is it unhealthy for a pair to start another clutch right after the first one? what are the risks? are they high? could i do it?

As long as your birds look healthy, it’s not a problem, some people take three or four batches from a pair, but wisdom is that two is best, then give them a rest.

If they do take a 3rd or 4th clutch they do not let the parents raise them.

to me its all about condition and how well they raised the first nest . If you have feed them properly and kept up all there energy there should be no reason why they cannot raise a second or even a third nest . The best way to check there condition is to catch them both and feel them , do they still feel like a hand full , i mean can you feel their breast bone do they still carry any meat on them if not then they should be given a rest if they still feel a good hand full then let them go again but remember breeding budgerigars need nine times the energy requirements then birds in the avairy. Good luck and happy breeding to you.

 

I have always read 2 clutchs and then a break. Could you imagine having baby after baby with never a rest that is not a life either. So though they could do it don't you think they deserve a rest?

thanks guys i will do two and give them a rest. but this is another question their first clutch had three and 1 baby died bacause he came out of the nest on a really windy, rainy cold night. if they had three or less on the next clutch would there be a chance they could do a third clutch easier than if a pair had 6 babies both times? :ausb:

thanks guys i will do two and give them a rest. but this is another question their first clutch had three and 1 baby died bacause he came out of the nest on a really windy, rainy cold night. if they had three or less on the next clutch would there be a chance they could do a third clutch easier than if a pair had 6 babies both times?

I NEVER do 3 clutches in a row and wouldnt advise it.

Where are you breeding the birds if the baby came out of a nest on a cold, windy and rainy night ?

thanks guys i will do two and give them a rest. but this is another question their first clutch had three and 1 baby died bacause he came out of the nest on a really windy, rainy cold night. if they had three or less on the next clutch would there be a chance they could do a third clutch easier than if a pair had 6 babies both times?

I NEVER do 3 clutches in a row and wouldnt advise it.

Where are you breeding the birds if the baby came out of a nest on a cold, windy and rainy night ?

 

 

they were outside because pet shop lady told me it was more like nature but after my baby died i moved them straight inside so they are in a nice warm room

okay....rule number one...never take advice from petshop staff

 

I still would not allow 3 clutches in a row, if it were me.

I would also not let budgies breed if the weather is not going to be right for fledging or laying. That may be why the other eggs were not successful were the conditions of the breeding room/aviary.

I would also not let budgies breed if the weather is not going to be right for fledging or laying. That may be why the other eggs were not successful were the conditions of the breeding room/aviary.

 

my hen only laid three eggs and all were fertile they are in a warm room out of the cold now i will only allow 2 clutches and then will take the nest box out thanks.

Edited July 2, 200717 yr by kabel05

Make sure you do NOT return them to the open aviary until AFTER the weather has warmed up again. Once they get used to the warm (room) they need to stay there until mid-late spring, after any risk of cold weather has past.

 

KathyW.

thanks all for the advice te babies are now 5 and a half weeks old and i haven't seen the parents feed them since they came out of the nest which was about a week and a half ago they are eating themselves now and can definatly fly perfectly do you think i can seperate them from their parents??

thanks all for the advice te babies are now 5 and a half weeks old and i haven't seen the parents feed them since they came out of the nest which was about a week and a half ago they are eating themselves now and can definatly fly perfectly do you think i can seperate them from their parents??

Yes

thanks all for the advice te babies are now 5 and a half weeks old and i haven't seen the parents feed them since they came out of the nest which was about a week and a half ago they are eating themselves now and can definatly fly perfectly do you think i can seperate them from their parents??

Yes

 

sorry my calculations were wrong they have been out of the nest for a week tommorrow

As long as the babies are eating well on their own and parents have stopped feeding them, and they are flying it should be fine to separate the babies at this stage.