I've owned 3 male budgies, one at a time. I never found their bites painful though they were startling at first. Eventually I decided they were kisses! Mine were regular pet-store birds and had not been hand-raised. Advice I read said to hold a small perch and put it and my hand inside the cage and just sit. Eventually the bird (nervous, squawky, and fluttering at first) will climb on the perch. Each time you do this, hold more and more of the perch inside your fist with a smaller and smaller part of the perch exposed for the bird to sit on. Then do away with the hand-held perch and stick your fist in with your pointer finger out for the bird to sit on. You may find your bird jumping on your finger or hand even before you get to this step. All the time you do this, talk softly, perhaps repeating a word you hope the bird will learn. Only males can talk.

When you take your bird out of the cage, close off doors to the room and cover windows or mirrors. If you don't, your bird will fly into them and perhaps hurt itself. Mine used to love to sit on my head and groom my hair with their beaks. If your bird sits on you, check yourself in a mirror after you recage your bird. You don't want to go outside and have someone point out that you have bird poop on you!

If you have a TV or music player turned on, expect your bird to make noises, even if you cover it.

There are books that give information on how to teach your bird to do tricks. Your library probably has some or can get hold of some.

Let us know if you do buy one and how things go!