I have two bugies.. Tweety and Dexter

I let Tweety and Dexter out every day for atleast an hour.
If you want a budgie that will pay more attention to you.. just get one. But if you are out for most of the day... i would suggest 2, soo they don't get bored. I have alot of toys in my birds cage, that I change around once or twice a week.

about the noise... different budgies have different noise levels... Dexter is VERY vocal .. but Tweety is REALLY quiet.

i hope i could help

if you have any more questions feel free to PM me!

Kelsey