Coco

Bird ID: 8273
Species: Parakeet
Sex: Female
Sub-Species: Standard Budgie
Health Status: Healthy
Good with Children: Unknown
Well Socialized: Unknown
Currently in Foster Care
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Coco

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Mr. Blue is a happy boy because he is bonded to Coco who is the love of his life. Mr. Blue and Coco are deeply in love. They spend their days chirping away, kissing each other, grooming each other, and having an occasional lovers’ quarrel. Mr. Blue, being the gentleman that he is, lets Coco win every time! Mr. Blue and Coco came from a situation where they were never let out of their cage and rarely given any attention. They were each other’s whole world and only company. When I first met them, they were not tame. Since being in foster care, Mr. Blue and Coco are making steady progress learning to trust people and exploring the environment outside of their cage. Both birds are trained to step-up to a dowel, that is a long, rounded, wooden stick. The dowel is how we handle the birds when they are out of their cage. Mr. Blue also loves millet treats, and he can be enticed to step-up on my hand if I offer him a fresh piece of millet. He likes to have his treats either first thing in the morning or in the evening before sleep. Coco will eat millet that I offer her by hand, but she is not yet comfortable stepping-up for it. Coco is less trusting of people than Mr. Blue, but her personality is not at all shy. Coco is bold, smart, and confident, especially around other birds. Her favorite activity is to fly into our cockatiel’s cage and eat her food! She also likes to let Mr. Blue know that she is no pushover. Mr. Blue and Coco have a cage that is set on a rolling stand, and their cage can be rolled outside for some fresh air and sunshine. They both really appreciate spending some time outdoors. Though, these birds should never be left outside without supervision because their chirping sounds will attract the neighborhood cats! These budgies make lovely chirping sounds throughout the day, and they are quite vocal once they feel comfortable in their environment.
In nature, parakeets (budgerigars) live in large flocks. A single bird in a cage spends much of his/her life being lonely because humans have things they must do that take them away. We therefore will only adopt a single parakeet to a household if there is already at least one parakeet living there. Otherwise, parakeets must be adopted in groups of two or more.