My next bird!

[Faraaz]

Hey Everyone,

I am thinking of getting a 2nd bird but I don't know what to get. I want it to be:

Playful
Medium
Forger
Can be harness trained
Friendly

What do you think is the best bird for me? My budget is 1-500 Dollars

[cml]

Foo, try to be happy with the bird you have - your feathered friend deserves it!

Correct me if I am wrong, but this post seems to me to be created just after you were told that Truman cannot be harness trained.

[AnarchoBoxer]

Even if you can't do harness work with a budgie, can't they still do free flight?

[cml]

Even if you can't do harness work with a budgie, can't they still do free flight?

No. Free flight is a risky business with any bird and with a budgie it will certainly result in a lost or dead bird. They are too skittish and also will very easily be seen as prey by many other animals.

[AnarchoBoxer]

What about indoor?

[cml]

What about indoor?

Absolutely fine, its a must in my opinion!

[Faraaz]

Faraaz, try to be happy with the bird you have - your feathered friend deserves it!

Correct me if I am wrong, but this post seems to me to be created just after you were told that Truman cannot be harness trained.

I love my feather friend. I really do, I just over react on things guys. Please forgive me.

[Wolf]

You are only having the problems with your budgies, because of your refusal to take the time needed to establish a bond based on mutual respect, love and trust. You seem to think that just because you want things to occur that they must occur on your time reference, but a bird doesn't have the same obsession with time. The only reason that I can see that you had a Senegal that loved you was because someone else did the initial taming and training, because you do not exhibit the needed patience and self control.
I know that I don't just trust everyone nor does that trust happen overnight, Some people are unfortunate enough for me to trust them in a relatively short time and others not so fast. You seen to think that a bird is like a computer, you push a button and if you pressed the right button what you want just happens. Well a bird is not just a possession, it does not respond the way that you want just because you want it ,now. If you are having this much trouble with a budgie, you don't have what it takes to win the trust and affection of a Senegal. The only thing you will get by treating a Senegal the way you treat your budgies, is a lot of pain, bloodshed, and scars, because a Senegal will not put up with it.
Now that is my honest opinion of your knowledge and capabilities, as you have shown them, up to this point. But, I will not hold that against you and will continue to do my best to help you. So stop being unreasonable with your budgies and take the time and put forth the very small amount of effort to win their trust, I can assure you that if you do this you will be able to have a wonderful experience with them. Did you know that a budgie holds the world record for the number of words it can speak. They are very intelligent and love to please their human, the problem is nor the budgies.

[cml]

I agree with Wolf.

My budgies hate me. I give up. I need a playful bird that will listen not run.

No bird will listen just because you want it to.

Seeing you give up after only a try or two, and ignore advice when given with care for the bird tells me you should not get another parrot. It is likely it will end up in a rescue - it may sound harsh but from what I can gather from your postings you do not have the patience to get the proper experience to handle and tame a bird.

I dont think this is fair on your budgies at all, because when they dont show the affection for you that you want, you look towards getting a new bird. To be perfectly honest, if they do not want to interact with you, it's because of you.

Now, there are methods to work with that, and do basic taming and training - and budgies can be quick learners! See http://www.trainedparrot.com/taming for more info on basic taming.
Michael actually had a budgie as well .

Your birds deserve better, and if you shape up, you can do better by them. After a while you will see that they return that affection towards you as well.

[Wolf]

And A lot more than that as well, they truly are amazing little birds.