Hi,

I am new to this forum but not new to budgies.

My 2 pairs for some reason are not breeding.

I will start from the very start:

My friends gave me an hexagonal aviary.

I installed it and went to the pet shop to buy a pair of budgies.

They had a large range of birds including ringnecks, scaly breasted lorikeets, lots of cockatiels, finches ( lots), princess parrots, plum headed parrots, slatey headed parrots and green cheek conures and of course budgies.

I bought a pair 1 normal female and one luntino male.

I introduced them to the aviary that had a nest box for budgies and one that was to big for budgies.

The pair quickly bonded,

They were preening each other and the male was feeding the female through regurgitation.

That year they did not breed.

My mothers friend that was a budgie breeder came over and said that he didnt think that the luntino budgie was a male.

So he suggested to get a nother pair.

I went to the same petstore and bought another pair of budgies one was yellow face purple and the other was yellow face aqua.

That pair also bonded so I was looking foward to eggs that year.

But I didnt get them ,

The female of my oldest pair entered the nestbox several times but didnt lay an egg.

The same female has very scaly feet and I have heard that scaley feet on budgies meen its an old bird.

I am at my third year now and at the start of spring.

When will my Budgies breed!!!!

Whats wrong with them????

PS. almost forgot. My male from the old pair puts its foot on the females wing but then the female either moves away or strikes at him to warn him.

I hve never seen the female actually touch him when she strikes but I am worried that this means that this means that she is not going to breed.

 

 

Thank you,

Nick

could we have some picks of birds please

as before im giving any advice i want to see two pairs or my advice will be useless

We need picture to help us determine. We need a picture of the aviary setup, and also of the birds cere. (it is the fleshy bit above their nose)

Also, It sounds like your hen my have scaley mites. Post some pictures and we will be able to help and see if she does. If so, you need to buy so medicine to treat her or you could try putting canola oil on her legs and her face. Just smear it on, once a day for a week. Then let her rest, and put it on again 1 week after for another 2 days.

 

We need pictures.

Edited October 3, 201014 yr by Squeak_Crumble

As others have said........pictures needed.

Another point to make isYou bought home budgies from the pet store and put them straight down to breed in an aviary with a nestbox..............

 

Any idea of ages when you did that ??

 

Any idea of condition when you did that ??

 

Any idea of previous breeding history when you did that ??

 

My mothers friend that was a budgie breeder came over and said that he didnt think that the luntino budgie was a male.

 

If it was female and in breeding condition the cere would be brownish just like any other female in breeding condition. A male lutino has a pink cere its whole life. Photos needed.How experienced was this budgie breeder and especially did he know about lutinos ceres.

Edited October 3, 201014 yr by KAZ