not to sabur ur from buying anything things.
i got a breeder who sell normal & english budgie btw 150 to 170, tame birds.
will double check for you if u wan. pure budgie breeder.
bought 2 eng budgies from him and all fat n big.
if u not in the hurry, try to read more n research a bit more.
single 2.5 or 3 month should be betta to bond.

clip wing is advised, tame / bonding the bird in a smallest room, eg - toilet.
so they can wont fly here n there or teach them whistle, i taught my lovebirds wolf whistle in the toilet,
simple instruction like up, down n so on.

just my 2 cent. cheers!!

LOL...Still alive, of course. They have been with me for 2 years and I expect another 7-8 years to be with them, if the cat didnt show up and decided to stratch my budgies. I have lost few due to the cute kitties.

hmmm... poor thing bro,
im sure need duit kopi la.
10 buck each bird per year eh?

LOL...I still remembered the first time I took my budgies to the toilet. They were like flying here and there and I had a hard time catching them. Thats when I decided to trim their feathers. haha

yup betta trim their flight feathers,





liette`, ask breeder to teach you how to trim or show u the correct way.


bout the seed, can ask the breeder wat he/she feeding currently.

if got budget a bit, buy those slightly more expensive from commercial pet store, bout 25 to 45 - 5lbs
will last you bout 1 to 3 month. depend how u feed ur birds.

This post has been edited by michael2wk: May 5 2008, 11:26 PM

Michael, how much does your breeder charge for a tamed Common Budgie? I'm looking for Common Budgies as I've read they're smarter than their English counterparts and also have a higher life expectancy.

Nice prophet, how old are you? Uncle ah?

Sure RM10 each bird regardless bird type? Zoological bird shop told me sometime the license iincreased up to RM500, very much depending on season. My sister told me she met someone paid bird license for RM500 in Sg Petani Bandaraya, he is operating a bird farm.

well... i will double check for the normal & eng budgies for u.

well.. bout smart - depend on the bird, parent, how u teach him/she n etc... like human only.

life span - also depend how u keep it, diet, environment n etc..

no wrong or rite. just my 2 cents

Okay, I'll be awaiting your reply. The breeder that I contacted doesn't seem interested to do business so heck him la.

Oh, I read that Common Budgie 10-15 years while English Budgie 7-8 years.

Where are you/ your breeder located anyway? I'm located in PJ.

This post has been edited by liette`: May 5 2008, 11:35 PM

correct me if wrong.
i've heard if rare birds need to pay more for the license,
some are like AP la. got donno how many thousand per yrs for whole country la.
when u buy parrot - larger breed from petshop, make sure u ask for the license inc. price to purchase birds a not.
dont get con ok,

just my 2 cents

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Added on May 5, 2008, 11:39 pmhmmm....

diff ppl diff preference,

i prefer eng budgies then normal. bigger size then my lovebirds,

im located at usj, my breeder somewhere near zoo negara,

talkin bout it, need to collect my eng budgies from him.

damn cute & tame eng budgies, yellow + green = lolipop colour.





This post has been edited by michael2wk: May 5 2008, 11:39 PM

Lol. Do send me a PM after you've confirmed the price with your breeder. The cheaper the better.

At what age does a Budgie's growth stop?

My tamed Cockatiel very attached to me and my son now. Every time it sees us, will demand to come out from its cage. Once we pat on its head and body, it will make soft sound. Very very tamed, I even took it up travel north with us last few days, it liked to see scenery through car window, quietly sat on my shoulder for hours to enjoy the journey.

Just one week it is with us, and now can see it had put on weight. Eat non-stop.

will do bro.

good question, maybe 3yrs. donno.. my willy the yellow 1 is adult, bout 3yrs old.

my bluey the blue 1 is still growing 1 yrs plus

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Added on May 5, 2008, 11:48 pmgood for u juztiny,

wat colour & how much you got it. care to pm me the price & breeder?

thinkin wanna keep a pair la.

tiel is much more gentle

lovebirds more ganas,

buggies inbetween tiel & budgie,

just my observer / experience,



This post has been edited by michael2wk: May 5 2008, 11:48 PM

Oh, that's an eye-opener, never knew that.

Okay then, will be awaiting your PM.

Do post some photos of your cage set-up if possible. A picture tells a thousand words!

trial n error la bro,

me still learning from the sifu,

metal bowl or those dog porcelain bowl wit deep dish n heavy will be good.

as for cage, try to give a bunglow if can afford, u still studying can understand la.

got money then only upgrade next time. i just 1 time till the cage get rusty.


will try to upload some pic.

Metal bowl for food and water, put on the floor of the cage? For birds which wings are clipped, if they jump down to the floor to bathe, how are they gonna get back up to their perch? They can't fly right with clipped wings. Man, I'm blur!

lol...I am younger than you loh. haha. Smart or not smart depends on the bird itself. And as stated, diet plays an important role. Feeding solely on seeds and you can expect to say goodbye to your birdie after 5 years.

Michael, did you take your English for shows?

And litte, you can always hang the cups and tubs using wires. And having a bird's wing clipped doesnt mean it cannot fly at all. Clipping the wings is like they will not fly too high but they can still flap their wings. It is very important that you only clip the first 6 feathers of the wing so as to retain their ability to fly. And budgies have powerful legs and beak. They will hop from perch to perch and beak serves as the third leg which mean they will use their beak to climb.

This post has been edited by prophet007: May 6 2008, 12:15 AM

metal or porcelian bowl for food on the base.
water u can get those water tumbler for birds & hang thru the cage,

try to sprinkle some water using those ironin cloth from a distance with mist style, not those sniper style ok.
clip wing also can jump or climb back to the perch la.

betta bath them with some sun light like evening time, easier for ur bird to dry.
make sure not too long under the sun n watch out for CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!


juztiny or anyone, care to post some cage set up?

i can only do it tmrw nite la since fetchin wife to work in the morning.

cheers!

Oh, so bathing a bird = sprinkle water on them?

Really appreciate all the advices I've gotten here!

Seeds must be available 24/7? Vegetables too?

one more thing, if you use water tumbler, remember to change the water everyday. Dont think that oh, theres still water, I will wait till tomorrow. And budgies like to make soup which means they will poop in the water.

Budgies do like to bath. But dont suddenly spray on them. They will be scared to death. LOL... Mist the surrounding first then slowly change the target to the birdies. For me, I will bath them whenever I like cause I use hair dryer to dry them up. LOL..And if you have a bath tub, you dont need to mist them so often.


liette, not sprinkle water la. Use the misting bottle. And dont be fool by the budgies. Even though they have finished eating the seeds, the husk will still remain in the feeding cup. So check the cup every other day and make sure it is filled with seeds, not just husk. Veges you can feed them every day or every other day. Depends on you. I sometimes feed them with bell pepper, sweet potato, choy sum, fruits and others. Varies their diet so they wont get bored.

And perhaps you will be tempted to buy the fortified or vitamin added seeds. IMHO, I think those so call fortified seeds are useless because the birds only eat the contents and will left the husk. Its not that they will lick the seed to get the vitamins. So the so-called seeds are really a total waste.

This post has been edited by prophet007: May 6 2008, 12:27 AM