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Expert: - 5/31/2007


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Hi, I just recently got two budgies. Apparently one of the budgies was a much older female compared to the other baby budgie who's gender I cannot tell yet. The older one keeps pushing, pecking, and clawing the baby budgie. It keeps putting it's claw on it's wing. Now the baby is powerless, it has not learned to fight yet, so is there any other way to stop them from fighting besides returning the ferocoius famale to the pet store? Thanks! Please reply.

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Hi, Mustafa.

You can separate these birds into individual cages until the young one grows up more and is better able to defend itself against the older one.  In addition, if both of these birds are female, this could explain why the older one is picking on the younger one...lots of female budgies don't get along with each other.  

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I`ve been raising/breeding/handfeeding/selling parrots for over 20 years (parakeets/budgies, cockatiels, 6 subspecies of conures, parrotlets, amazons, lovebirds, etc.). I've been published in "Budgies" and "Cockatiels" offered by Bow Tie Productions, and have written avian articles for publication in England. I can provide advice in raising healthy birds, handfeeding/weaning babies, some health problems, nail/beak/wing clipping, general husbandry, etc. I also have experience with racing/showing homing pigeons. I cannot diagnose specific illness over this website. If you suspect your bird is ill or if you have an emergency, contact a certified avian veterinarian or emergency pet clinic ASAP.

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Over 20 years breeding/raising/handfeeding/selling 15 different species of parrots.

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American Federation of Aviculture, completed Level I course, Fundamentals of Aviculture. Keeping/breeding parrots and other birds for over 20 years.

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