Guys I am so mad at myself!

[chickenmama109]

So a lot of y’all have been helping me with advice about my new parakeet! Well things were going great and I thought he might actually get use to me and maybe perch on my hand someday unlike my other one! But today I was cleaning and putting a latter in there cage when they both flew out!! The new bird had clipped wings so he was easy to catch but my other bird kept flying in to the tv! And my rabbit is indoors due to cold weather! She is in a big dog crate and my parakeet flew inside of that too I got them both back in the cage but I’m worried that they will never like me nowthey both bit me so that kinda tells me that they don’t like me lol! has anyone ever done this or is it just me!

 

[Lollipoplips]

Have you tried to regain their trust? Such as hand-feeding them nuts/food?

 

[Lollipoplips]

I'm not an expert. I just try it when a stray comes along.

 

[chickenmama109]

Have you tried to regain their trust? Such as hand-feeding them nuts/food?

They freak when I stick my hand in the cage! That is why they got out maybe I should trywhen they cool off!

 

[Lollipoplips]

Curious, are they a breeding couple? Or just friends?

 

[chickens really]

Just leave them a couple of days. Then just put your hand in the cage without trying to catch them. Then the next days try to get then to perch on your hand in the cage. It's a slow process.

 

[MGonzalez]

Put a soft mitten on with 1 hand and hold it til you want. And pet the bird’s head and talk to it. Maybe it needs to know that you mean no harm. That’s what I do with mine and now at least she stopped panicking.

 

[chickenmama109]

Curious, are they a breeding couple? Or just friends?

Right now just friends!! But when they both mature I would love for them to have baby’s maybe once but no more then that!

 

[Willowspirit]

Right now just friends!! But when they both mature I would love for them to have baby’s maybe once but no more then that!

If you want to breed them even eventually, start studying up on breeding now.

 

[chickenmama109]

If you want to breed them even eventually, start studying up on breeding now.

Ok!! Thanks! I do have one question? At what age do they start mating!? They kiss and groom now but they don’t mate! They are both under a year!