I just wanted to ask if I'm missing something or should be doing something else with our budgies? (Hope this is the right section to post it)

 

We have had our first eggs laid this week (very exciting) and wanted to check that I'm not forgetting something.

 

Each cage gets a plate of fresh silverbeet, broccoli, grated carrot and apple each day, fresh seed mixture and fresh water also cuttlefish and shellgrit is always available. Should I be giving them something else also?

 

We have also put $1200 into what we call our Budgie Account to cover vet fees or anything else that comes up - is this enough?

I just wanted to ask if I'm missing something or should be doing something else with our budgies? (Hope this is the right section to post it)

 

We have had our first eggs laid this week (very exciting) and wanted to check that I'm not forgetting something.

 

Each cage gets a plate of fresh silverbeet, broccoli, grated carrot and apple each day, fresh seed mixture and fresh water also cuttlefish and shellgrit is always available. Should I be giving them something else also?

 

We have also put $1200 into what we call our Budgie Account to cover vet fees or anything else that comes up - is this enough?

Sounds great Denise Very responsible and you seem to have thought things out in advance. Are you using cuttlefish, a calcium bell in the cage or calcivet in their water at all ?

One thing to remember is that Birds breed int he wild and don't need us to do much. The best thing to do Is only distrub them twin a day. Once in the morning and the other at night. But mostly , let them do what comes natural.

I just wanted to ask if I'm missing something or should be doing something else with our budgies? (Hope this is the right section to post it)

 

We have had our first eggs laid this week (very exciting) and wanted to check that I'm not forgetting something.

 

Each cage gets a plate of fresh silverbeet, broccoli, grated carrot and apple each day, fresh seed mixture and fresh water also cuttlefish and shellgrit is always available. Should I be giving them something else also?

 

We have also put $1200 into what we call our Budgie Account to cover vet fees or anything else that comes up - is this enough?

Sounds great Denise Very responsible and you seem to have thought things out in advance. Are you using cuttlefish, a calcium bell in the cage or calcivet in their water at all ?

 

 

Yes they have cuttlefish in the cage and a calcium bell. The only shop that I have been able to find calcivet in our area was out of date (they told me it would still be alright but I didn't want to take the chance) so I'm still looking for it.

Daz’s advice is sound, do your best by your birds & things sound great as your doing, like he said they have lived in nature for eons without our help. Even in nature there are some losses, only those fit for life survive, so if you breed expect some losses, in my opinion it’s best to not let them get you down, as you will breed plenty if you are doing the right thing, those that don’t make it we are often better off without, as nature knew they weren’t fit for life…some times us humans think we know better, sadly I don’t think this is true…good luck.