[pando123]

I picked up a baby budgie on Friday and the breeder said she thinks it is a boy but she is not 100%.

The reason she is not 100% is because he only came out of the nest 3 days ago prior to pick up and she said he was eating independently.

Can anyone identify based on the pics what the gender is?

Also... is it possible that she sold him too young? He seems to not know how to act like a budgie. There is no chirping, no singing, no playing. He is not exploring his cage much either. The only reaction he has is if he hears other birds he goes crazy looking for them...He only identifies seed and will eat it even from my hand but will not touch any other food given like veggies... not even millet. He won't take millet?!

I am hoping he is still adjusting... I have had him for 3 days.

 

[pando123]

I don't think he is 8 weeks old but I dont know. I trusted this breeder as she seems to love birds and has all sorts.

Her logic was "he is the youngest of the bunch.. came out only a few days ago but ready as he's eating and drinking independently and flying".

I told her I would be happy to buy him and leave him for another week but she said no he's ready.

I can confirm he flies very well.

If he isn't 8 weeks...is there something else I should do to help him out?

As far as taming.. he seems very comfortable with my hand in there.. enough for him to eat with my hands in the cage.. I can put my hand right next to him touching him and he will close his eyes and nap, yawn etc.. but he will not perch on my hand..he has done it once while I spoke to him slowly but generally will run off so this is something I will slowly work on.

 

[pando123]

Today I am seeing some massive bursts of energy from him ..he is climbing all over the cage, flipping himself like a forward roll and then flying off on the swings..jumping from branch to branch. I feel like he wants to go for a fly but I can't take him out obviously... I have so many large windows in my house and I am so scared he will slam into them.

I am considering trimming his wings for the training process only. Is this advisable at all or cruel?

I have done it before with my previous budgie only while he was little and. new and it worked out really nicely, no injuries. He got plenty of exercise as he was outside a lot and they grew back quickly and he was flying in no time.. thoughts on this?