The Pepper Baby Chronicles Indiana Winter in the Aviary

[muddy75]

Mr Muddy laughs at me because I have them all named and I can tell most of them apart. Some of the blue ones (pepper babies) are difficult to tell apart without getting a closer look.

 

[muddy75]

@Kiki are budgies loud????

 

[duluthralphie]

@Kiki are budgies loud????

Yes, Do you need hearing aids?

Did you bring them inside last night?
Do they land on your hand? Come when called?

Can they talk?

I know nothing about them, can you tell?

 

[muddy75]

Yes, Do you need hearing aids?

Did you bring them inside last night?
Do they land on your hand? Come when called?

Can they talk?

I know nothing about them, can you tell?

yes mr muddy locked them in again at bedtime last night and they were ready to get out this morning. they very rarely let me hold them once they leave the nest, but they like to see who can fly closest to our heads when we are inside. Mr Muddy calls their game “buzzing the tower” He’s been trying to teach them to wolf whistle but because they were raised in a large group, they mimic the other birds whistle vs learning to talk. My 2 original males were the only ones that ever had their wings clipped and they grew back fairly quickly so they are all very good flyers.

 

[ShrekDawg]

@Kiki are budgies loud????

They sound like mine LOL mine does that same chatter and a softer one too but then he also does that exact scream too when he feels like it which is quite often

 

[MykaMom]

I used to raise budgies. It's amazing to me how such huge personalities come out of those tiny little eggs! Thanks for sharing!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yes, Do you need hearing aids?

Did you bring them inside last night?
Do they land on your hand? Come when called?

Can they talk?

I know nothing about them, can you tell?

yes mr muddy locked them in again at bedtime last night and they were ready to get out this morning. they very rarely let me hold them once they leave the nest, but they like to see who can fly closest to our heads when we are inside. Mr Muddy calls their game “buzzing the tower” He’s been trying to teach them to wolf whistle but because they were raised in a large group, they mimic the other birds whistle vs learning to talk. My 2 original males were the only ones that ever had their wings clipped and they grew back fairly quickly so they are all very good flyers.

Yeah, I think when they’re with a group or even just a buddy, they bond to each other rather than their human making learning, whether that’s talking or tricks or whatever, much more difficult.

But that said, they are supposedly excellent talkers and can amass quite a large vocabulary (as opposed to cockatiels who mainly whistle) so I think if someone took a lot of time with them and/or raised them alone, they MIGHT be able to learn.

But of course they are much happier with a buddy and I don’t think I could raise one alone seeing how bonded my two are. Maybe could get one and train it then get another though? Or play sounds for them repeatedly and they might pick it up. I played large flock sounds for my birds when I first got them, like half hour long at a time, and I think he learned his screaming from them

 

[MykaMom]

Yeah, I think when they’re with a group or even just a buddy, they bond to each other rather than their human making learning, whether that’s talking or tricks or whatever, much more difficult.

But that said, they are supposedly excellent talkers and can amass quite a large vocabulary (as opposed to cockatiels who mainly whistle) so I think if someone took a lot of time with them and/or raised them alone, they MIGHT be able to learn.

But of course they are much happier with a buddy and I don’t think I could raise one alone seeing how bonded my two are. Maybe could get one and train it then get another though? Or play sounds for them repeatedly and they might pick it up. I played large flock sounds for my birds when I first got them, like half hour long at a time, and I think he learned his screaming from them

If you listen very, very carefully, you'll hear different 'voices' used with each other. These guys give their offspring names, slight variations in whistles and trills denoting the different birb babies.

Budgies are one of the top three talkers of the parrot world, up there with African Greys and Amazons. If you haven't seen any yet, go to YouTube and watch any video by Disco the Parakeet. While sweet Disco left us a few years ago, his vocabulary was AMAZING. He was even featured in a BBC documentary called Pets: Wild at Heart.

And if you think budgies are loud, you should try an amazon parrot. Myka makes my ears ring when he's in the mood!

 

[ShrekDawg]

If you listen very, very carefully, you'll hear different 'voices' used with each other. These guys give their offspring names, slight variations in whistles and trills denoting the different birb babies.

Budgies are one of the top three talkers of the parrot world, up there with African Greys and Amazons. If you haven't seen any yet, go to YouTube and watch any video by Disco the Parakeet. While sweet Disco left us a few years ago, his vocabulary was AMAZING. He was even featured in a BBC documentary called Pets: Wild at Heart.

And if you think budgies are loud, you should try an amazon parrot. Myka makes my ears ring when he's in the mood!

That is adorable! OMG! I never realized that!!

And I love Disco! I think that’s the main one I’ve heard of but idk. Was he ever on that talent show thing for pets?

And oh wow I bet he does!! he’s very handsome though. mine will sometimes deafen me if I am sitting next to the cage amazing volume for such little tiny things! LOL

 

[MykaMom]

Yeah, I think when they’re with a group or even just a buddy, they bond to each other rather than their human making learning, whether that’s talking or tricks or whatever, much more difficult.

But that said, they are supposedly excellent talkers and can amass quite a large vocabulary (as opposed to cockatiels who mainly whistle) so I think if someone took a lot of time with them and/or raised them alone, they MIGHT be able to learn.

But of course they are much happier with a buddy and I don’t think I could raise one alone seeing how bonded my two are. Maybe could get one and train it then get another though? Or play sounds for them repeatedly and they might pick it up. I played large flock sounds for my birds when I first got them, like half hour long at a time, and I think he learned his screaming from them

With cockatiels, the females just don't seem to talk, they whistle. The males can pick up words or phrases. I do not know if this is a hard and fast rule, or a generality. I'm allergic to the higher powder birds so have little direct experience with cockatiels, just my SIL's rescued girl.