day.....Not a good picture but I didn’t want to frighten him....
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Post by ffiscool on Feb 20, 2019 17:43:36 GMT
Well done. He’s lovely. I would give him a few days of just you sitting talking to him, blink slowly. He’s obviously trained to step up, but he may be quieter tomorrow, as sometimes they do things if a bit scared. Not saying he is, but he’s getting used to surroundings too
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Post by Hezz on Feb 21, 2019 1:06:38 GMT
As he is used to human contact, I doubt he will take long to settle in. I wouldn't hold off running him through the training that the breeder has been doing with him - start as you mean to continue.
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Post by OP on Feb 21, 2019 8:31:17 GMT
As already said by Hezz, keep going with the human contact. If you hold back he may pick up on that and start being afraid of upsetting you. He sounds like a good breeder you got charlie from.
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Post by Shirls on Feb 21, 2019 8:34:53 GMT
Welcome home Charlie. He is very beautiful. Exciting times to come.
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Post by jellybean on Feb 21, 2019 8:56:05 GMT
He's a beauty. They are the best little birds, you're going to have great times watching him play and do daft stuff, they sure brighten up any dull day.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Feb 21, 2019 9:16:59 GMT
Welcome home Charlie! What a beautiful bird. Can't tell from your photo if Charlie is an Albino or double factor spangle, but Charlie is very pretty!
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Post by Hezz on Feb 21, 2019 9:42:20 GMT
ladybird had previously said that Charlie is a double factor spangle.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Feb 21, 2019 11:07:28 GMT
Thanks Hezz, I either missed that or forgot it!
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Post by ladybird on Feb 21, 2019 12:48:28 GMT
Yes he is a double factor spangle.....Mother was green and father yellow. I have a question.....he is fairly quiet today as I expected, but if I play budgies chirping on utube, he really comes to life.....chirping and playing all round his cage......BUT....I want him to talk ( hopefully) and I am wondering if I shouldn’t let him listen to other birds.... I was just doing it to make him feel at ease at first , but maybe I shouldn’t?
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Post by OP on Feb 21, 2019 15:19:07 GMT
He does have to get used to his new suroundings. Wen budgies hear no noise they think there is dangern lurking. Hence Charlie perked up when he heard the ither budgies. Just do your normal life thing but remember he is there and talk, talk and the talk some more. He MAY talk one day ,but you need to keep at it.
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Post by ladybird on Feb 21, 2019 18:01:51 GMT
He is eating well, but definitely missing the other birds in the avery. He had been on his own in my cage in the Avery , but of course he could still hear all the others. I keep sitting near him and talking and when I put my hand slowly in the cage he steps on my finger. But he does look depressed. Time will heal and lots of patience. Also every now and aging he flaps round the cage for no apparent reason?
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Post by Hezz on Feb 22, 2019 0:55:51 GMT
Exercising, more likely than not.
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