Name: Carolyn
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Give him some exercise and his old diet and he'll probably slim down. It sounds like maybe he had too much food and not enough exercise at your friend's house.
The internet is saying that an American-type budgie should be 25 to 35 grams. English budgies are bigger.
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JustCoco!
Post subject: Re: Mah babies are BACK!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 6:58 pm
Parrotlet
Name: Erik
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Thank you.
How can I exercise him?
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tielfan
Post subject: Re: Mah babies are BACK!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 7:45 pm
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Name: Carolyn
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Encouraging him to fly when he's out of the cage with you is a good way.
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JustCoco!
Post subject: Re: Mah babies are BACK!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 8:49 pm
Parrotlet
Name: Erik
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Ummm... He's clipped. I'm sorry
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tielfan
Post subject: Re: Mah babies are BACK!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:28 pm
Site Admin
Name: Carolyn
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He can still flap and do some traveling. A clipped bird actually has to work harder to travel the same distance as a fully flighted bird, so he'll get more exercise.
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JustCoco!
Post subject: Re: Mah babies are BACK!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:19 pm
Parrotlet
Name: Erik
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I dont want to sound helpless, but, how do I make him fly or move?
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Feathers
Post subject: Re: Mah babies are BACK!
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 3:40 am
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Name: Baruch
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Make them fly to you for treats. Slowly make the distance further until it's the max they can fly when they're clipped. I'm not sure if the treats will make them fatter or not. You have to find a way to encourage them.
JessiMuse
Post subject: Re: Mah babies are BACK!
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:43 am
Lovebird
Name: Jessi
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Weren't you training him to fly to you, at one point? Might be good to continue that training.
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JustCoco!
Post subject: Re: Mah babies are BACK!
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:55 am
Parrotlet
Name: Erik
Posts: 448 Joined: Aug 2015 Location: Mexico, Sinaloa Gave happy chirps:113 times Got happy chirps:32 times
Ohhh that's true. I forgot. I guess it'll have to be individual training
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