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That depends on the child. Obviously Rainbow Egg Lover didn't. My cousins had a fabulous little budgie and they all loved that bird and played with it constantly. It was part of the family.

There are different budgies, too. There are "regular" budgies and there are "show budgies". The show budgies are bigger. Not sure about any substantial differences in personality etc. A bird can certainly bite, but when you work to make it trust you and it does get to trust you, it won't...

Yes, me too, but I still start lists of ones I like beforehand.

You also want to meet "your" bird. They seem 'the same' but when you watch them, they are different. Some will talk to you in the shop, some will ignore you. You'll know the one you want, when you meet him. Has your son been thinking of names?

Why not start with one and see how it goes? I didn't find my budgies to be all territorial over their cage(s) or unwelcoming to new friends, so you could get another/more budgie friend(s) later on. Your son's only young and obviously doesn't have any extensive bird training background so as to...

Yes, it's not as important for those who will be allowed to free roam.

If your son wants a tame bird to "hang out" with him, it's easier with just one bird. When they have more of their own type, they prefer hanging out with each other than with people. I have several budgies and I let them hang out together in an aviary, they are not tame, but you need to decide...

Budgies are great little birds. Bear in mind that all birds are individuals, some are more sociable/like being handled than others. If you get a young bird, he should be able to train it to be handled and tame. That's the advantage of getting a hand-raised bird, they are already used to being...