hi

i know that budgies dont specifically have breeding seasons and i am just wondering what time of the yer do you guys breed and rest yours. because you have all seperate flights adnd breeding cages are you constantly rotating the birds from flights to breeding cages?

 

MY SETUP:

i just have 16 breeding cages.

i have 1 aviary. at current the aviary is empty and all breeding cages are full.

 

now when would you recommend to breed them and when to rest them? my plan is just to have as many breeding cages full as possible and have rest of birds in aviary. then when 1 pair has finished breeding go and select a healthy and in breeding condition pair to replace that cage.will this work effectively.

what seasons are better to breed them when do you breed yours?

 

thanks cameron

I breed when the birds are in tip top condition- heath and breeding wise... and NEVER more than twice in a row without a rest. You also have to be careful of weather conditions... unless you have a temperature controlled breeding room. Extreme heat and cool can cause deaths.

also

what length of time would you recommend for resting in the aviary??

and what is too hot and too cold for budgies?

where i live the coldest it gets is about -2 degrees and that is not common the average would be about 5degrees i the morning and warm up during the day and even thats pretty cool winters day.

what length of time would you recommend for resting in the aviary??

 

If they have bred two rounds, the rest of the year is their holiday in the aviary.

what length of time would you recommend for resting in the aviary??

 

If they have bred two rounds, the rest of the year is their holiday in the aviary.

 

Kaz in tbe colder months are they better off in the aviary or breeding cabinets or is there no difference. because i have some good mums that can care for chicksin winter and some justcant handle it.

All aviary birds can handle the changes in temperatures if you aviary is set up right to stop rain and wind coming in and set up to shade them in summer.

Keeping birds in breeding cages is harmful due to the fact they lose muscle tone. I have experienced an issue with hens who were held in breeding cages and once breeding they had all kinds of trouble producing eggs, expelling eggs and so on due the the very fact they had lost muscle tone by not being able to fly fully in an aviary before breeding.

Edited February 17, 200916 yr by KAZ

what length of time would you recommend for resting in the aviary??

 

If they have bred two rounds, the rest of the year is their holiday in the aviary.

 

Cameron, the season you choose to breed in depends a lot on the conditions of your breeding room but should include Spring. So you may choose Autumn to late Spring or Early Spring to Autumn. But I would recommend a "rest" period for your entire flock in your aviary of 3 months. During this 3 month break you can do your annual treatment program and are therefor are well prepared for the new breeding season.

 

As Kaz says, no hen should raise more than 2 rounds, unless of course she's a foster hen and even then I wouldn't expect her to do more than 3; and no pair should go down unless they're in tip top condition.

I agree with Kaz and Renee on this post.

This year I am breeding end of March but with only one round off my older birds , then I will rest them and start again in July with them all because last year I found breeding through the coldest months was not good too many clear eggs and deaths. They couldn't handle the cold.

As Kaz and Renee said that you should only breed no more than 2 rounds with your pairs for the year.