I have noticed that a lot of people are breeding through winter.

Do people have much success with breeding this time of year?

And what time of the year do you find works best for you?

I like to ask a lot of questions as I'm still learning

 

Geoff

`i also are learning

and when i first started breeding again 4 years ago pets i only breed my birds

end of feb id pair

eggs march first week of

hatch april out may

then rest so one round per pair

 

then end of july pair ( different pairs)

august eggs hatch

september out october

also i staggered pairs so i put them down when first eggs were being layed in august so that their eggs were layed at end of august first week sept chicks leaving nests november latest for these staggered rounds

 

i really liked that way of doing things and will stick to it

i tryed diffrent breeding times last year and up to date a few pairs here and their

 

i found in summer alot of fm chicks and dead in shell from to hot

and well last chicks i breed feb hatched all caught colds and i almost lost them all

no prob with fm though

and well june hatched chicks seem fine so far well half of them

 

but honestly i think the birds preform better at the times i first mentioned

(thats for out door breeding no breeding room

and i will be going back to these dates

one round in feb pair march eggs april hatch may chicks out

then aug sept oct and nov chicks out

then thats it

Edited June 18, 201014 yr by GenericBlue

i found in summer alot of fm chicks and dead in shell from to hot and well last chicks i breed feb hatched all caught colds and i almost lost them all no prob with fm though and well june hatched chicks seem fine so far well half of them

 

That's very interesting. No FM in cooler weather? I haven't bred any birds yet but i wanted to start late July early August. I will also follow your advice and wait until Feb/March for second round.

Edited June 18, 201014 yr by rachelm

I read this off the net.

 

December, January, February, no breeding annual moult

 

March, April, May, Best time to breed.

 

June, July, August, Only breed after July 1st in warm climates.

 

September, October, November, Second best time to breed.

 

Don't know if anyone does this but it sounds okay.

I read this off the net.

 

December, January, February, no breeding annual moult

 

March, April, May, Best time to breed.

 

June, July, August, Only breed after July 1st in warm climates.

 

September, October, November, Second best time to breed.

 

Don't know if anyone does this but it sounds okay.

It is considered by most here in Australia that APRIL is the budgies main moult.....or so I am told and have witnessed.

I think that must be right Kaz, my budgies are abit off though.

I read this off the net.

 

December, January, February, no breeding annual moult

 

March, April, May, Best time to breed.

 

June, July, August, Only breed after July 1st in warm climates.

 

September, October, November, Second best time to breed.

 

Don't know if anyone does this but it sounds okay.

It is considered by most here in Australia that APRIL is the budgies main moult.....or so I am told and have witnessed.

 

if a bird is breeding it will hold off on molting so if you get them after ther summer moult in dec jan middle of feb their in good condition and as breeding wont mould untill raised their clutch way i do it chicks are out may first week so not really putting moult off to long and they dont get breed again after that one round

Edited June 18, 201014 yr by GenericBlue

I read this off the net.

 

December, January, February, no breeding annual moult

 

March, April, May, Best time to breed.

 

June, July, August, Only breed after July 1st in warm climates.

 

September, October, November, Second best time to breed.

 

Don't know if anyone does this but it sounds okay.

It is considered by most here in Australia that APRIL is the budgies main moult.....or so I am told and have witnessed.

 

KAZ do you breed during winter.

I guess that people with 100+ birds will always have some birds ready go know matter the time of year