New addition to the family Galah HELP !!!

[ebbynel]

Hi all,
We purchased a 5 month old Georgie the Galah yesterday for my 4 year old daughter told it was a she because of her eyes they are very light brown, she is tame doesn't bite but wont keep still, when she is in her cage she is constantly moving around & climbing on the side of the cage or walking along the bottom, and when she is on our shoulder she tries to get off, will she eventually calm down ? I'm just worried about her don't want her to be scared I think she wants to be out of the cage because the breeder we brought her from had her out of the cage on a perch outside in their backyard roaming around can I get her out of that habit? and I know they say boys are better talkers is this a myth?
your feedback & input would be greatly appreciated

Thank You
Kind Regards
Ebru

[vankarhi]

girls make as a good a pet a boys. The girls can talk but my understanding is the boys sometimes talk better.

I had my female galah for 15 years (she died unexpedectly) and she was a wonderful pet. She loved to be patted 24/7 if we let her and she didn't mind chilling in her cage. But I did let her out daily for a walk around the yard so she could strutt her stuff and get plenty of exercise.......it did not change her as she was still a wonderful pet.

Birds should be active........if they were not I would be worried it was sick.

[carlsandclan]

Give her time. She has to settle into her new home. Galahs aren't the type of bird to sit on a perch all day - they are active and inquisitive - although they can be pink chickens! Give her plenty of toys and branches to chew, and she will be happy. Let her out a few hours every day, and give her plenty of showers. I take my galah, AJ, into the shower with me almost every day - she loves it! Then she will spend ages standing on my leg and preening, getting scratches etc.

AJ can talk quite well. She has picked up a lot of words, and she's only 9 months old. Talking is an individual thing - some birds do, some don't.