[I really want to take videos of my birds being a hassle to give people a more realistic view of what owning birds (even little ones) can be like.

But whenever they’re making a ruckus I need both hands to corral them…

So what I’m saying is: for Christmas I would like a third arm. XD]

Question for Birblr

[Beckett sometimes makes this cooing noise? Based on context I think it’s like a “hooman you are scare me please go away” but Percy has never done anything like it? so I can’t really compare?

Anyone else have “coo”ing budgies?]

[We’re 4 away from 1,000 followers. Hot damn! Thank you all so much for the birb love ❤ ]

eclectus-mom:

wolfe-flock:

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That is one of the coolest looking budgies I’ve ever seen, thank you for sharing

[One of the first comments someone made on a pic of Beckett was like “wow, they made a cockatiel skin for budgies!”

Glad people appreciate my grey baby <3]

[It’s Percy’s first gotcha day!! Can’t believe it’s already been a year.

Thank you all for joining us on this amazing journey and here’s to many more birb-filled years.]

[Does anyone else just look at their beebs and cry because they’re so beautiful and small and you just love them so much?]

Have you ever had an issue of your birbs flying into walls or windows? My birb would always fly into the wall and fall.

I have had Percy jump into window glass once. And she “flew” into a door once.

I actually keep their wings trimmed. We have so many big windows and ceiling fans that I can’t safely let them fly around.

Someone with flighted birds can probably help you more, I don’t know how common birds flying into walls is, might just get better with practice.

Good luck!

Hello. My Grandma passed away in 2012, leaving me with two parakeets. The two birds were never friendly with me, and were only attached to my grandma. A month or two ago, one died, and since, the remaining one acts crazy. I’ve always felt bad for never spending time with them, but they wouldn’t let me take them out of the cage without drawing blood. Do you have any tips or tricks or methods to tame a parakeet and his new mate?

Biggest Tip: Patience.

I’ve been lucky in that both of my babies were hand-raised so they’re already pretty used to being handled. But even with that you still have to build trust.

Spend time just near the cage, talking to them so they get used to your presence. Leave the cage door open so they can come out and investigate if they feel like it. LOTS of treats. I’m trying to regain Beckett’s trust right now after having to man-handle him to give him medication for almost a month. And it’s just a lot of offering him millet and letting him learn that hands=treats=good and that hands aren’t always going to be grabby.

Respect their boundaries. You are a big terrifying giant to them and they just need to learn that you’re part of their flock. If they run away from you, just stay still and see if they come back. If they’re nippy or aggressive, back off and try again later. To tie back to personal experience, sometimes when I ask Beckett to step up he just freezes, so I give it a second to see if he changes his mind, and then slowly pull my hand back.

There are hundreds of “Budgie Taming” guides online that you should definitely look into for more precise “guides” but the big things to keep in mind that will help things go smoothly for both of you is 1) you are Big™ and Scary™ and possibly a Predator™ and 2) it’s not “taming”, it’s trust building and bonding.

And always bring it back to Patience. If you get frustrated one day and back your bird up into a corner of the cage trying to grab them, that’s going to undo a lot of time spent building trust. (Now, sometimes you have to do that for their own good, vet visits and the like, but it should never just be “AH why won’t you come to me? *grab*)

Got a little rambley in there I think but I hope it helps a little.

Good luck!! If you haven’t already introduced the new bird, while she’s in quarantine is a great time to work on taming because you’ll have one-on-one time with her. And if she thinks you’re chill, it’ll make it easier to bring the other bird around.

What cage do you have for your lovelies??

[Their main cage is an economy flight cage from Drs Foster & Smith

They also have a You & Me square-top cage set up as a playstand

And we have a You & Me finch flight cage in the living room as their “social cage”

And then there’s the round cage that mostly lives in the closet cause they both hate it. But sometimes we use it for transport.]

[X-ray results: Beckett has a slightly enlarged heart. But what they’re more worried about is the inflammation in his lungs! So we’re going back in for more tests and he’s starting a new anti-inflammatory medication…]