Posted June 20, 200915 yr Hi everyone, Does anyone here have bush budgies? If so....can they go in my avairy with my other "normal" ones?? I have 2 brothers, (I think :emoticon112: ), they are about 2 and a half months now, and have been housed together in a cage inside since I got them which was in the middle of May sometime. I am concerned because they are much smaller than my other ones....plus I wouldn't want them to breed with the other ones...would they try?? Thanks in advance for those that can help... :hi:
June 20, 200915 yr They will be okay,if the mesh is small squares & there are no other holes they can fit through.
June 21, 200915 yr Ihave had busy Budgie in with mine, yes they will try and breed but as long a there is no nest boxes in the avairy it will not matter. Only thing is when you go to breed make sure they are away from your hens for a good two weeks to make sure they are clear of any of the Bush budgies sperm
June 21, 200915 yr Author Thanks everyone...... Yes AV, I will make sure I do that..... I have put them in and so far so good.... Didn't realize how small they really were !!
June 21, 200915 yr Hey im just curious why cant you breed a bush budgie with a "normal" budgie? Who told you that? You can breed a pet budgie with a bush budgie, a bush budgie with an exhibition budgie, etc... you may encounter problems but you get problems with any breeding pair. The chicks will be smaller if you breed an exhibition bird to a bush budgie, so no one does it.
June 21, 200915 yr Once you breed your bush budgie with a normal budgie,you have lost that true bush type & size & no longer one or the other.
June 21, 200915 yr People prefer to keep their bush budgies pure and not have them breed with others. Or whats the point of having bushies Edited June 21, 200915 yr by KAZ
June 21, 200915 yr Budgies are budgie are budgies..........................., its only the size that changes. Bushies are smaller and should not have any other mutations hidden in their genetic makeup. Breeding a bushy with another 'type' will not change the bushy but the chicks will just become 'pet type'. Nothing stopping you breeding a bushy to another bushy down the track
June 21, 200915 yr Author Thanks everyone for thier input. Now that I know that they will and can breed together (a bit blonde of me to think they wouldn't/couldn't!!) I think I will do what AV suggested and remove my hens 2/3 weeks prior to breeding, I would like to keep my bushies as bushies, and my normals as normals...... I'm pretty sure I have 2 males..... and they are brothers anyway, I would need to get a hen from somewhere else and I rarely see them, the only other ones I have seen in a pet shop were a pretty bad example of so called bushies, :bliss: but hey, I'm so not an expert and they could well have been... Thanks everyone.
July 25, 200915 yr Author The bushies are going well with the others...... Some pictures for you.... Squirt and J.T having a chat.... I could sit and watch them all day......
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