Why isn't my parakeet/budgie chirping?

Question

I just got a male parakeet from Petsmart today and it has not made one sound today . WHy???

Answer 1

he is scared for now....leave him in his cage alone for a day..tomorrow you can stand by the cage & talk to him for awhile.. don't take him out for a few days

Answer 2

Dont panic...my parakeet (female) was like this for about a week when i first got her...trust me he'll eventually chirp, enjoy your peace and quiet untill then=]]

-hope this helped!!

Answer 3

it's scared, give him time to get used to his surroundings before he's vocal.

Answer 4

its scared just talk to him. My birds dont chirp sometimes because they are too obsessed with preening themselves. But if you just got a budgie today obviously its scared.

Answer 5

You just got him, so he is probably finding it quite scary in new surroundings away from his family and friends (like we would do if we were with a bunch of strangers we have never seen in our lives). Give him time, at least a couple of weeks. Make sure that you don't startle him to make him more frightened, and avoid having a load of people crowding around his cage. Help him get used to you and see that you mean no harm by talking to him every single day in a nice voice, at least for 20 minutes. This will help him settle down and eventually start chirping.

For more information on keeping budgerigars, visit these websites:

http://www.justbajan.com/pets/birds/spec...

http://www.letstalkbirds.com/budgie.htm

http://cfhs.ca/athome/budgerigars/

Answer 6

jeez  .... wouldnt you be scared if u just ended up in a strangers house ....

give him 2-3 days to adjust  

Answer 7

Just getting used to everything.  

Answer 8

It's either sick, or it's lonely and it misses its bird pals.  Did it chirp before you took it home?  Then its just lonely, buy it a bird friend and it will chirp all the time.  If it never chirped at all, its probably sick or it's probably nervous.  Let it get used to its surroundings.

Good luck!