Since everyone else is updating...

I better do so too!

So, Madoc has transitioned into budgie-land with ease.

I never realized this before, but Bonnie and Clyde are very much like me, as they have their own little routines and schedules (I have OCD).

When Bonnie and Clyde eat, they share the same bowl. One takes a bite and jumps off, and the other jumps on and takes a bite and they continue doing this until they are full, or until they want to eat something else. They also have their own little sleeping regiment. They sleep in the exact same spot every night, on top of their rope swing. Though they aren't tame or trained like Einstein, they do recognize my basic commands. When I open their cage door, they happily step up and once they are out, they fly and do whatever they please. When it's time to get them back inside, most of the time I can just say "Cage" and they will fly in. If this doesn't work, I ask them to step up, which they do every time, and then fly into their cage.

Well, Madoc is the new kid. So he (I am now calling him a he, because I am becoming more certain that he is in fact a boy) has really disrupted budgie harmony. He will jump into any bowl without politely asking, and will get yelled at (I mean, literally yelled at) by Bonnie. At night, there is only room for two on the swing, so now every night they take turns sleeping on the swing. Madoc doesn't understand "cage" too well. So he'll get all flustered and start flying around, which in turn freaks out the budgies and the room goes into complete chaos.

Madoc really isn't too interested in me anymore. But I'm completely fine with that. Actually, him and Clyde have become quite the little buddies. Bonnie was always rejecting Clyde, but now he finally has someone to feed. I saw him feeding Madoc yesterday, and my heart melted. Who knew barf could be so romantic?

Remember that thread I made a while back about freaking out during a molt? Tonight I had that freak out with Madoc for the first time. He looks all scruffy, and my first thought was Bonnie and Clyde had ganged up on him. I grabbed him, and held him in my ninja bird holding way, and checked his head out. Turns out, it's just a bunch of pin feathers in need of preening.



This video was taken a while back when they were still separated. Bonnie's had a bit of aggression towards Madoc at first, but that has passed. (She did the same thing when I brought Einstein home)

I too find it interesting , watching the birds resolve their little social issues. Although independent, your budgies do seem to be people friendly , stepping up is great for free flighted budgies , good birdie momma.

very cute, thanks for sharing


dusty

Awww, I miss my birds. I'm at home only every other night because I have schoolwork...

henpecked wrote:

I too find it interesting , watching the birds resolve their little social issues. Although independent, your budgies do seem to be people friendly , stepping up is great for free flighted budgies , good birdie momma.

The thing that makes me the proudest momma is when the budgies choose to fly to me. It isn't strange to have all four birds happily sitting on my head preening my hair.

Bonnie actually flies to me the most. We have a very complex relationship though.

Great update I love how Madoc is shifting the dynamics around

I think I should do another Madoc update.

Madoc is flourishing! And each day I'm more and more certain he is a he.
Which is kind of funny. Bonnie seems to be asexual, Einstein is into
inter-species (in love with me), Madoc is gay, and Clyde, well Clyde is a
bisexual! Tonight I caught him sweet talking Madoc, then he went over
to Bonnie. She of course ignored him, because like me, she is a strong
independent female.

I always see people complaining about budgies (or other parrots for that
matter) refusing to eat pellets. Well, he has taken right to them. I
didn't see them offered to them at the store, so it must of been pretty
foreign to him. When I started getting Bonnie and Clyde to start
pellets, they liked it right away. So I guess he's been copying Bonnie
and Clyde

The three of them are so in sync. They all get along, they all take turns and they all stick together like a flock should.

As for my relationship with Madoc, I'd say it's at the same level as
Clyde's. Of course he was really tame for me when it was just me and
him, but that died down when he moved in with the others. But, back with
the copying, he sees me and the other two, and he follows along. It
took me forever to get to that point with Bonnie and Clyde, it's nice to
not have to start all over again.

Here's some videos that I've taken in the past few weeks:

Omg, they're so cute. I want to squeeze them.

I know, right?!

I can just sit in that room for hours and watch them. Actually, I spent my entire day in the bird room with them.

Trust me, I know what you mean. I sit in the bird room and just "play" with mine for hours long.

"Play" = follow the birds around and watch them

All my 3 budgies start singing after hearing yours
Cute budgies, cute videos!
Zaza, question.
Last video, (about 1:14 I think) there's a toy behind. The same toy come back later with Madoc in front of it This toy looks like a doable(monkey see, monkey do). How you did it?

From my experience with budgies it's the same: the new one was easy to tame, but Mango somehow always tell them later to not be friendly with people

Screen cap?

My bad timing, sorry.
First thing on the left behind Bonnie in the last movie. It looks like done from paper-towel rolls?
BTW: and my budgies kept singing again!

Ohh...Well, when I moved out, my mom gave me our dishes, and she went out and got new ones. Those things were inbetween the new bowls. They are slowly destroying it.

I totally know what y'all mean when you say you could sit and watch your budgies for hours. I go into my budgie room now with the intention of just giving them food and water... Next thing I know, I've been in there for three or four hours just sitting and watching them. I'll take my computer in with me and try to work on my blog, but cant even do that! Watching the dynamics of an entire flock (18 in the big cage) together is absolutely fascinating. I wish every budgie lover could have this experience!!!

Update time!
Well everyone is doing really great. I think the budgies genuinely missed me. Since I've gotten home, the budgies (Bonnie in particular) have been really clingy to me.

I brought home a big bag of Crystal's bird toys, and then I went to petsmart and bought a lot of perches/swings for the play area. I think they've made a connection to the hammer. Before, it used to scare them, but now they connect it to new stuff. They get all excited and watch me whenever I hold it.

They've all finally come to the point where new perches and toys no longer startle them. That's right, I've spoiled the fear right out of them. I remember when I bought them the flight cages. They were petrified. I had to ease Einstein into it, and needed to dim the lights to convince the budgies that it wasn't a giant monster.

Now I've got confident birds. Birds that see something new, and have a burning need to check it out and figure how it works. If I wear something different, a hat or scarf, then they tear right at it.

I think Madoc is really feeding off of everyone's positive energy. Seeing his flock mates do things with such confidence, he's learned to become a really well adjusted bird.





I can't wait to have Spice come home. These little feathered monkeys bring so much fun to my otherwise boring life.

Cute videos, I couldn't hear nothing, cause it was Lucky's "yelling" hour:)

Madock looks like female to me and I'm jealous about how not scared of camera is Bonnie! My Monsters are camera shy or scared:(

I think you did great job to make them feel confident, I also think that they feel your mood and feel more confident in the new place. It's like they know it's their home!

My goal is for my bird room to look at least HALF as fun as yours does!

VickiNumbers wrote:

My goal is for my bird room to look at least HALF as fun as yours does!

Thanks! Whenever I go in there, I just think of all the things it still needs.

But they really seem to enjoy it. When I first got Einstein, he hated anything that would swing. But now he climbs up on his own accord and swings happily (as long as mommy is in view).

My room is still just a room... It'll take time but it'll be a fun room someday!

We've got some great bird rooms on our forum!