Posted August 24, 200717 yr My son already had two budgies in a beautiful huge flight cage but sadly one of them passed away on July 18th. He still had Oliver but figured he'd be lonely and wanted to get another friend for him. But... Oliver is getting a bit older now - 3+ years and he thought it would be better to get a small aviary and a few more birds to keep him company instead of just one other budgie. So my son answered Tal's ad and bought his budgies... http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=15988 Now he has Tal's 5 plus his own - and he also "rescued" the three budgies in the local pet shop because he was sad that their cage was too small for them and he had a couple of nice big spaces now. So my son has 9 budgies! There's a breeding box in the aviary which may end up being used. I'm a bit nervous in case they have babies. What are we supposed to do if they lay an egg?
August 24, 200717 yr One only nestbox in an aviary with 9 mixed birds is a recipe for disaster. Please take it out until you know the health of your new birds, their ages and relationships and read this article first. http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...lony%20breeding Moving birds into a new home is stress conditions, and birds get sick under stress conditions. Breeding is another stress condition. Its best to let them settle in with NO nestbox and do all your research first. Looking forward to some photos :bluebudgie:
August 24, 200717 yr Congrats on your new flock... I assume they are all together, so its too late for quarantine of the 3 resuces. PLEASE remove the box ASAP!
August 24, 200717 yr congratulations with your new flock, l too agree with the other poster's, they gave you great advice.
August 25, 200717 yr Congrats on your new flock... I assume they are all together, so its too late for quarantine of the 3 resuces. PLEASE remove the box ASAP! I totally second that!!! Please remove the nestbox, quarantine if you aren't already doing it and in any event it will help them settle down and I am sure all will work out the budgies.
August 29, 200717 yr Author Congrats on your new flock... I assume they are all together, so its too late for quarantine of the 3 resuces. PLEASE remove the box ASAP! I totally second that!!! Please remove the nestbox, quarantine if you aren't already doing it and in any event it will help them settle down and I am sure all will work out the budgies. Oh I should have added. He has the aviary AND a big cage as well. The pet shop birds are in the big flight cage and the other 5 budgies that he got together are all in the aviary. They haven't been mixed but the pet shop budgies are in with Oliver. I didn't realise about quarantining them. They are all boys together so no problems with breeding. The birds that he got from Tal are (I think) 2 females and 3 males. The nest box is bolted in, we can't get it out - is it okay to just block the opening? A friend who used to breed said they'll breed anyway even if there isn't a box in the cage.
August 29, 200717 yr Congrats on your new flock... I assume they are all together, so its too late for quarantine of the 3 resuces. PLEASE remove the box ASAP! I totally second that!!! Please remove the nestbox, quarantine if you aren't already doing it and in any event it will help them settle down and I am sure all will work out the budgies. Oh I should have added. He has the aviary AND a big cage as well. The pet shop birds are in the big flight cage and the other 5 budgies that he got together are all in the aviary. They haven't been mixed but the pet shop budgies are in with Oliver. I didn't realise about quarantining them. They are all boys together so no problems with breeding. The birds that he got from Tal are (I think) 2 females and 3 males. The nest box is bolted in, we can't get it out - is it okay to just block the opening? A friend who used to breed said they'll breed anyway even if there isn't a box in the cage. YES its okay to block the nestbox hole. Sometimes they try and breed without a nestbox, but not often. Only when they think there is a safe place to lay eggs. There is a big difference between "budgie sex" and breeding to make babies. Budgies love budgie sex and it happens all the time. Its only when they have a place to nest that babies happen....well....mostly anyway Cheers karen....and if I havent said it before....WELCOME
