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I've kept budgies for 20 years now (as companion/pets, not aviary/breeding). I lost one of my budgies to a tumour earlier this year and the remaining bird, Beaker, is flightless due to an injury when she was not long fledged. Beaker is also hand-tame, but not personable, a bit of a grump and not bonded with me at all so I wouldn't be interrupting our relationship. I'm intending on keeping them apart, probably one in my room and one in the lounge, at least initially for quarantine and observational purposes but I suspect with Beaker's size, disability and surliness the twain shall never truly meet.
I'm sure I'm going to have many questions and I've already sent her a barrage of them. The main thing I wanted to ask was what can I expect in rehoming a bird at this age? I'm trying to establish whether he's bonded with her or if he's more gregarious, but do you have any tips on how to accustom a bird of this age to a new owner?
He'll be going from a house with many kids to a one-human, one-bird (and two-stick insect) apartment too, so I imagine the change will a big one for him and I want to be sure I know we'll all be in for.