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the blue one will be a hen out of breeding condition are you sure she is not laying the eggs as they will evan though they are out of condition or they could both be laying eggs it is rare but every now and again 2 hens will share a box

cant say i have seen anything like that over here but wouldnt the birds tear it to shreds

leave the box in or she will never get it right laying of eggs doesnt do the damage it is bringing up of the chicks that tire them

yes she could just lay one egg i have had that before where i found the egg outside the box,usually i find that if she doesnt lay straight away it will be a good couple of weeks if not longer befoere she does

i wouldnt recommend it althouth i have heard of it as well i think i will stick to candling

now and again i find a egg on one of the cage floors the next one is almost certainly laid in the box, one thing to check make sure your hen is clean underneath as sometimes the egg could stick to her as she leaves the nest

i must admit i was curious so i had a look at my records and i found that i do breed more **** birds over a season its about 60/40

over a breeding season it appears most breeders who use artificial lighting their birds produce more cocks in this months budgerigar world it says if you use full spectrum lighting you produce more hens

homing budgerigar by the duke of bedford 1969 although i think it is now illegal to let them fly free

theres a book about it i will try and find the title

well i would not recomend it as it is not 100%,but the most famous person to have free flying budgies is the queen she has or had a flock at winsor castle

the power of breeding and having a mate on eggs we have freeflying budgies over here what return to there flights each night and if i remember correctly they allways let them out for the first time when they have bred and there partner is sitting on eggs

as soon as i am certain that the round is clear

yes you would have to wait till the chicks were removed, i personally would remove her to a stock cage for a week before introducing a new male they can have more than 4 or 5 chicks in a nest it is just that 4 is the recomended number to get the hen to feed properly and to get the best out of the chicks,if this was there first round i would have left them with all the eggs as some wont hatch and some chicks will die

dont put another **** in as she could attack it she should be fine to bring up the chicks on her own if not foster the chicks out if you can

i leave any infertile eggs in the nest untill the chicks are about 4 or 5 days old

dont handle the eggs at all if you can nerwen right about the germs candling is putting a small penlight against the egg when the eggs are about 6 to 8 days old you should see the veins starting to form if they are fertile

heavily feathered

make sure they are in breeding condition, are old enough or not to old, if this was there first time let them try again as some maiden pairs just dont get it right the first time,if they are buff birds you might have to trim the vent feathers

i dont know about lowest but in the winter my birdromm is heated between 10 and 15 degrees any lower and your hens could become egg bound as for light mine have 11 full hours with half an hour of the light dimming but if you are not showing your birds then wait till the wild birds are breeding thats the time to start in a aviary

i have a baby night light in my aviary with a light sensor but once again you need electric if you can find a light which suits you spray paint over the lense to cut out some of the light. to check you have enough light and not to much when it is dark turn on the night lights after 5 sec you should just be able to see the perches any more light and you could have to much activity

i know of no heaters to use without electric that would be cost efficient you can buy small heaters to heat tents ect but would cost a fortune to use

if ti started to moult then the tail feathers would have gone as well not only the ones she cut

simple leave her feathers alone

i cant seem to find it but i will keep looking but from memory i think it is 4 to 6 inches per bird but two perches per bird so a total of 8 to 12 inches per bird