Posted February 11, 200817 yr Hi I have owned my one budgie for about 3 yrs now and I recntly adopted another pair. My new pair have begun breeding already. Ive only had them a month and she laid her first egg on the 2.2.08. She has four eggs. I am totally new to this and really want to make sure I am doing everything I need to and what I need to do once they are born. I have been flicking through your forums for about a week so I have learnta bit but still feel totoally unprepared. So anyone with any useful advise is much appreciated. I am most excited and am really looking forward to this experience
February 11, 200817 yr Hi and welcome I was wondering what your setup is for the breeding pair or are they all in a cage together ? Can you post some pictures ? We have a great deal of info available in our Budgie FAQ section ( above )...we went to great lengths to make sure we had a lot of articles written up. If you havent checked out that area yet, try looking under breeding in the FAQ section. Any questions you cannot find answers to we are happy to help out. Cheers kaz
February 11, 200817 yr Hello and welcome to you and your flock. Best of luck with your breeding, and as Kaz said, check out the FAQ's and current/old posts on breeding etc... you'll learn a lot from them. Posting pictues may also help... of your birds and your cage setup etc... Also remember no question is ever stupid, so ask anything you need to know. Some questions from me... How old are your breeding pair? Did you give them a breeding box and then they starting mating, or were they 'doing' it and then you introduced the box? That's all for now. The more information you can provide to us about your birds, setup etc... the more we can help you! :budgiedance: Enjoy the experience!!!
February 11, 200817 yr Author HI I just have them in a cage that is proberly about 45 x 45 and 75ish high cms. My friend gave them to me I have no idea of their age but she got them off some one else before that. She put the box in there when I took them and I had them for about two or three wks before they laid an egg. Im really worried about the cage set up as I wasnt expecting it and there is not enough room for them all when babies come out. Im working on getting a bigger cage at moment but figure I shouldnt move them til first baby is nearly ready to leave box.. But I really dont know when is best. I will take a picture and post it on here. I dont think I will get one of my female though as she is very protective of her box and will not come out if I am near cage. The male actually seems to eb getting used to me and wont flutter off now when I approach the cage. He is very pretty, my female is your standard green budgie. He spends alot of time in box looking after her it seems. I will go through the FAQS just been browsing forums so far. Will post again with pics tomorrow as I dont have any yet Thanks for the welcome :budgiedance:
February 11, 200817 yr So it seems you have three budgies in that cage ? Breeding pairs need to be on their own or you can have issues where the third budgie can go in the nest and destroy eggs and or babies. The cage sounds way too small for a breeding cage. Wider is better than taller, so they have flight space which they have llittle enough of now. Would be good to know their ages as they could be either too young or too old. Have they bred recently and if so, how long ago. Wasnt a good idea of your friends putting the nestingbox into a far too small cage for breeding and for birds that needed to get used to a new home. But its done now. You will have to remove the third budgie though. Any photos ?
February 11, 200817 yr Author HI My third budgie is on her own. The pair are in there own cage. I wasnt sure about wider or taller so tahnks for that. Getting them a new cage 100% as mentioned just not sure when to make transition. Will egt picture to you tomorrow. Have no idea of age but I am there third owner so I know they are atleast a yr old. Perhaps photos tomorrow will help with this. They had a baby about 4 mths ago I know she had only 1 baby but not sure how many eggs she laid. She had issues with other females attacking the baby which is why she chose to seperate them and give them to me . They come from a big cage and I know she took good care of them. She got them from a neighbour when he moved. She ended p looking after the baby they had but had injuries and did not survive. They seem quite settled here and enjoyng it being justthe two of them. They just need more space
February 11, 200817 yr HIMy third budgie is on her own. The pair are in there own cage. I wasnt sure about wider or taller so tahnks for that. Getting them a new cage 100% as mentioned just not sure when to make transition. Will egt picture to you tomorrow. Have no idea of age but I am there third owner so I know they are atleast a yr old. Perhaps photos tomorrow will help with this. They had a baby about 4 mths ago I know she had only 1 baby but not sure how many eggs she laid. She had issues with other females attacking the baby which is why she chose to seperate them and give them to me . They come from a big cage and I know she took good care of them. She got them from a neighbour when he moved. She ended p looking after the baby they had but had injuries and did not survive. They seem quite settled here and enjoyng it being justthe two of them. They just need more space okay....we have a great article on cages. I will look for the link for you. You might have to leave them as they are till they are done raising their family this time though :budgiedance: http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=17858 Edited February 11, 200817 yr by KAZ
February 12, 200817 yr :ygbudgie: Hello and welcome to the forum. If you are intent on breeding you have been given great advice regarding housing and all. Good Luck to you and your budgies and remember, that breeding is optional, doesn't have to happen just because you have both sexes, happy, healthy ,budgies are what we strive for. Edited February 12, 200817 yr by Phoebe
February 13, 200817 yr Author Thanks for the warm welcome, once again. I cant figure outthe uploading of pictures on here though... Asks me for a URL ? I could only get a picture of my boy though as the female isnt leaving the nest when I am around. I have gotten a bigger cage but dont plan on putting them in it yet. I will wait til babies are out of nest.
February 13, 200817 yr There is a link in my signature on how to post pictures...click on it and you will work it out. Any probs let me know
February 13, 200817 yr Sorry I cant find my signiture, sure its clear as day... MY SIGNATURE ....below here ...next to my pictures in my post......there is a section in MY SIGNATURE under what I write to you in my post...there amonst the writing is a link saying "how to post pictures" click on that and all will be revealed Edited February 13, 200817 yr by KAZ
February 13, 200817 yr If you're having that much trouble, upload your pictures to photo bucket, change them to the correct size and a moderator will assist you with adding them into your post if you provide them the link and picture name to you account on photobucket
February 13, 200817 yr Picture/Image Sizes: MUST be 450x450 pixels or under. It is understood that not all sizes of images can be resized exactly, but if this is the case, you must attempt to get the pixel dimensions down to as close to 450x450 as possible. Sizes deemed to large by Administrators or Moderators may be removed from posts. Follow this, to upload your photos to the forum for use in any post you make: 1. Join Photobucket by going to http://photobucket.com/ and clicking "Sign Up Free". Fill out what is needed and upload your pictures by logging into your account. 2. Make a reply or post and click the button with a tree like image for new topics or when using the "reply button" If using the fast reply option, do the following: type 3. Then click post, and your picture(s) should show up in the post.
