Good Afternoon All,

 

Well, Erin and Joey have been very successful with their first clutch! We have two beautiful, healthy looking babies. They both look just like their dad.

My question is when to remove the nesting box? They are about 5 wks old and in the past couple of days have been coming out of the box for short periods of time.

Will they continue to return to the box as long as it is there, or will they eventually not need to do so?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thank you.

Vicki :grbud:

If they are in a breeding Cage

 

I'd take the nest box away and leave them in the cage with there parents until The youngest is 6 weeks old and then they can go into a nursary. If you don't have a nursary just take the parents away. The hen could come out and be placed in another breeding cage to rest for a week before she goes back into the flight.

 

If you are coloney breeding leave the nest box until the youngest is 6 weeks old.

If they are in a breeding Cage

 

I'd take the nest box away and leave them in the cage with there parents until The youngest is 6 weeks old and then they can go into a nursary. If you don't have a nursary just take the parents away. The hen could come out and be placed in another breeding cage to rest for a week before she goes back into the flight.

 

If you are coloney breeding leave the nest box until the youngest is 6 weeks old.

 

 

Hi Daz,

 

okay, so since they are already showing signs of leaving the nesting box then I can remove it before they are actually able to fend for themselves? They don't need to spend their nights in there?

Oh and I just have a number of large cages. Unfortunately, no room for an avairy. So I plan to remove the babies when they are old enough and put them in their own cage.

 

Vicki :hap:

If you add a small box at the bottom of the cage ( i use cardboard ones) they can hide away in there if they need to but the parents will not try to use it as a nest box.

I'm watching my birds very closely at the moment so I can take the nesting box off as soon as possible.

 

A month or so ago I thought Paris was still feeding her younger babies in the nesting box, but she was actually nesting again. The poor thing hadn't even finished rearing her first four before she started laying more eggs - is this normal??!! I didn't think she'd be so keen to get back into it. Then again, maybe it was her boyfriend Flash that couldn't resist... Anyway the first lot of babies are now between 10-12 weeks old, and her current babies are 1-2 1/2 weeks old.

 

I really don't want any more babies (for now anyway!), not to mention that my beautiful girl is looking really tired and skanky. Where do tired budgies go for a holiday?! :hap:

For most budgies laying another clutch is normal...

As for the holiday thing, Australia? XP Just put a piece of paper behind their cage with a picture of ayers rock on it...they'll think they're in paradise! j/k :dbb1:

Alora

Edited November 5, 200618 yr by Alora

I had two chicks that were ready (30 & 28 days old) to come out of the nest box. But because the hen hadn't started her next clutch I decided to let them stay.

 

 

I came home this afternoon and the hen had thrown both the chicks out and had cleaned the nest box out for the next clutch.

 

The chicks were quiet happy in the breeding cage with the cock looking after them.

 

I will leave them there until they are 42 days old before moving them to the nursary with the other chicks.

when i remove the nest box a normally remove the hen as well and leave the cock bird with the chicks