Sunday, October 7, 2012

Babies, Babies, Babies. . .

Well I am sorry its been a while.  Its been a little busy but I will try to be more up to date from now on.
I have gotten into a now line of bird, well for me anyway.  I have started breeding American Budgies.  Yes I know  that I have never mentioned the budgies before, but I really like them.  They are a very under appreciated little bird.  They are much smarter than they get credit for, but if you play with and treat your little budgie like you would treat a larger bird as far as attention goes, you can have yourself an awesome little friend.


As you can see I have lots of them.  Most of these recently found new homes at the last bird fair I participated in.  They are very healthy little babies.  I have more either ready to pull or just coming out of the nest boxes.  You can contact me if you think you would like to explore this wonderful little pet.

They come in beautiful colors, and they don't scream like the larger birds.  They are easy to tame too.  After the first 4 or 5 flight feathers are trimmed (make sure you have an experienced bird expert trim the wings and show you how to do it for when they grow out)  and they can no longer fly, but glide gently to the floor, they are easy to tame.  Just go into a small room like a bathroom.  Make sure they can not fly or fall into any water, and slowly put your hand up to the front of them and tell them to step up.  Remember, they are scared and compare your size to theirs and think of how you would feel if a hand the size of an airplane told you to step up.  See what I mean.  Anyway be patient, calm and expect to get a bite or two. Unless they bite you in the cuticle or in the web of your finger, its not more than a pinch.  The best thing to do is not react.  NO pulling back and screaming and yelling.  This will only teach the bird that he taught the human a new trick, and let me bite harder next time so I can make them do it again.  If you DO not react, then the bites will be less hard and soon they won't bite at all.  Again PATIENCE is key.  Remember it won't happen overnight, but it will be well worth it in the long run.  YOU will have a great little companion.

Remember to be careful and keep the flight feathers trimmed so they can't get hurt.  Also just because the bird is great in the house, please don't bring them outside without putting them in a cage or carrier.  All it takes is a little wind and an updraft and they are gone.  Most won't fly back to you and they are easy prey for other birds.

Here is a little story about a bird a little larger than the budgie that a very good bird owner had happen to her little friend.  She had her wonderful little pet conure that she loved and spoiled all the time on her shoulder when she went out side.  She had done it before and thought nothing of it.  Then one day in the summer she went into her garden and a hawk came down and snatched up her little bird, right off her shoulder.  She could do nothing except listen to its calls and watch it be carried away.  So just because you don't think your little bird will fly off your shoulder, think about this story because you have no control of the other dangers outside.  I don't want something like this happen to your little feathered friend.



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