Windsilver
New member
Hello Community -
I am a relatively new parakeet owner, although I did have a parakeet as a little girl.
My Story in brief - to prevent myself from adopting a new puppy (COVID Crazy) I adopted a couple of keets from my local MSPCA. They were beautiful birds - but older so it was a challenge to tame them, but I did make some progress. Then disaster stuck: the younger blue boy, escaped out into the New England cold in November. Despite efforts to entice him back, he was last seen having joined a flock of sparrows about 4 towns over. The remaining keet is Daisy - 5 years old, retiring, set in her ways and not particularly tame. I hoped to bond closer with her as a single bird but unfortunately she regressed to being even more shy with her husband gone.
Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago - I finally took the step to get a new budgie - a youngster this time so I could tame him more easily. His name is Skye. He is clipped from the pet shop, and yes he allows me to get him on my finger and my shoulder.
However, his main goal in life is to be near Daisy. Understandable, since he came from a cage of about 15 birds. But while Daisy has helped him learn to eat pellets, she is not being particularly helpful bringing out his bold and playful side.
I am not a retired person, and while I love my budgies I only have so much time to "train". I try to keep Skye out of his cage and with me as much as possible, but if Daisy is in view he will still try to get over to her. As for Daisy; she is *slightly* less fearful now with Skye in the mix.... but still an uphill battle to get her to be active or friendly outside of her cage.
That's where we are right now! I welcome all comments, questions and advice. Thanks friends!
I am a relatively new parakeet owner, although I did have a parakeet as a little girl.
My Story in brief - to prevent myself from adopting a new puppy (COVID Crazy) I adopted a couple of keets from my local MSPCA. They were beautiful birds - but older so it was a challenge to tame them, but I did make some progress. Then disaster stuck: the younger blue boy, escaped out into the New England cold in November. Despite efforts to entice him back, he was last seen having joined a flock of sparrows about 4 towns over. The remaining keet is Daisy - 5 years old, retiring, set in her ways and not particularly tame. I hoped to bond closer with her as a single bird but unfortunately she regressed to being even more shy with her husband gone.
Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago - I finally took the step to get a new budgie - a youngster this time so I could tame him more easily. His name is Skye. He is clipped from the pet shop, and yes he allows me to get him on my finger and my shoulder.
However, his main goal in life is to be near Daisy. Understandable, since he came from a cage of about 15 birds. But while Daisy has helped him learn to eat pellets, she is not being particularly helpful bringing out his bold and playful side.
I am not a retired person, and while I love my budgies I only have so much time to "train". I try to keep Skye out of his cage and with me as much as possible, but if Daisy is in view he will still try to get over to her. As for Daisy; she is *slightly* less fearful now with Skye in the mix.... but still an uphill battle to get her to be active or friendly outside of her cage.
That's where we are right now! I welcome all comments, questions and advice. Thanks friends!