If you intend to buy untamed Budgies, then better buy a pair, otherwise it will be very lonely.

You can put outdoor (under shade) or indoor.  However must give them some morning sun and bath daily.  A 16" metal cage would be just fine.

If you want to buy a tamed Budgie, then the price won't be RM20-30 each.  If you want to tame an untamed Budgie, very difficult.  Unless you know the technique well.  Even just hold it, it will bite you, very painful though.  To get a tamed bird, better buy still under hand feed baby, the risk is there, it may not survive under your unexperienced care.

I'm buying a pair of baby love birds (less than 2 weeks old). Just cost around RM45 each bird directly from a breeder.  The risk is there, I'm not sure I could succeed in bringing them up or not.

I have seen someone wanted sell a tamed Budgie for RM128. (refer http://homeapet.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=5351)  I got my tamed Cockatiel only RM150.  I also don't know much about hand feeding chicks, have to rely on the breeder's guidance.

Normally the wings are not clipped, unless you requested it.  Or else can clip yourself by referring to internet site (find through google).  No need bedding,  just wire cage will do, easy to wash daily and you could put in a bowl into the cage for its own bathing.

Well, I think clipping a bird's wing is more safer and the bird is easier to be tamed also. This is because the bird wont have to spend time flying over from curtain to curtain and avoiding being caught by you.

Clipping a bird's wing is not cruel. The wings will grow back eventually.. Its not that you cut off the whole wing, you are just clipping the few front feathers and they will grow back the next molt. But when you are clipping the wings yourself, just be careful not to trim the blood feather.

And for bedding, newspaper would just do but just keep in mind you have to change it twice a week or once every week.

As for raising chicks, you dont even have the experience to raise an adult bird, let alone a chick. Most budgies in store are under 6 months which mean they are still young and taming can be done easily.

Just FIY, it is advised not to use plastic cups for water or anything. Because they can be stratched easily and the stratches are perfect breeding places for bacteria. Get a stainless steel one.

I assume that you know what to feed you birdie. If you are not sure, please ask.

lol...you mean chopping the wing? Thats cruelty. Everytime you see feathers growing you can just trim it.

Well, 4 months budgie is completely fine. And I assume you would want the birdie to bond with you right? That means you will have to spend quite a lot of your time with him/her. Not to mention DIY toys.

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

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 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!

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, refer to my post, the one before this. I editted something already. I doubt about mealworms as I didnt feed them any before.

Yes, cuttlebone is a must! It will help them get additional calcium and trim their beaks as well.

Well, for the tumbler, you dont know where they will be poop. Tumbler or not, change your water everyday.