All 4 of my baby parakeets now have feathers and its SO hard to tell if their crops are full. They don't look full to me but it is so hard to tell! The oldest is about 2.5 weeks old. I'm scared the mom has stopped feeding them, she is rarely in the breeding box anymore and today I caught her and her partner mating again. Should I take one of them out? I'm scared she will attack her babies if she is going to lay more eggs. Thanks for any help!

Its no different to any other time....you should be able to easily see a filled lump that is the crop. The mothers do not spend as much time in the nestbox once feathers show up and aged from 2 weeks so that part is normal.

Dont baulk..................go pick up the chicks and be sure they are being fed. You hesitate in checking them and you could lose them. Read this article http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...&artlang=en so you KNOW what you should be doing re checking babies in the nest.