Post by Hezz on Oct 8, 2020 1:20:48 GMT
Certainly looks like a boy.
Many young budgies go through this tantrum, biting phase at this time of their lives. They have settled in to their new environment, feel confident enough to stand their ground, and budgies being budgies, don't back down for much. When were his wings clipped? Taking away a bird's main defence mechanism, flight, can make them very insecure and leaves them with only one other way of defending themselves - biting. It is also leaves them frustrated at not being able to fly, their natural mode of transport. So not surprising, really, if he has become protective of his home.
If you wish to start back interacting with him, I suggest you go right back to basics and start offering him small bobbles of millet through the bars of the cage. Once he knows you come bearing millet, if he as much as starts to be aggressive, remove the millet and yourself. Work up to him looking for the millet and your approach. Because he can't fly makes it rather hard to address the bite immediately, but whatever you do DON'T ignore the biting. React and
"fight" back. If you have ever watched two budgies together, they bicker and squabble all the time, telling each other off if they don't like what the other has done. If he is out and on the floor, while you are sitting have a spare perch ready, if he comes in with his akk, akk, akk, do the same back to him and use the perch to stop him before your feet, push him away. Don't let him get there.
Many young budgies go through this tantrum, biting phase at this time of their lives. They have settled in to their new environment, feel confident enough to stand their ground, and budgies being budgies, don't back down for much. When were his wings clipped? Taking away a bird's main defence mechanism, flight, can make them very insecure and leaves them with only one other way of defending themselves - biting. It is also leaves them frustrated at not being able to fly, their natural mode of transport. So not surprising, really, if he has become protective of his home.
If you wish to start back interacting with him, I suggest you go right back to basics and start offering him small bobbles of millet through the bars of the cage. Once he knows you come bearing millet, if he as much as starts to be aggressive, remove the millet and yourself. Work up to him looking for the millet and your approach. Because he can't fly makes it rather hard to address the bite immediately, but whatever you do DON'T ignore the biting. React and
"fight" back. If you have ever watched two budgies together, they bicker and squabble all the time, telling each other off if they don't like what the other has done. If he is out and on the floor, while you are sitting have a spare perch ready, if he comes in with his akk, akk, akk, do the same back to him and use the perch to stop him before your feet, push him away. Don't let him get there.