Pidgies are awesome! My Snowpea,,pic below... was most likely a racer, from the band she had on. She was sick though when I got her. They do imprint and calm down pretty quickly . She eats cockatiel mix, likes the safflower seeds , broccoli florets Zupreem fruit pellets, scrambled eggs, cornbread, millet. She ,,being a girl of course gets small chopped cuttlebone, without the spine. They can be messy, but, what bird isnt? Hope to see you and your new friend around!