Its hard to believe you can hold one of these tiny creatures in your hand that God made for us to love and cherish and enjoy,and this tiny thing can be so trusting of us!
He is Adorable ...he is indeed fast becoming a velcro budgie...he is so soooo cute and so trustingly vulnerable in your hands. I get a major bug of Budgieitis every time I see his pic and read about his antics and I have to hold myself back from getting a budgie to add to the flock. I almost got one just before Mr Biggles arrived but as Mr Biggles was so ill I didnt ask again about baby budgies but who knows what might happen in the future
Gorgeous pics of Chip the Velcro Budgie
lol. I know I have "Budgieitis"! It's funny how it happened too... I never wanted budgies back when I was a newbie. I wasn't the least bit interested in them. I've had birds for a very long time, and I only just got my first budgie at the end of 2012!. There's something about "small and cute" that just grabs my heart!. I did get lucky with Chip. Robin is my only other bird out of 5 birds who I can pet all over and cuddle (no hormonal probs with him either). Chip is so adorable
More Velcro Chip pics please!
Jim
. Chip blows you kisses lol.. He's been here for one week now. He can't wait to stop living in the quarantine cage! He's too active for the smaller cage, and he goes nuts when Mink calls to him. I can't wait either. It will be so much easier once he's in the double flight cage.
Ive had Budgieitis on and off for a while now but little Chip is the trigger of my last and most severe bout. If Mr Biggles hadnt been ill I would already have a budgie and as soon as Mr Biggles is given the all clear by my AV I will see about getting one. The ones Ive seen here are I think a cross between the English and the standard budgie and as far as I know their lifespan is around the 10 year mark too but some can live well into their teens. I have had budgies in the past. I had 3 pairs and hand raised the babies and that all started with a rescue budgie found in a garden and homeless that I took in and as it seemed to want other birdie company I got him a hen and though budgies dont usually produce babies without there being other budgies around these two set up nest (i had a nest box in their cage) so I got intrigued and got two more pairs the other two pairs produced babies also and all were hand raised...all the babies went to great homes. I also fell in love with zebra finches at that time and hand raised one he was adorable and if you think your budgie is tiny you should see the size of the baby zebra finch that I hand raised. It was like a little moth in my hand. The zebra finches layed lots of eggs but then deserted them at last they sat on one to hatch point and then deserted the new baby in the nest and that was the little one I hand raised...he stayed tame all of his life and I never parted with him though when I found myself in a wheelchair I rehomed the parent birds as I simply wasnt able to get into their flight cage to clean it etc from the chair. I think if you keep Chip handled and give him lots of cuddles he will stay a velcro budgie for all of his life. The ones I raised stayed very friendly and attached to their person as they grew older...last I heard (I hear from their moms and dads often) they are still that way and are friendly with anyone who gives them attention too but always fly back to their person...Chip will stay a velcro budgie for life if you encourage him. He is Adorable. I always wonder why bird people advise a budgie for beginners because they are so delicate and you do need a gentle touch not to injure them and handling one properly and looking after its needs requires as much time and knowledge as you need for some of the larger parrots. My other passion in parakeets is Kakariki I never bred them but had several as pets. I adore them tooHe is Adorable ...he is indeed fast becoming a velcro budgie...he is so soooo cute and so trustingly vulnerable in your hands. I get a major bug of Budgieitis every time I see his pic and read about his antics and I have to hold myself back from getting a budgie to add to the flock. I almost got one just before Mr Biggles arrived but as Mr Biggles was so ill I didnt ask again about baby budgies but who knows what might happen in the future
Gorgeous pics of Chip the Velcro Budgie
I think you should go for it Mary
I've kept large birds before, now medium, and then most recently, tiny! Haha I'm going backwards from most people
It's just too bad that English budgies are said to have maximum lifespan of 7-10 years. About like a giant breed dog. A standard (non-English) 'can' live up into the late teens. Hopefully Chip will go against all odds!
Thank you Stephen
They say budgies, even hand fed tame ones, generally get more independent when they're mature. It will be interesting to see if Chip will still maintain the same level of cuddliness when he's mature, as long as I handle him regularly.
Chip is so adorable
More Velcro Chip pics please!
