I currently have 3 budgies. 1F and 2M. 1 male is bonded to the female. They do things like preening each other, and feeding each other. The female has shown no interest in mating with the male (which i'm happy about) but they are mostly together. At times however she does attack him when shes on a perch by herself. Next the male that is not bonded with the female. This male is actually afraid of the female bc he runs away from her. When she goes at him it's not an aggressive way more of a get away from my space type of way bc no matter how many times I see their interaction it has never gone bloody or feathers everywhere. With this I started ordering a cage in case I may separate them. The male that is afraid of the female is bonded to the male that is bonded to the female so like its a threesome but they have a specific bird. The bird that has all the attention from both birds likes to fight with the male but calls for him when he dosent see him. They are only sometimes next to each other and flying together but no preening each other type of way. What do you think of a dynamic like this? Do you think adding a 4th female budgie would disturb it in a negative way? Should I separate the birds?
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Budgie Behavior
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Could be normal for M-F budgies. Aussiebird will know more!
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Adding any new birds to a flock has the chance of upsetting dynamics in the wrong way.
Three is a tricky number. Personally I think evening it out could help and also give the bonded pair their space.
If you do have the means to separate birds then that's definitely needed with an addition. Female budgies like to cause trouble with each other, so even in the best case where you end up with two perfectly bonded pairs, you may have to keep them separate to keep the peace.
Three is a tricky number. Personally I think evening it out could help and also give the bonded pair their space.
If you do have the means to separate birds then that's definitely needed with an addition. Female budgies like to cause trouble with each other, so even in the best case where you end up with two perfectly bonded pairs, you may have to keep them separate to keep the peace.
The biggest question is always space.
Is your setup spacious enough for more budgies?
My mother keeps all of hers in outdoor avairies here in Australia. Has done for over 60yrs now, and they travel to shows and all without stress.
But even then she is particular in making sure that each bird can sit on a perch with plenty of clearance from the others, in their day to day environment.
Just like people, mentally healthy budgies need "me time" sometimes.
Each little family will have it's dynamics - top bird (your mr popular) and the others.
Is your setup spacious enough for more budgies?
My mother keeps all of hers in outdoor avairies here in Australia. Has done for over 60yrs now, and they travel to shows and all without stress.
But even then she is particular in making sure that each bird can sit on a perch with plenty of clearance from the others, in their day to day environment.
Just like people, mentally healthy budgies need "me time" sometimes.
Each little family will have it's dynamics - top bird (your mr popular) and the others.
