Laura's Birds 0 Posted February 28, 2015 Member ID: 8,027 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 49 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 345 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/12/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2016 Birthday: 30/12/1991 Share Posted February 28, 2015 These are the birds I have paired up so far. The first pair are in a separate cage with a breeding box. Have only had them three days. Second and third pair are still in the main cage and too young to breed, but they've bonded very well so I'm pleased with that. For the first pair, how long would you guys expect before I might see eggs in the nest box? Link to comment
Drogo 0 Posted February 28, 2015 Member ID: 7,323 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 104 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 570 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/06/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 13, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Your hen is not in breeding condition just yet. If the hen has a nice chocolate coloured cere with a rough texture, you can expect eggs in just 10 days. Link to comment
Laura's Birds 0 Posted February 28, 2015 Member ID: 8,027 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 49 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 345 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/12/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2016 Birthday: 30/12/1991 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 okay great well I'll keep feeding sprouted seeds and lots of veggies and see what happens over the next few weeks. Link to comment
Budgie_Mad 0 Posted February 28, 2015 Member ID: 7,367 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 400 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,860 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/07/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2023 Birthday: 29/04/1997 Share Posted February 28, 2015 you own very beautiful budgies. The pairs look good, glad your ensuring they are in age. And yes to me the only one in breeding condition is the first male. Silver beet is supposed to bring the birds into breeding condition, worked for me. Link to comment
robyn 0 Posted March 1, 2015 Member ID: 5,241 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 86 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,887 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 10,750 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 19, 2018 Birthday: 21/12/1946 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Nice group of birds Laura, just thought last picture Cock looks like he could have a bit of scale on his beak. May be just the picture but worth checking in case. cheers Link to comment
Laura's Birds 0 Posted March 1, 2015 Member ID: 8,027 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 49 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 345 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/12/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2016 Birthday: 30/12/1991 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Nice group of birds Laura, just thought last picture Cock looks like he could have a bit of scale on his beak. May be just the picture but worth checking in case. cheers Indeed he does Robyn and it's being treated you own very beautiful budgies. The pairs look good, glad your ensuring they are in age. And yes to me the only one in breeding condition is the first male. Silver beet is supposed to bring the birds into breeding condition, worked for me. Thanks I'm quite fond of them. The younger two pairs are between seven and ten months (hens seven, cocks ten). They're just in the big cage together at the moment, bonding, doing their budgie-thing. I'm thinking I'll pop them in breeding cages around the end of June or early July and see what happens. I'm not fussed if it takes them a while to sort themselves out. None of them have experience so I'm not expecting top results first time around as far as hatch rate or fertility of the eggs in general. Link to comment
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