Jim
Thank you so much Jim
Thanks Tracey! I'm glad Chip brings back warm memories of your first bird
Ive had Budgieitis on and off for a while now but little Chip is the trigger of my last and most severe bout. If Mr Biggles hadnt been ill I would already have a budgie and as soon as Mr Biggles is given the all clear by my AV I will see about getting one. The ones Ive seen here are I think a cross between the English and the standard budgie and as far as I know their lifespan is around the 10 year mark too but some can live well into their teens. I have had budgies in the past. I had 3 pairs and hand raised the babies and that all started with a rescue budgie found in a garden and homeless that I took in and as it seemed to want other birdie company I got him a hen and though budgies dont usually produce babies without there being other budgies around these two set up nest (i had a nest box in their cage) so I got intrigued and got two more pairs the other two pairs produced babies also and all were hand raised...all the babies went to great homes. I also fell in love with zebra finches at that time and hand raised one he was adorable and if you think your budgie is tiny you should see the size of the baby zebra finch that I hand raised. It was like a little moth in my hand. The zebra finches layed lots of eggs but then deserted them at last they sat on one to hatch point and then deserted the new baby in the nest and that was the little one I hand raised...he stayed tame all of his life and I never parted with him though when I found myself in a wheelchair I rehomed the parent birds as I simply wasnt able to get into their flight cage to clean it etc from the chair. I think if you keep Chip handled and give him lots of cuddles he will stay a velcro budgie for all of his life. The ones I raised stayed very friendly and attached to their person as they grew older...last I heard (I hear from their moms and dads often) they are still that way and are friendly with anyone who gives them attention too but always fly back to their person...Chip will stay a velcro budgie for life if you encourage him. He is Adorable. I always wonder why bird people advise a budgie for beginners because they are so delicate and you do need a gentle touch not to injure them and handling one properly and looking after its needs requires as much time and knowledge as you need for some of the larger parrots. My other passion in parakeets is Kakariki I never bred them but had several as pets. I adore them too
Looking forward to seeing and hearing lots more about Chip and making my Budgieitis even worse LoL
Ive had Budgieitis on and off for a while now but little Chip is the trigger of my last and most severe bout. If Mr Biggles hadnt been ill I would already have a budgie and as soon as Mr Biggles is given the all clear by my AV I will see about getting one. The ones Ive seen here are I think a cross between the English and the standard budgie and as far as I know their lifespan is around the 10 year mark too but some can live well into their teens. I have had budgies in the past. I had 3 pairs and hand raised the babies and that all started with a rescue budgie found in a garden and homeless that I took in and as it seemed to want other birdie company I got him a hen and though budgies dont usually produce babies without there being other budgies around these two set up nest (i had a nest box in their cage) so I got intrigued and got two more pairs the other two pairs produced babies also and all were hand raised...all the babies went to great homes. I also fell in love with zebra finches at that time and hand raised one he was adorable and if you think your budgie is tiny you should see the size of the baby zebra finch that I hand raised. It was like a little moth in my hand. The zebra finches layed lots of eggs but then deserted them at last they sat on one to hatch point and then deserted the new baby in the nest and that was the little one I hand raised...he stayed tame all of his life and I never parted with him though when I found myself in a wheelchair I rehomed the parent birds as I simply wasnt able to get into their flight cage to clean it etc from the chair. I think if you keep Chip handled and give him lots of cuddles he will stay a velcro budgie for all of his life. The ones I raised stayed very friendly and attached to their person as they grew older...last I heard (I hear from their moms and dads often) they are still that way and are friendly with anyone who gives them attention too but always fly back to their person...Chip will stay a velcro budgie for life if you encourage him. He is Adorable. I always wonder why bird people advise a budgie for beginners because they are so delicate and you do need a gentle touch not to injure them and handling one properly and looking after its needs requires as much time and knowledge as you need for some of the larger parrots. My other passion in parakeets is Kakariki I never bred them but had several as pets. I adore them too
Looking forward to seeing and hearing lots more about Chip and making my Budgieitis even worse LoL
How interesting Mary, about the Zebra Finches. I bet they're absolutely TINY as babies!! Even budgies, I've heard if you have to hand feed from a young age you have to be so extremely careful because they're so small and delicate that you can injure or kill it with your finger accidentally. Speaking of small babies... I once had a fruit tree in the yard which housed a hummingbird nest. I saw the tiny little nest with eggs, and followed it until the babies fledged. It was interesting to watch over the weeks. When the babies got bigger, mom had to sleep outside on a nearby branch.
As far as budgies being recommended to beginners... I guess because they're easy as far as temperament goes. But one thing I've noticed is that they are actually more delicate health wise as opposed to most larger parrot species. In that regard it does take more bird knowledge IMO to keep them healthy and as long lived as possible. And you're right, you can't be too klutzy with your hands or you can accidentally injure the petite little guys!
Ps... Chip looks forward to making your "Budgieitis" even worse :18:.
. I have some more of those little dangles I have to put on it. 
Adorable little man playing with his bell and his ball...Gorgeous pics Julie
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! The baby boy fell asleep while eating lol. Here's the cutie by his food dish.
Great pics
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