I'm really interested to know from budgie breeders if they can tell me roughly how many eggs a budgie will lay and how many of them will hatch sucessfully...also, out of a clutch of eggs laid and hatched, what is there normally most of, males or females or does it vary. Thanks guys, always wondered this...

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The split of males to females should be 50/50 in theory but remember this would work out from 100 chicks from one hen .

I've heard rumor that in colder months (aka lower temps) you are more likely to get males... whereas in warmer months (aka higher temps) you are more likely to get females... I am curious if anyone has noticed this?

I have found the opposite , I breed through the winter here and I seem to breed more hens , but I do extend the daylight hours with artificial lighting so this may have an effect.

I've heard rumor that in colder months (aka lower temps) you are more likely to get males... whereas in warmer months (aka higher temps) you are more likely to get females... I am curious if anyone has noticed this?

 

 

that is false statement BUT this is true in some type of reptiles but not birds .

I've heard rumor that in colder months (aka lower temps) you are more likely to get males... whereas in warmer months (aka higher temps) you are more likely to get females... I am curious if anyone has noticed this?

 

Actually I have found this to be true with my breeding. In colder weather I breed a lot of males. Now while breeding through the hotter weather I am getting a heavy percentage of females.

Edited December 19, 200717 yr by KAZ

It all depends on the birds. I like the half half reasoning.

 

If half the birds breed good.

If half the eggs hatch good.

If half the chicks survive good.

and if half the surviving birds win on the bench good.

 

This is of cause a realistic look at it. We all would like higher percentages.

 

I would also prefer more hens to cocks. It's the hens that breed the next generation and they are the ones you get the most trouble with.

I'm really interested to know from budgie breeders if they can tell me roughly how many eggs a budgie will lay and how many of them will hatch sucessfully...also, out of a clutch of eggs laid and hatched, what is there normally most of, males or females or does it vary. Thanks guys, always wondered this...

How many eggs ? averages around 5 upwards. Very few of my birds lay more than six, but I have one with 10 eggs and a couple with 8

 

How many will hatch ? depends on the success of the mating act, the age and experience of the birds. A bird too old may be able to mate but not produce fertile eggs. A young cock may not get the act of copulation correct and not fertilise the hen. A large buffy feathered show type hen may have too many feathers around their vents too allow the sperm to enter, so they need to be clipped.

 

Males to feamles ratio In my breeding, I have found that more males are hatched during Winter and more Hens in the hotter weather. Maybe it just happens at my place, as some people think it incorrect that it works like that, but I have found it true too mant times for it to be a coincidence.

Edited December 20, 200717 yr by KAZ

The temperature-sex thing, wouldn't be due to the heat the eggs are at during incubation, but before fertilisation, because heat doesn't change your chromosomes. This is true in mammals too. Male sperm prefer cooler temperatures to survive, whereas female sperm are more tolerable of heat. So in hotter months, more females are likely to be created as more male sperm would be destroyed or weakened by the heat and thus a female sperm is a little more likely to reach the egg than a male sperm. The same goes for cooler weather but in the opposite direction.

This method, is one that is used by humans too. Potential fathers who want a boy, will wear shorts and no underpants, to keep it cool down there.

Edited December 25, 200717 yr by Sailorwolf

The temperature-sex thing, wouldn't be due to the heat the eggs are at during incubation, but before fertilisation, because heat doesn't change your chromosomes. This is true in mammals too. Male sperm prefer cooler temperatures to survive, whereas female sperm are more tolerable of heat. So in hotter months, more females are likely to be created as more male sperm would be destroyed or weakened by the heat and thus a female sperm is a little more likely to reach the egg than a male sperm. The same goes for cooler weather but in the opposite direction.

This method, is one that is used by humans too. Potential fathers who want a boy, will wear shorts and no underpants, to keep it cool down there.

 

Very interesting Sailorwolf :hap: I really like the way you presented this informative info. Made me laugh the way you told it showing how humans are like this too

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