what i meant was that if one bird got startlet by YOU the other one would get startled also... as in scared so they both get scared of each others reactions towards you/your brother/hands...

if they DO step to your fingers and stay there that´s a HUGE step forward... you should just assure them they can trust you...

have you tried offering them millet... budgies are millet junkies... they go nuts for it.. that way they´ll associate millet=good millet= safe millet= nice people