new sunconure owner

Hello everyone,

My name is Will, I am located in Georgia. My family has just purchased a 4 year old Conure, named Champ.
When I say my family I am referring to our two lovely daughters Isabella 8, and Gabriella, my wife Angela, our German Shepard, Sofia, my budgie Polly, and now our new Conure.
I have a few questions maybe some of you parrot experts can help with.

When I picked up Champ yesterday. I went in to the home of the previous owner chap was lovely. playing aound came up to me was as happy as could be. When I brought Champ home I took him out of his travel carrier and Champ immediately took to me alloweed me to hold him. After putting up his cage Champ went inside and now will not come to me.
he doesn;t bite hard he just puts his beak on my finger. I ddi realize that when I leave the top of his cage open he is more at ease. Champ actually got on my finger today. I do not want to rush him. I can almost sense that he wants badly to come to me but is hesitant.
Obviously he doesn't know me. Is there any techniques you can advise me to make the transistion more comfortable to him.
I did place Champ's cage next to me budgies cage. my budgie has flown in and sat on the perch with Champ. my conure didn't seem to mind after two or three minutes a took my budgie out and closed the door on my budgies cage.
Is it ok to let my budgie in the cage with Champ.
Overall I am very please with the fact that Champ even though in a new home eats great and seems to be ok with me and my family.
I would like to have any and all suggestions from those with more experince to any insight on what I can do to have a very Happy Parrot.
I want to thank you all in advance for any advice or comments and look forward to long life wiwth my new friend
Sincerely,
Will

Right now Champ is apprehensive about everything. You picked him up & interacted with him at his previous home, so, for now you'll probably be the go-to-guy.....until he feels more comfortable with his surroundings & flock members. You may luck out & the transition goes very smoothly, but let Champ pick the pace. The next two days, he's going to be flooded with attention, I might talk to him, but don't try getting him out of his cage unless he wants to come out.....leave hands & fingers on the outside & forgo the urges to stick fingers in the cage wire/bars.

Since Sofia lives with a budgie, she may just have a passing interest in the newcomer, but be sure to discourage her sitting watching Champ...that will make him nervous. You probably shouldn't let Polly & Champ directly interact...especially in Champ's cage if he want's to be cage protective.....they may well end up fast friends, but Champ has the ability to bite off a toe & crush a beak & some conures will do that to budgies and 'tiels.....errr on the side of caution.

You don't mention Champ's age, how long the previous owners had him or why they're re-homing him.....if he's coming with baggage, you need to be ready for that and you need to be ready for any limits testing Champ may do.....right now, you are the only thing he knows about his new home, so you need to be the one to establish limits.

Firm NO to screaming, firm NO or NO BITE for nips & maybe bites that are a little strong. Parrots are very body language aware & firm NOs & disappointed looks, accompanied by ignoring him...works. Don't get in the habit of screaming at him, because he'll begin thinking he screams, you scream, he screams louder, etc., etc., etc & once it becomes a game, it's hard to stop.....