Behavior

Question
Hi I have 4 budgies which I bought about 2 months ago, they are each around 4 months old according to the breeder. I have been noticing that one of them is isolated is isolated from the rest adn every time I put my hand into the cage it will fly around like crazy while the other 3 which I finger trained wont move. I havent given him a different treatment and has been acting very different. What can I do?

Answer
Dear Andres,
thank you for your question.
Birds have different personalities and will react differently to situations. The budgie is probably just shyer that the rest. Keep trying to tame him, spend time with him specifically. Offer millet spray on your hand, there a very good chance that he will come, too, when he sees the other three feeding.
Clicker training is a very good and easy bird taming method. Basically, you reward good behaviour with a specific sound and a small treat, so that the birds knows: "what I just did gets me a treat" and will repeat the behaviour. Since your budgie probably won't take treats form your hand in the beginning, out a small bowl in or on the cage where it can easily be reached by both of you, out a treat in it and then wait until the bird starts to eat the treat and click in the exact moment it picks up the treat. Repeat that a few times, then again on the next day. Most birds learn the combination click=treat very fast. Then you can start offering your hand to it, without a treat, just hold it as close as the bird is comfortable with. Leave it there for a few moments, then click and put the treat in the bowl. Repeat a few times and then on the next day you can put your hand a bit closer (or you just repeat the exercise at the same distance until you can come closer).
www.clickertraining.com has more info on this method, under Other Animals there's a bird section, including a very active mailing list

I hope I was of some help to you
Jennifer