Thanks for the replies!
Tango is coming up to 3, I'm guessing he is male as his iris colour has turned a dark brown (although I know this to not be a definite certainty) but I do call him my good boy.
He is VERY sweet and affectionate, I would say he is the perfect bird in all honesty. He is very clever and will even adapt his personality when he knows someone is nervous (fluffs up and becomes a baby bird wanting tickles!)
Although he will take love and fuss from everyone, he will only allow me to help him preen pin feathers and touch under his wings etc, so I know he sees me as his "person".
I took him on when he was 6months old after the person that had him, decided on a whim that they would buy this lovely hand reared bird when they walked into a pet store one day. They paid almost £2000 for him and a large cage. They then decided that they were petrified of him two months later and I was lucky enough to be the first to reply to the advert put on parrottrade website saying he was for sale. I went to see him with a 500mile round trip and they said he wouldn't come out of the cage. I put my hand in straight away and he immediately came up for fuss and climbed on. Needless to say I fell in love. I chose a Galah because I love the personality of 'toos but they appealed as seemed to be more relaxed. He has proved to be every bit as perfect as I had hoped.
Last year he survived being attacked by a friends dog (I've never seen anything so horrific - it was like seeing my child hurt!) the nearest vet I could get him to suggested having him put down as stress would kill him. He had puncture wounds under both wings and could not stand. Long story short, my vet nursing college course 18years previous and nights spent with him in my bed being syringe fed baby feed, he defied all odds and is now fully healed. If anything, it has brought us closer and he is even more affectionate to people as it was like hand rearing him a second time.
He is scared of the strange budgie... Mainly I think because the budgie just doesn't know how to interact. He must have been 4weeks when he flew into my window with a large head wound. I couldn't find out where he had come from so he has stayed. I have had many many budgies over the years, all super hand tame, but he has bamboozled me! When he has flight time (with tango safely hiding under my hair) he would rather do nothing other than pick at his bars and twang them to make a noise... It's like Chinese water torture! I don't know if it's possible for a budgie to have brain injuries, but if it is, I suspect that's what pidge the budgie has. When I was a teenager, I used to finger train other people's budgies, interacting them with mine and could do this over a few weeks (not a bad way to earn pocket money as I loved doing it!) but I just cannot do it with him!
The budgie avoids all people, but tango loves any attention. However, he is also happy to entertain himself... Sits atop his cage (door is always open.. No point shutting it as he can open it anyway so I gave up!) and he will play with toys and chatter away.
As I'm writing this I can kind of hear a voice saying "why rock the boat" as I have such a laid back bird at the moment and add another to the mix and risk havoc.
What age would tango likely sexually nature? I thought it was around 4 so am getting ready for it but I've heard so many different things. Loads of people have told me Galahs are a nightmare... I feel like I have maybe got lucky with my boy or its all to come as he seems to be too good to be true!
Any replies are grateful!
Sarah x