Taming for a few weeks

[Cocorita]

Hello everyone!
I'm new to the forum, as these days I've been jumping from a website to another hoping to find an active and nice community. This seems to be a good place so I decided to say hi and ask for some advice.  

A couple of days ago I brought with me to my university apartment one of my four budgies, because he didn't get along with the others. I want to keep him here for a few weeks, hoping that he gets distracted enough to leave behind obsessive and aggressive behavior, so that he can have good interactions with his "flock" again.

This allowed me to spend some time only with him, and well, Charlie (this is his name) really surprised me! He showed to be less afraid of me than expected, despite being 2½. Not only he ate from my hand (something he did at home as well), but he stepped on my finger and then on my arm and shoulder to eat seeds. He even stayed there as I slowly moved around the room!

I want to respect his boundaries, I know very well that budgies are wild animals, but I would like to make some progress in taming him during these weeks. Do you have any suggestions on what the next step should be?

Thanks in advance!

[Hezz]

Well that is a very good start immediately. I would continue doing what you are doing - reinforcing that you are not a threat, hand feeding, sitting on your shoulder, walking around the room with him, getting him stepping up and down when you what him to and returning to his cage when needed. All these need to be done regularly, not necessarily as a training exercise but just in day to day life, otherwise he will forget what is required. From then you can work towards giving him scratches if he permits it, and something I recommend all owners do (but very few follow up) is to get their budgies used to being held in your hand. It’s a very handy tool to have, makes vet visits much less stressful and allows you to be able to check your birds over on a regular basis without getting bitten to bits or the bird struggling for what it may think is for its life. This can take a while but well worth the effort once you get there.

The more time you spend with him - having him out sitting with you while you study as an example - the more your relationship will blossom.