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geez KAZ,thanks very much for that link, I have found it very helpful.

Thank You mate,I will have a look at that site.

Hi, How are you all. I have an aviary with a dozen birds and 4 pair are mating. The trouble is, all the hens keep going to the ond box when there are 4 available. Is this normal? Please help. Thanking You.

Thanks everyone for your advice.

Okay so if the other hens dont feel safe breeding, should I ramdomly pick a hen and a cock and put them in a cage, outside the aviary, with a breeding box and let nature do its thing ?? And the budgie/dove thing is just too weird to work out ??

I have three breeding boxes and my aviary is half the size of a car shed. What is the definition of colony breeding ??

Hi Everyone, I have an equal quota of hens and cocks, but all the cocks only want one hen, she has produced two chicks and now has two eggs laid. Just wondering, why the cocks dont show attention to the other hens ?? Most of them are over 3 years old. I also have some doves in my aviary and some of the budgie cocks, well.. ummmm.... ummmm do intimate acts on the doves wings etc...... Wonder why this happens too ???? Thanks, Sandra

Hi people, I have a 5-6 week old chick, that hasnt mastered the skill of flying yet, it climbs all over the aviary and walks on the bottom, but no flying. Is this normal ?? Thanks, Sandra.

Karen, Do I leave the chick with its parents then, till its old enough to breed ?? Thanks Sandra..

:hap: I have a chick who is 5-6 weeks old and still with its parents and I was wondering, * When will I be able to tell its sex and * What age can I mate it... Thanks in advance

Our first breeding pair have chicks who are ten days old and are already doing the deed, will they lay eggs again so soon ?? The chicks arent ready to come out of the nesting box, what do I do ??????????? HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also, why do I have a " warn with a percentage sign and blue boxes" in my signature box ?????????

Hi Silver Your flock is beautiful. Hope you stay for awhile now. Sandra

Hi Libby They have a breeding box, but someone told us they like hollow logs more. So they have a choice of venue I was told the color around their cheek area, determines the sex. Dark circle for male and lighter for female. Our tiels are grey in color and have yellow around the cheek area. Thanks Sandra.

HI KAZ Our cockateils are in an aviary, about the size of 4 ft by 2ft, and they have two hollow logs in the aviary. I am not sure of their age, as we brought them from a pet shop. We see them grooming each other, but thats all the affection we see. Thanks Sandra. How old are they and how big is the cage and how have you set it up for breeding if you are trying ?

Thanks Kaz, that article was extremly helpful. Sandra....

:budgiedance: HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY hope you all enjoyed it. I watched my two boys, play cricket and they won. HOw aussie is that !!!!!!!! I forgot to make a pav though and no lamingtons either... Sandra..

:budgiedance: HI Everyone, My name is Sandra and I live in the Central west of NSW. We have two mating pairs of budgies and hopefully a mating pair of cockateils. One of our budgie pairs has successfully hatched four chicks, they are about one week old and we are all very excited. What can I expect from here on in ?? We have them housed in a budgie cage with a wooden breeding box. We hang the cage outside when the weather is good, under a massive golden elm tree. We bring them in a night and of course, when the weather turns bad. Our other budgie pair, do the " deed " but no sign of nesting yet. Our cockateils, dont do anything !!!!!!!!! Our local pet shop assured us, we have a male and female. I look forward to any advice and tips and of course, chatting.