missylu

Hi everyone, I brought a few birds the other day including a hen sitting on 2 babies the lady told me that one is 4 weeks and the other is 3 weeks when i got them home i put them in an aviary and the mother didnt want to go near them anymore and the dad was no where in sight so i pulled them out and i am hand rearing them she does go in and out but i dont think she is feeding them at all i was wondering if anyone had any extra information that they wanted to throw at me - i have read the hand rearing link but want to know more they are currently in a cage with the mother should i leave her in there? the mother doesnt seem to be eating much either?

I believe the article on colony breeding that I put up for you tells why it all happens...but in a nutshell.....a favoured nestbox over another, a higher nestbox than the others, a nestbox too xlose to feeding areas, a nestbox that other birds can stand on top of, a hormonal female. a territorial fight and so on. What size is your aviary and how many birds and nestboxes are in that space ? you should have equal males to females. I had 4 females to 4 males and then i brought another male because my hen did not like the last male and before i could even put him in the cage she got sick and died so i now have 3 females and 5 males i was going to buy another female but i was told not to introduce another female or it would disturb the nesting birds so im not sure what to do now the aviary is 2 metres by 3 metres and i have 6 nest boxes in there i have not had a problem with the hens at all they stay away from each other its more the males that i am worried about they are very curious.

THANKS FOR THAT I WIL HAVE TO EXPLORE MY OTHER OPTIONS INTO BREEDING THEM SEPERATLEY. I HAVE MADE SURE MY BUDGIES WERE ALL OLDER THAN ONE YEAR MY YOUNGEST IS TWO YEARS OLD NOW .SO DOES THAT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME OR IS IT JUST WITH SOME BIRDS THAT ATTACK EACH OTHER? I HAVENT HAD ANY ATTACKS SO FAR BUT I AM WATCHING OUT FOR IT ALSO SHOULD YOU HAVE MORE MALES TO FEMALES OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND?

HI GUYS THANKS FOR YOUR INFO. I TOOK THE SINGLE EGG OUT BECAUSE THE MUMMY OF IT HAD 6 EGGS A WEEK AGO AND I THINK SHE ATE THEM ALL SO I AM A BIT NERVOUS WHEN IT COMES TO HER AND BABIES.AND NOW THAT I HAVE RUSHED AND TAKEN IT OUT I DONT KNOW WHICH EGG IT IS! OOPS. I AM COLONY BREEDING I HAVE 3 FEMALES AND 5 MALES 1 OF MY FEMALES DIED THE OTHER DAY FROM AN UNKNOWN REASON AND THEN I SAW THIS BEAUTIFUL MALE THAT I COULD NOT RESIST SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS okay TO HAVE MORE MALES THAN FEMALES IS THIS TRUE? I ALSO WANT TO BUY ANOTHER FEMALE TO PAIR UP WITH MY NEW BEAUTIFUL MALE BUT I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THIS WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE OTHER FEMALES BREEDING CYCLE. I STARTED OFF WITH TWO TRAINED BUDGIES FOR MY DAUGHTER THEN I FELL IN LOVE AND HAD TO BUY MORE AND THEN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EDUCATIONAL FOR HER TO WATCH THEM HAVE BABIES AND SEE THEM GROW I DIDNT REALISE IT WOULD TURN INTO A HUGE OBSESSION FOR ME! I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK WITH THE BRIGHT GREEN BIRDS NEARLY FLURO COLOURED I BROUGHT TWO AND THEY BOTH DIDED WITHIN THE WEEK I HAVE HAD THE OTHERS FOR 1 YEAR NOW AND THEY WERE AROUND ONE YEAR OLD WHEN I BROUGHT THEM SORRY IM BORING YOU THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

I have my first baby budgie im so excited i opened the box this morning and it was lying there not with the other eggs or the mother so i thought that it was dead but then it moved so i pushed it back under the mummy to keep it warm im hoping that she didnt reject it and put it there.One of the other birds laid an egg yesterday but abandoned it over night so i put it in with the mother of the newly hatched chick is that okay? I have no idea what to do with the chick now if she pushes it away again should i get it out and try to hand raise it? Is there any thing thaat i should be checking for? Sorry guys i am very keen to learn more about them- im so in love with this baby! thanks -missylu-

Hi everyone, i have another problem the budgie that i think ate the eggs died today it started to get really drowsy and i thought it was egg bound but i checked it and it did not seem to be that and then it started to go paralised slowly could this be egg poisening or maybe a disease or something? Thanks again

Hi everyone, I am new to the breeding budgie scene- i have 8 budgies in a outdoor aviary 6 are paired up i had 6 eggs in two boxes and 5 in another until i just got home and noticed 2 eggs smashed on the floor and when i opened the box the other 4 had cracks in them 5 were developing well,they were all from the same hen who up until now was looking after them quite well i am unsure if it was her that has cracked them or the remaining unpaired hen i have no idea what to do in this situation i removed the cracked eggs but was wondering if i should remove the other eggs and other nesting budgies to protect them? I would love to hear from anyone who has some suggestions to what i should do. thanks for your time