I don't know what the problem is. Budgies are very social little birds and you are lucky enough to have one who is closely bonded to you and wants your attention. They need a lot of attention like any other parrot.
You can try to make sure he has lots and lots of toys to play with to keep him entertained sometimes, but realistically if you can't have him out and able to play with you for a couple hours most days, maybe you should look into getting him another budgie companion.
If you aren't wiling to have him out and playing with you enough, he will be happier with another budgie.
If you continue to give him his usual amount of attention, you probably won't lose very much of your bond. You probably will have trouble developing a good bond with the new bird, however.
Karen
Chico (conure) and Pippin (budgie)
WI

Karen,
Thank you for your promt and informative inputs as always.I am unsure of buying another budgie.Because i have read in articles that when two budgie bond,they become very close.So much so that if one dies other might die of a broken heart.I am thinking o buying a bird that is not budgie.Do you think that'll solve the problem, like he'll have company and not bond that badly.Can you suggest on that, since you yourself have two different bird you'll be able to give the best suggestion.
Bubliey

I don't know what would be best. Budgies are social and form bonds easily. I think most of the cases of budgies dying of a broken heart involve two untame budgies kept together with no human interaction.
From all I've heard, if you really have a good relationship with your budgie, and then get another, the first budgie will remain almost as bonded as before, and may help the second one lose its fear of people quickly, but the second one will rarely bond to people. I haven't tried it; I know my little Pippin would love another budgie friend, but I also am afraid I would lose my bond with him (plus Pippin likes to bully other birds).
I've found that having my two together is just about ideal. They keep each other company, without being bonded to each other. They are out together all day, and caged seperately at night.
Different species don't always work out. Budgies are little guys and can easily be injured by bigger birds. If you get another bird, it would be necessary to use seperate cages and supervise them together initially. My conure is a greencheek, about twice Pippin's size, and I am lucky that he is unusually mellow and gentle with Pippin, even when Pippin tries to bully him.


Karen
Chico (conure) and Pippin (budgie)
WI

dear Karen,
Thanks for you insights.I think i'll have to buy another budgie after all.He's used to getting so much atention that we 3 people spend as much as twohours each after him.This is practically absurd.He's stays so much with us that eighter he thinks he's a human or we are all birds.He scrubs our nose with his beak,mumbles in our ears,preen our hair and all most always sits and flies to our shoulders.Will he be able to adapt with a new bird??That's what worries me.Because when ever i take him before a mirror he shreks and flies away.

There really isn't any way to know how he will be with a new bird. My Pippin was kept with his siblings until I got him, at 10 weeks old. So he's very interested in other birds and in his reflection. My conure who was handfed and an only bird for a long time, has no interest in other birds.
Budgies are usually not handfed and are usually kept around other budgies until they're sold, plus they are so social that USUALLY budgies get along well with other budgies. If you got your little budgie very young or if he was handfed, he easily could think he's a little person and might not even like another budgie around. It sort of depends on what they're exposed to the most when they're young. His reaction to the mirror sounds strange; budgies almost always love their reflections.

Karen
Chico (conure) and Pippin (budgie)
WI