Jun 5, 2014 22:51:02 GMT
rio
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Post by rio on Jul 11, 2016 23:33:42 GMT
Hi i have a lone female budgie i was possibly wanting to re-home we had another but that one passed he wasn't hand tame but turned into a very friendly happy budgie, now im left with mango who is as wild as the day i got her (i think its a she?) she goes mad when i clean the cage and doesn't even like you going near her cage really and obviously cant come out because she panic fly's badly. I was going to get her another budgie to keep her company but i dont think thats going to solve anything a she still wont be able to come out i think she needs either an experienced home that could work with her to calm her down or i think she would possibly be happier in a aviary environment if she could be settled into one. I loved having rio and he was a really easy going bird in the end but ive struggled with mango from day 1, she just to timid and and we have a noisey busy household which she struggling with more now shes alone. However her cere has started to get like an overgrowth at the front, i originally thought they must have started fighting at night or something when i wasn't watching and expected it to get better but its been a few weeks and it hasnt seemed to change much since then, so now im not so sure? If someone was willing to take her i will include a cage but not the new one shes in its less than 6months old and cant afford to just give it away as it wasnt cheap sorry but i need something back on it. I will attach some pictures sorry again the best i could get as she hides at the back of the cage when i go near :-( oh shes around three years old i think. Im not desperate to rehome her its more for her benefit than mine, i really dont know what to do for the best with her.
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Post by jellybean on Jul 12, 2016 7:24:15 GMT
I hope you get this gorgeous little girl a loving home.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jul 12, 2016 7:30:25 GMT
She's a lovely little Lutino hen.
I'm not sure but from the photos it looks like she could just be in breeding condition, hence the cere.
I know that budgies can sometimes get hypertrophy of the cere, but I don't think it's that, she looks healthy.
If people were to help you calm her down so that she tolerates humans better, would you keep her?
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Post by ffiscool on Jul 12, 2016 9:45:49 GMT
what a pretty girlie... I hope you can find someone. Where did she come from? could you get in touch to see if they can either offer advice so you would keep her, or maybe they have someone looking for a budgie
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Post by jujubiiird on Jul 12, 2016 13:04:18 GMT
She's beautiful and I hope it all works out for the best...
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Jun 5, 2014 22:51:02 GMT
rio
Brand New Budgie
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Post by rio on Jul 12, 2016 16:11:54 GMT
Hi thanks she is a lovely little bird, im not sure what to do with her tbh ive had her 2 years and shes just never calmed down im not sure i could ever win her over now. I loved having rio and he really came out his shell after a few months but shes never seemed to click with us she such a skitty bird.
I got her from my local pet shop something which i regret now as they just buy in younger aviary birds and arnt very knowledgeable i wish i had done a bit of research and got a hand tamed baby to start with, i certainly wouldn't send her back there.
Good i hadn't heard of breeding condition before will it just flake away in time? Hopefully its just that as she doesnt seem ill in anyway and is her usual self :-)
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Post by jujubiiird on Jul 13, 2016 13:11:56 GMT
How much time of the day do you have to spend with her, and how much time are you willing to spend with her out of that time? It may be that she was difficult to tame because they were in a pair, it is harder to bond to a paired bird than a solitary one, so they say. Maybe now that she is on her own, she could open up to you more? Do you have a routine together? A ritual you do in the morning? I always go in and say Hi to my buds when I get up and turn on the heater in their room, (winter time here), and then come back after BF and lift the covers off and let my boy out (hand tame) and he eats seeds and visits the outside of my girl's(not hand tame) cage. So we have a routine in the morning established. I think if you want to keep her you will need to be focused, determined, and have a routine. I'm no pro, and I think all birds are different individuals..but maybe before you give her up just yet...give her one last chance. A few months..a new routine..watch for any signs of improvement and then make a decision. There are lots of tips and tricks out there but I think the best policy is to be persistent and consistent.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:51:02 GMT
rio
Brand New Budgie
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Post by rio on Jul 15, 2016 22:44:09 GMT
Shes in the living room so the main room in our little house and im home pretty much all the time so she sees me to say hi a fair bit, and days usually follow same routine. ie take covers off say hi feed and water her around 8am, me and baby will come for a chat miday she likes to watch the bird and fish. My eldest comes home from school and has a chat around 4 then evening i check her food and water and chat while feeding fish 9pm, then say night and cover her up by 11 if not earlier. As im walking past her quite alot during day we will usually stop and chat on way past especially if she having mad half hour! Im not really sure if i can do much more, shes been alone about a month so far and hasnt warmed to me one bit!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2016 8:45:16 GMT
My budgie Squawk is not tame but he is a happy little soul. He's not afraid of me, he will stick his cheeky little face up to the bars and trill at me, but hates my hands going near him. He doesn't like coming out of his cage, but when he does he's much nicer towards me as he's reliant on me more. I am happy with where we are and I know he wouldn't be happier elsewhere as he has everything he needs. I tried a mate with him and that didn't work so he's a lone budgie.
