Will i still be able to train my budgies?

Question

i have 2 budgies, one male one female for almost one year. well at first, i kinda trained it to hop on my hand. but i stopped playing with them because i dont have time. both their wings arent clipped btw, it used to be but itj ust grew out. well can i still train them? any methods? should i clip wings or not? they used to stand on my finger but now they just hop on and hop off. or fly away.

Answer 1

Check out this website for taming budgies:

http://www.budgies.org/info/taming.html

I reccomend clipping your birds wings.  Unclipped birds can easily panic and fly into windows, glass doors, or mirrors, injuring themselves. They can fly into kitchens and land on hot stoves, burners, and pans. They can fly into overhead ceiling fans or dangerous electrical appliances. Small birds, able to get into smaller spaces, have flown into open cupboards and drawers and been locked in or have gotten trapped behind refrigerators. Others have drowned in open toilet bowls.

We have all heard that 'Curiosity killed the cat'. This old adage applies to your birds too. There are many things around our homes that are toxic or dangerous to birds, lead paint, household cleaners, etc. A flighted bird can reach such items more easily. There is no end to the number of dangerous and lethal items that your bird may find attractive, edible and/or perchable.