This is my first time breeding budiges and I need some advice - I have an aviary with two females and two males and successfully introduced the breeding box only to find that the first egg laid was pecked to bits...there seemed to be some fighting 'inhouse' so I have removed one of the females and have moved her to a second large cage and am going to take out one of the males to try breeding these two as well. My dilemna....I am not sure WHICH of the males to remove? I THINK the male that is the other half of the mating pair is my green budgie but my other male is acting dominantly and is guarding the nest! The green male is the one that is feeding the female however...I read on here that females will mate with all the males if they want and that will sometimes cause some confusion amongst the males....what to do...please advise! Thanks!

We cannot really advise. You need to observe and remove the one that you think isnt really the partner of the hen.

We cannot really advise. You need to observe and remove the one that you think isnt really the partner of the hen.

 

Thanks Kaz...just curious...will one male 'cosy up' with BOTh females at one time?

We cannot really advise. You need to observe and remove the one that you think isnt really the partner of the hen.

 

Thanks Kaz...just curious...will one male 'cosy up' with BOTh females at one time?

You said you removed the other female.

We cannot really advise. You need to observe and remove the one that you think isnt really the partner of the hen.

 

Thanks Kaz...just curious...will one male 'cosy up' with BOTh females at one time?

 

Did you mean will one FEMALE cosy up with both MALES at one time?

 

It is possible, but the males will fight over her.

If the hen has been willing to mate with both males, then I don't think it matters which one you take out, and which one you leave with her.

 

The hen that was removed to a different cage- did she seem to have a particular favorite when they were all together?

 

How long were all four together? If you can't tell who goes with who, maybe it's because they weren't really bonded well yet, in which case they might not mind being shuffled up.

 

Do you have any eggs in the nest box at all? Maybe you should just start all over. Remove the boxes, separate the pairs how you want them, and wait until they are bonded before giving them their nest boxes back again.

 

I know it's hard to wait once you've had that first egg, but sometimes you get better results if you back up a step and wait until things are more settled, and then start again.

 

Edit:

 

Hot Stuff and Pretty Girl having a kiss!

 

Okay, I just now saw your other post. I think you should pair Hot Stuff with Pretty Girl. (Unless Hot Stuff goes around kissing all the girls! )

Edited September 15, 201014 yr by Finnie

If both males are showing interest, it wont matter which you remove, the one left behind will take up the courting and breeding process. He has a hen, a nest box, and they all sound like they are wanting to breed