Hi i just want to say this is a great site for budgie keepers and i am proud to join.

 

I have to questions first one is that i have three budgies in a cage with one breeding box and there two males and one female i want to know will this stop them to breede help wanted.

 

second question the nest box that i use is made with plastic i wana know if they like it or know this picture is given below

 

i have the one that looks similar to the black one.

Hi i just want to say this is a great site for budgie keepers and i am proud to join.

 

I have to questions first one is that i have three budgies in a cage with one breeding box and there two males and one female i want to know will this stop them to breede help wanted.

 

second question the nest box that i use is made with plastic i wana know if they like it or know this picture is given below

 

i have the one that looks similar to the black one.

Could I ask, how big is the cage you have all three and a nesting box in ? How old are the budgies ? Why two males in together with the female .... there may be disputes over the female or questions as to who the father of babies would be. Another question....are you asking how to stop them breeding ? Or do you want them to breed but the other male gets in the way of that? Your question is not clear. If you dont want birds breeding do not have a nesting box in with them. Nesting boxes also aren't a place for birds to sleep ....to them its you giving permission for them to make babies by providing them with a nesting box. Happy to answer further questions as you give us more information. Cheers karen

Edited August 20, 200619 yr by Bubbles

no i do want then to breed and i dont think they are old enough yet i guess they are all about 5 to 6 month old but i wana know if two males can be problem and you did not tell me if the plastic nest is fine or no. I think two of them are paired up as they are always sitting together doing peak to peak and peak to hair stuff. but should i get another female or is it just fine.

 

and the cage is almost like this one but that is not a problem cuz i am gona get a bigger cage soon.

Edited August 20, 200619 yr by flyer

no i do want then to breed and i dont think they are old enough yet i guess they are all about 5 to 6 month old but i wana know if two males can be problem and you did not tell me if the plastic nest is fine or no. I think two of them are paired up as they are always sitting together doing peak to peak and peak to hair stuff. but should i get another female or is it just fine.

Two males and a female for company is fine but you MUST take out the nesting box. Giving them a nesting box is allowing them to breed too young. Remove anything that resembles a nesting box. Budgies dont need a nesting box to sleep in. They will see it as a reason to breed and it is way too young. You risk the female dying from being eggbound. Please remove the nesting box immediately. By putting in the box you have allowed these budgies to get excited about breeding.

k thanks alot for you help one final question does a female only breed when there cere is chocalate brownish or it can be other colors too.

k thanks alot for you help one final question does a female only breed when there cere is chocalate brownish or it can be other colors too.

When the cere turns brown it means she is in breeding condition and able to breed. BUT the female can get that colour on her cere from 12 weeks of age. It does NOT mean she should be bred at that age. I have birds trying to breed from 10-12 weeks of age !! They need to be at least 12 months old to breed with some success. I do not understand why you have said you have no intention of breeding these birds, but have put in a nesting box and have called yourself a "new breeder" ?....AND you are asking questions in the breeding help section. If you dont intend to breed......WHY ??

Edited August 20, 200619 yr by Bubbles

Both male and females need to be one year old or more before breeding for the reasons Karen stated and more, at this age ( 6 months) they are like teenages, they can breed sucessfully but are not mentally ready and can abanded new hatched chicks or start attacking them. It's good that you are looking around right now to get information, look in your local library for some budgie books they give a basic run down on what happens with breeding and such and the books are free. If you want more there are good ones to be found in book stores.

 

But as to the first question it best to pair the two up for breeding with no other 'spares' in the same cage, if it was another female they would fight over the box, break egg, kill the others chicks just for the box and fight over the male with very bad results. With another male he can get in the way of mating which mean infirtle eggs and if he bothers the other male enough they can and will fight for space. You can get another female if you wish and have two pairs in different cages but that is up to you.

 

There have been other members here with plastic breeding cages without a worry. Just be sure the bottom of it isn't smooth and slippery, this can make it hard for mum and dad to get in an out and be a cuase of splayed legs in chicks.

 

I think that was all the quesiton if I missed one or you have another ask away.

Edited August 21, 200619 yr by Nerwen

I am sorry if I have misunderstood anything, Flyer, but I was going off your post no. 3 which has since been edited. Obviosly you want information in advance of when you start to breed the birds. We have all seen and heard of bad things that happen when birds breed too young and some pet shops and bird suppliers seem to promote sales of nesting boxes along with the sale of a budgie....so I thought you may have thought that a nesting box was meant to be in the cage from the beginning. Considering that some of my silly budgies at age 10-12 weeks thinks having babies is a good idea, I was hoping Flyer would see that the nesting box in the cage too early would also promote that behaviour in birds too young. A plastic nesting box as Nerwen has stated only has the problem of a possible slippery floor surface. Leg splay can occur if the baby budgie doesnt get good grip and be able to pull its legs in under it in the nest. There may be something you can apply to the floor surafce to stop it being slippery as well as using nesting materials that can help. I have had one case of leg splay and it seemed to be that the base of that nest was slippery and flat. Nesting materials were added but the mother kept disposing of them so as a result we ended up with a baby with leg splay. Corrected now though and a happy baby budgie.

Edited August 20, 200619 yr by Bubbles

thanks alot guys i got it now.