Killer budgie?
Hello
I have a 4 year old budgie. Back then the budgie also had a partner. But my parents and I noticed straight away that the relationship between the two was not right. They both became tame quickly. The female (my current budgie) always attacked the male and 'forbade' him from eating, even though there were two feeding stations. After a short time the male died. So that the female wouldn't be alone we immediately bought a new budgie (another male) and the same thing happened as with the first one. Constant bullying etc. The budgie also died after less than a month. So we got fed up and didn't buy a new one, and the female was one for a while. Now we have got a new baby budgie (a few months old) but we keep them both in separate cages next to each other to be on the safe side. When the new budgie has free flight he quickly becomes curious and flies to the female. I've also seen her bite his foot and not let go, causing my baby budgie to panic completely. When one of our budgies is allowed to fly freely, we temporarily move the other cage to another room to prevent such attacks from happening again.
My question: Since budgies are flock animals, they must be kept in pairs at least. Does it count as animal cruelty even if they're in separate cages? The little budgie has already become very tame and has grown on me. I'm afraid the same thing will happen again.
ps. I can't get a third budgie
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With high probability, you have not correctly compiled the couples during the purchase.
This seems to be similar every time, but unfortunately it went wrong.
It is often due to younger waves at their age, gender, temperament or colour beat.
In most cases, it is the case of oppositely-sexeding young wave-sites at the sexual maturity that begins at different times.
Hooks are fertilized earlier than hens.
Then such young cocks drive the hens, which, for their part, are not yet ready to join due to age.
Or, as in their case, the young cocks are not yet able to perform a successful pair binding and balz with an already older hen.
Such hens can also be used by the driving cock with a more or less powerful beak.
But the increasing age then regulates the further progress of things.
With 5 to 8 months, the cock becomes at the latest gender-ready and then a harmonizing pair of waves should develop.
And no, the separate posture and also the qualified individual posture of corrugations is not animal torture.
I wish you a happy hand for your waves.
Best regards
gregor443
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