Can you traine budgerigars to fly outside and come back home?

Question

Can you traine budgerigars to fly outside and come back home?

Answer 1

i have 4 parakeets and 2 cockateils and there is nothing in the world that i would love to see more than them flying free.

But unfortunately i cant aford to lose them. seing them fly free would make me feel good for a minute then i'd start to worry.

No i wouldn't even dare to let them go not even for a second.

In the case they ever run away i kinda got it all prepared.

I tought mine to eat branches.

I would give them branches so probably they would eat anything thats green God forbid them ever runin away

DOnt even try:) i know you want to give them a satisfaction of flyin thry an open sky but they wouln't survive and they would never come back; Unlike pigeons they are the only birds that come home,wish parrots are like that. It would be really great to see them at their full speed :) it would look beautifull :)  

Answer 2

No. Unless you live in Australia, the temperature, climate, vegetation, etc. are not what the bird would be exposed to in the wild; they are not what the bird is built to be able to withstand. A bird that is released in the wild will not know right away how to return to your home, and if something startles it and it flies too far away, you could lose track of it or simply not be able to get to it to bring it back, and once it is out of sight of your home, it will not know how to get back on its own. It will be hopelessly lost.

Also, being a pet bird, and not a wild one, it will have no idea how to care for itself outside of the bird cage it is used to. Birds must learn the ins and outs of survival from their parents, and since a budgerigar will have been born to parents who were also pet birds, it will know nothing of this. The idea that birds just naturally know how to take care of themselves is a myth, and the vast majority of pet birds that escape or are released die soon afterward from starvation, freezing to death, being snatched by a predator, etc.

If you want a pet bird you can keep outside, then you really are better off with a pigeon, which is best suited to being outside anyways.

Answer 3

No. The different temps will kill them. They are bred to be inside not out. A wild one would be a different story. If you want a bird that does that try a homing pigeon.  

Answer 4

You are talking about free-flight, it is very risky.

If you are really interested find a bird trainer in your area that specializes in free-flight.

Answer 5

That's not a good idea. Budgies kept as pets are no longer equipped to survive alone in the wild. They will most likely starve, freeze, overheat or get eaten by a hungry predator if you let them free outside. Be responsible; keep your pet birds indoors and trim their flight feathers to prevent accidental escapes.

Answer 6

No.  You will lose the bird and it will starve to death.

If you want a pet that will fly home - a pigeon is great!