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Well putting it vertically made the alpha female 'take ownership' of it and she became very very aggresive towards the other females, so I have taken it out all together. Thanks for the advice everyone.

Thanks for the replies everyone. One question before I take the log out completely. Will the birds still exhibit breeding behaviour if I turn the log vertically so they cant actually land in there? (the log is hollow both ends) Reason I ask is that most of the birds seem to love chewing on it more than everything else in the cage.

I hadnt put any nest box's in there as I didn't want to 'force' them to breed as such. If they happen to use the log to nest in, I will take it out after the first lot have hatched. I should also probably mention that the only couple to have paired up are my original 2 birds, so hopefully she will be the only one to become pregnant. The only thing I was worried about was having gravel in the bottom like I have, but it seems like the easiest substrate to clean so unless gravel is a no-no im going to leave as-is. Another thing I have in the makings is a solar powered computer fan to keep them getting too hot during Adelaide's summer (when it comes back around). 120mm fan will be powered by a 12w 4.5v solar panel producing a slight breeze for the birds to cool themselves. Ill post a DIY thread when I make it if anyone else is interested in doing something similar. (if i get good enough results, im going to look into making a solar powered water pump to keep their water bowl from going stagnant too)

Was given a male budgie and small cage about 2 years back. Purchased him a medium sized cage and a girlfriend who not long after, laid some eggs. resulting in 2 offspring. (there were 3 but one houdini'd out of the cage somewhere and somehow and has never been seen since). Well i got a good deal on an aviary so i gave it a few furnishings and moved them in on the weekend. Im not an avid bird person myself, but there is something so peaceful about watching birds just being birds. If Im missing anything or got something wrong, Please let me know.