Goldbreasted waxbill question

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:05 pm

It's been two weeks with having a pair of GB waxbills.
Everytime I set one foot into the bird room, they freak out and fly around their cage complete afraid of me.

Does this species ever calm down? This current narotic behavior is driving me nuts. Should I have just stuck with Gouldians?

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:19 pm

I have a pair that I have had for a little over a year. The first six months, I seldom saw them because they stayed in the tree. Now they are out and even when I go in to clean , they fly around me. I think they will calm down, but they will never be anything like the gouldians. They are very skittish.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:24 pm

atarasi
I got a pair in july and they to go crazy when anyone get within 15ft of the cage ,I thought it was just mine but I guess not.I have mine in a cage with A lot of plant cover they are hard to even see in there cage . I sure hope they settle down soon

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:24 pm

gold breasted & orange breasted are almost the same bird, I have the latter. mine were very nervous and flighty for the first few months in the aviary but have now settled down. when I put out fresh mealworm they come down within a couple of feet of me waiting to be thrown a couple which they duly sit and eat (I guess this is there way of getting a couple of extra worms

). they only fly off if I make a sudden move. my rccb's dont come any closer than 6 feet and wait for me to leave the aviary before eating

franny · Post by **franny** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:29 pm

atarasi wrote:It's been two weeks with having a pair of GB waxbills.
Everytime I set one foot into the bird room, they freak out and fly around their cage complete afraid of me.

Mine only freaked out for the first couple of days. Mind you, they are in the living room, so are exposed to my comings and goings a lot. They had to get used to it pretty quickly. I even vacuum around the cage and they just keep eating!

What seems to help is definitely all the treats I put in the cage. They are so anxious to see what's in there that they'll come back to the perch to see what's in there, even when I'm standing by the cage. But they are still more nervous than the society's were. I guess they are learning to "tolerate" me, but they are never going to be as relaxed when I'm near as the Societies were..

Post by **Hilary** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:12 pm

I have three pairs and they are all fairly calm around me. They're pretty used to me putting my hand in their cage, though.

Post by **Sally** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:44 pm

My Goldbreasts are nervous birds, but they usually settle down. Many of the GBs available right now are imports, understandably more nervous. They may take quite a while to calm down.

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:15 am

I absolutely think you're right Sally. The guy at the bird mart said he purchased the stock he was selling from Canada and California. I believe he acquired them from a shipper.

I think I have someone who might purchase these two from me. I guess I'll just stick with the Australian species.

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