Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
From experience, All the budgies I have owned, I found it alot easier to tame with their wings clipped... because if they have full grown wings they use them to FLY away once you get the bird out of the cage... and it isnt fun trying to catch budgie as he uses your house as a flying GYM!! haha
Well, I can't argue with that. It all depends on how the budgie was fed/trained as a chick (IMO). Apricot was bred by myself and so he was parent raised. However, I handled him on a daily basis and so he's as tame as a handfed now. Unforunately, most budgie owners can't change how their babies were raised, so wing clipping is perhaps the most humane procedure to quicken taming and training.

Alley Cat's Mom, I think it's hilarious how you got your DJ friends to announce about your budgie on the radio. LOL. How generous of them It sounds like you're doing fabulous and I'm glad you've been introducing him to so many different food items. My only advice is to not fret about him not eating the apple slices. In my experience, budgies like leafy dark greens (carrot tops, bok choy leaves, parsely) better than fruits. Weird, huh?
I can't believe he's letting you pet him! That evokes a well deserved "AWWWWWWW"! You're doing a greyt job!!!!

P.S. Do you need some pointers on picking out a young, female budgie? I'd be more than willing to help! Also, the "large" budgies you see at the pet shop *may* be English budgies, which are naturally double the size of your budgie Or they could just be old, LOL. Good Luck taming and training your baby. And I agree with DJFyrewolf...Have you named him yet??????