When I first got him I spent hours trying to hand tame him, and was doing so well but he became ill so having to grab him in a cloth to medicate him set his progress with taming backwards and he's never fully trusted me again. I get just as much pleasure from him coming near me, albeit with bars between us, as I would if he sat on my shoulder. Another thing I've noticed is how comfortable he is around me and the dogs. Whenever a stranger is in the room Squawk will shut down. Go quiet and close his eyes. Not so with us. He sings away and leaps about like a gymnast at times. To me that is a sign he has bonded in his Squawk like way. I would advise you to accept your budgie for the way she is and just carry on building trust with her. She's probably used to you in her own way already. Routine and consistency is the best thing.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:51:02 GMT
rio
Brand New Budgie
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Post by rio on Jul 17, 2016 10:30:33 GMT
Thats the problem she isnt bonded to me at all, i go up to the bars shes straight to the back corner usually breathing heavier and wont make a sound, and can never come out and free fly. Not being hand tame doesnt bother me as rio wasnt but he was great and soon as you went to say hello he was at the front with his face against the bars chirping away as happy as could be. Also he would tolerate my hands in the cage while cleaning the perches etc where as mango goes mad and flys madly around the cage and manged to escape a few times!
I just dont feel i have what she needs, she can never come out and wont interact with me all :-( although this is a busy house so least theirs plenty for her to watch.
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Post by starlingqueen on Jul 17, 2016 12:19:32 GMT
All I can suggest is that you put your hand into the cage and just rest it there without moving it. She will eventually settle. Just keep doing that until she doesn't flap about any more. Then when she sits still without panicking for a few times, just move your fingers a bit. judge her reaction and continue until she takes no notice. Then you can place your hand closer and continue the process until she takes no notice of your hand at all. That's when you can approach her to just touch her toe. This is a very long process and patience is the key but the reward would be amazing.
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Post by jellybean on Jul 17, 2016 12:30:33 GMT
Building up trust with these little birds doesn't happen overnight. You really need to put in the time, and I don't know if this is something you have with a young family. But if you REALLY want to keep her, you have to work at gaining her trust and the advice that starlingqueen has given is how I would make a start.
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Post by ninz1 on Aug 1, 2016 0:22:50 GMT
I really hope you find a loving home for this budgie.
Just to let you know it took 4-5 months for my Imzi to trust me. My Hucklebrry was still very skittish even though we had him for almost 8 years. It requires a lot of patience and dedication.
I used to get frustrated and thought I was doing something wrong but when I started to see it from their point of view, I thought if a crocodile opened it's mouth at me, no matter how inviting it was, I wouldn't dare go near it. It's not the best example but one that I used when working with my budgies.
It's sad that you want to rehome her but I am glad you came to the forum and are doing the right things for her. Many people would get bored and leave the budgie in its cage without any care or interaction.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:51:02 GMT
rio
Brand New Budgie
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Post by rio on Nov 13, 2016 23:01:41 GMT
Shes still looking for a new home, shes no tamer and my little boy has now been diagnosed with asthma and is on daily inhalers. Im not sure if shes aggravating it as this has been getting worse for a few years which is about the time we have had her. I really dont want her just going anywhere tho, im willing to possibly drive round notts, derby or Leicester if it means her finding the right home.
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Post by jellybean on Nov 14, 2016 8:16:50 GMT
I hope she finds a loving home.
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