Hi,

 

I have male budgie that i got from a breeder when it was 7 weeks old..... He's now 2yrs 9 months old. He's bonded with me and is very tame and talks a LOT.

 

I recently bought a female budgie from the same breeder and she is 1yr 2 months old.

 

I did the 30 day quarantine with her and have now put them in the same cage as i hope to breed them......

 

the first 2 days they stayed completely away from each other........on the 3^rd day i saw a brief ( 4 seconds )kissing , or tapping beaks between them, initiated by the male.....then they went back to opposite sides of the cage again.... Since then i haven't seen the male do the beak tapping again,,,,, and when the female did get semi close to him, he jumps down from the perch and runs from her...

 

they have now been in the same cage for 7 days and still most of the time they stay on separate sides of the cage with their backs facing each other.... I know it's only early days, but i was starting to get worried that they don't like each other and never will ??? how long does it usually take for a male and female budgie to bond together ?

 

Thanks,

 

Jason

I think it depends on the birds. When I introduced 4 new birds (2 females and 2 males) to my existing 2 males, one of the existing males went straight to one of the females and she went straight to him. It was kind of like love at first sight .

 

Given your male has been bonded to you for quite some time and has been an only bird, he may not see her as a potential mate yet. One of my males wasn't interested in the females, he's only got eyes for me and will chase others off me so we can have some 'quality time' together .

 

I'd say as long as they aren't fighting then they should be okay. It'll probably take some time, however breeders here would have more experience in dealing with this sort of thing, so should be able to provide better advice.

I belive it is only a rumor/wives tale that birds bonded to humans dont bond to mates. I have had many a tame birds that breed with mates, and come back just as tame as before. In some cases I have had hens, and they are good because it means they don't mind me checking the nest as often.

 

I generally leave my birds for one month. Are you birds in breeding condition? do you have mirror's in the cage? is the nest box high or low?

We seems to be having the same trouble you are with a pair of princess parrots. As the male is tame he doesnt seem to want to proceed with mating. Maybe he is too human bonded. Time will tell.

Edited September 23, 201014 yr by KAZ

I belive it is only a rumor/wives tale that birds bonded to humans dont bond to mates. I have had many a tame birds that breed with mates, and come back just as tame as before. In some cases I have had hens, and they are good because it means they don't mind me checking the nest as often.

 

I generally leave my birds for one month. Are you birds in breeding condition? do you have mirror's in the cage? is the nest box high or low?

 

 

Hi,

Thanks for your comment, i was starting to feel disheartened thinking they wont become friends because hes too bonded with me.....but if youve had success there is some hope...... from the pics ive seen online about budgies in breeding condition http://www.birds-online.de/allgemein/geschlecht_en.htm

,,,im pretty sure the female is in breeding condition....Im not too sure about the male though.... those pics from the site are a little hard to work out for sure.....

No, i dont have mirrors in the cage, but ive dowloand some budgie mating noice from utube which i have been playing on loop....so it sounds like theres lots of budgies around constantly....the nest box is towards the top of the cage..... the female hasnt been in it.....the male half stuck his head in but just to chew the wood

Hi,

 

Ive had my male budgie since 9 weeks of age. hes now 2yrs 9months old and has been by himself all this time...He is very tame, speaks alot and bonded with me..

 

I want to breed him.... I was speaking to a guy who breeds budgies and he told me that my male budgie probably wont ever breed as hes been by himself for so long and probably wont know what to do......

 

Is this true ?

 

Has anyone ever had a very tame budgie that is bonded with them, and has also sucessfully bread ?

 

Thanks

 

Jason

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Hi,

 

Ive had my male budgie since 9 weeks of age. hes now 2yrs 9months old and has been by himself all this time...He is very tame, speaks alot and bonded with me..

 

I want to breed him.... I was speaking to a guy who breeds budgies and he told me that my male budgie probably wont ever breed as hes been by himself for so long and probably wont know what to do......

 

Is this true ?

 

Has anyone ever had a very tame budgie that is bonded with them, and has also sucessfully bread ?

 

Thanks

 

Jason

 

Being by himself for to long will NOT make the bird "forget" how to breed. It is in their natrual system, their instinct to reproduce. It is a old wives tale. A bird is going to reproduce.... it is their natrual instinct. I think you should keep trying and hope for the best . I have now had two success stories of birds that are bonded to me breeding. My gorgeous boy, Squeak, has bonded to another hen in my aviary and they are on eggs. He loves coming for kisses at the wire, and as much as he loves sitting on me and talking in the aviary, when he breeds I do not go in as much, or try not to socialise as much. Normally once a day, maybe two (when they have chicks) .

I bred a budgie a couple of years ago and she has been an "office" pet budgie, living on her own almost her whole life. I introduced her to a boy and she wasnt impressed. I changed her boy and off she went. She has had two clutches with no problems. The person I borrowed her for doesnt want her back and she was quite aggressive in the baby cage as she isnt used to sharing space. She has now been put in the aviary where she seems quite happy. My Sun Conure however, was bonded to me and not interested in breeding at all. As someone else said, I really think it depends more on the bird's personality than natural instinct.

We seems to be having the same trouble you are with a pair of princess parrots. As the male is tame he doesnt seem to want to proceed with mating. Maybe he is too human bonded. Time will tell.

Well..........our human bonded princess parrot has managed ...........and his hen currently has three eggs. Yet to candle them.

Edited September 30, 201014 yr by KAZ

he will breed eventually but what i suggest is to take out nest and wait till you see them in the act

let them bond with out pressure but he may not stay bonded to you

but could i breed a tame as pet once but he got caught up in father hood and didnt love me anymore

 

also

you should not really breed budgies alone you should have no less than 4 pair in case things go wrong

very very very least would be three pair at one time

also i suggest you get a tape of a breeding room in action the chatter is very different to just birds noises and its this that sets off the domino patten of mateing

Jason, are you keeping them both in the breeding cage together and NOT letting him out ? Because if you are letting him out as a tame budgie and your friend ......................he wont be able to focus on the job at hand.

Jason, are you keeping them both in the breeding cage together and NOT letting him out ? Because if you are letting him out as a tame budgie and your friend ......................he wont be able to focus on the job at hand.

 

 

Hi,

 

No, I havent been letting him out since i put in the female..... The only time i go in there at the moment is to change the seed and water etc.... The male seemed quite anxious for the first week when i came in the room, but now has settled down

This may just be about change of routine from what used to happen to whats happening now. Might need a little more time than is usual.

Our tame Princess parrot took longer to bond to his hen and to see her as a partner for breeding than all the other princess parrots. Others have chicks already and his hen has only just started laying her eggs. She was begging to be fed from him for a couple of weeks before he picked up on the signs. Havent seen them mating but thats not unusual............I have many eggs and chicks without seeing signs of mating