Hi my pair of budgies were mating for about 30 sec today. I am new to breeding budgies and they were mating for sevaral days before about 2months ago and no eggs yet but the mom was fat those months but now it is skinny like a male budgie but tried to mate today. The male will make sevaral attemps to get on top of the female but female won't let him but today she let him. THe mom was peeking into the nestbox for sevaral days. HOw long does it take for them to lay an egg after mating. I also took a whole egg with shell and hard boiled it and grinded it into small pieces and gave it to them is that healthy Can you guys answer my question please and thank you

Hi my pair of budgies were mating for about 30 sec today. I am new to breeding budgies and they were mating for sevaral days before about 2months ago and no eggs yet but the mom was fat those months but now it is skinny like a male budgie but tried to mate today. The male will make sevaral attemps to get on top of the female but female won't let him but today she let him. THe mom was peeking into the nestbox for sevaral days. HOw long does it take for them to lay an egg after mating. I also took a whole egg with shell and hard boiled it and grinded it into small pieces and gave it to them is that healthy Can you guys answer my question please and thank you :ausb: :oliveb:

 

 

Hi Lankan, Welcome…if you put budgies together to breed they can have eggs in something like 10 days, but sometimes it may take much longer & with some pairs for some reason it may not be obvious. I have had some pairs that have been together for months & even the hen has spent all day in the nest, with still no eggs. In cases like this something is wrong, you can try changing the mate or trying another cage or a different nest, but sometimes it will turn out that something must be wrong, probably with the hen, in which case she will be of no use for breeding.

Re feeding the egg, this can be a good idea, but I usually mix other things with it, I don’t know if similar things are available for you in Canada. To one egg I mix one arrowroot biscuit, one shredded wholemeal biscuit & a similar amount of dried breadcrumbs, rub the egg & other mixture together to mix well, if too dry a small amount of water, but not too much, it’s good to just be slightly crumbly. If too dry or too wet they wont like it. Don’t feed too much at once, it can be kept in the frig for a day, but always flesh is best & remove any old egg & biscuit that’s not eaten.

Edited March 29, 200718 yr by Norm

Hi my pair of budgies were mating for about 30 sec today. I am new to breeding budgies and they were mating for sevaral days before about 2months ago and no eggs yet but the mom was fat those months but now it is skinny like a male budgie but tried to mate today. The male will make sevaral attemps to get on top of the female but female won't let him but today she let him. THe mom was peeking into the nestbox for sevaral days. HOw long does it take for them to lay an egg after mating. I also took a whole egg with shell and hard boiled it and grinded it into small pieces and gave it to them is that healthy Can you guys answer my question please and thank you :ausb: :oliveb:

 

 

Hi Lankan, Welcome…if you put budgies together to breed they can have eggs in something like 10 days, but sometimes it may take much longer & with some pairs for some reason it may not be obvious. I have had some pairs that have been together for months & even the hen has spent all day in the nest, with still no eggs. In cases like this something is wrong, you can try changing the mate or trying another cage or a different nest, but sometimes it will turn out that something must be wrong, probably with the hen, in which case she will be of no use for breeding.

Re feeding the egg, this can be a good idea, but I usually mix other things with it, I don’t know if similar things are available for you in Canada. To one egg I mix one arrowroot biscuit, one shredded wholemeal biscuit & a similar amount of dried breadcrumbs, rub the egg & other mixture together to mix well, if too dry a small amount of water, but not too much, it’s good to just be slightly crumbly. If too dry or too wet they wont like it. Don’t feed too much at once, it can be kept in the frig for a day, but always flesh is best & remove any old egg & biscuit that’s not eaten.

 

what can be wrong with the mate, they have layed one clucth before all hacthed and should i remove that mate or add more birds

If they have bred before successfully, maybe you just have to give them more time. Maybe they are not in breeding condition...how long ago was the successful batch?

If they have bred before successfully, maybe you just have to give them more time. Maybe they are not in breeding condition...how long ago was the successful batch?

 

about 6 months ago they had a clucth and i have kept one of it's female baby inside the cage with it

What age are the birds ?

What age are the birds ?

 

 

they are 1 and 1/2

Am I reading it correctly that the young baby is still in the cage with the parents? If so remove her to a cage on her own, she could be cuasing some issues with the mating and even stressing the hen with her presance near her nest. Budgies don't remember family members, the dad might even start trying to breed with the young one, and it's been known for very young budgies to try and start before it is safe for them to do so.

 

Make sure they are both in breeding condition (hen with brown cere male with deep blue) if not remove the box and rest them until you see the cere change. If they are make sure they are getting fresh food (veggies) daily and mix in a hard boiled egg as well (shell too if you want to is good but grind it up well) and watch for another week and a bit. I nothing happens I would removed the box for reintroduced it again a week later, sometimes the lose and return of the nest site perks the hen's interest.