How old should the female budgie be when you breed het for the first time?

(wondering both about the minimum age and about the maximum age)

You will get varied ages from different breeders here, but we all agree at minimum she should be 12 months old. I recommend closer to 18 months. As far as maximum age, it will depend upon your hen, but probably about 4 years old.

agree with Rainbow

all my hens are started at 12 months

Hey ppls!

Just out of interest, what age does the male have to be to mate???

kt

the male also have to be a year, but some breeders will mate at 10 months and only give that pair a single clutch, or even leave the hen to raise them alone. But a year is better. And the age of 6 for a male to stop breeding.