It has been a very long time since I last posted on the forums, but I have a question.

 

My female, Lemon, has been in her breeding condition for over a year now. She is 3 years old. We have put a breeding box in there with the lid open so she can explore it without it being a dark scary place for her, her cere is brown, and not only that its got some sort of hard flaky build up on it. She has been to the vets maybe 10 months ago along with my male, Confetti, both are very healthy, and last time I was there, she picked off the flaky stuff from Lemons cere. I've been trying to do this like instructed when it got too built up, but she can still breath, so that isn't the issue.

 

How can I scrap/peel it off without hurting here? I tried before and I only managed to get small tiny bits off and maybe 2 and a half larger flakes, but I was scared I was gonna end up ripping the whole cere off if I put too much force onto it. Help D:

If it is just the cere in breeding condition and not a serios health issue then it should fall off when she has finished breeding or out of breeding condition.

 

 

If it is just the cere in breeding condition and not a serios health issue then it should fall off when she has finished breeding or out of breeding condition.

 

She has never bred before and has been in the breeding condition for over a year, her and Confetti look like they are going to breed, as he mounts her from time to time, but never actually do it I guess, otherwise I would be seeing eggs by now.

She may have brown hypertrophy of the cere which is unrelated to being in breeding condition.

She may have brown hypertrophy of the cere which is unrelated to being in breeding condition.

Is there any way to treat it?

She may have brown hypertrophy of the cere which is unrelated to being in breeding condition.

Is there any way to treat it?

Other than treating its causes first by having the cause identified, no other treatment other than what you are already doing..........

 

http://www3.sympatico.ca/davehansen/obstruct.html

If they are both in breeding condition, you have put a breeding box in, so, I would CLOSE the lid so it is dark. Mine won't breed in open box's only closed box's with removable lids to check eggs etc. if you add a bit of wood shavings she may throw it out but it will show she's been in, cleaning out the nest ready to breed. Hope this helps.

If they are both in breeding condition, you have put a breeding box in, so, I would CLOSE the lid so it is dark. Mine won't breed in open box's only closed box's with removable lids to check eggs etc. if you add a bit of wood shavings she may throw it out but it will show she's been in, cleaning out the nest ready to breed. Hope this helps.

 

She won't go near it with the lid closed, so its open so she can explore it at her own time. It had been in there for 8 months previously and she wouldn't go anywhere near it, even if I placed her in it and closed the lid lol, it has wood shavings in it

 

She may have brown hypertrophy of the cere which is unrelated to being in breeding condition.

Is there any way to treat it?

Other than treating its causes first by having the cause identified, no other treatment other than what you are already doing..........

 

http://www3.sympatic...n/obstruct.html

 

I've been to 2 separate bird vets [which have costed me an arm and a leg] and they have both said she is healthy, so I dunno what else it could be.

If they are both in breeding condition, you have put a breeding box in, so, I would CLOSE the lid so it is dark. Mine won't breed in open box's only closed box's with removable lids to check eggs etc. if you add a bit of wood shavings she may throw it out but it will show she's been in, cleaning out the nest ready to breed. Hope this helps.

 

She won't go near it with the lid closed, so its open so she can explore it at her own time. It had been in there for 8 months previously and she wouldn't go anywhere near it, even if I placed her in it and closed the lid lol, it has wood shavings in it

 

She may have brown hypertrophy of the cere which is unrelated to being in breeding condition.

Is there any way to treat it?

Other than treating its causes first by having the cause identified, no other treatment other than what you are already doing..........

 

http://www3.sympatic...n/obstruct.html

 

I've been to 2 separate bird vets [which have costed me an arm and a leg] and they have both said she is healthy, so I dunno what else it could be.

I don't think you need to put her in the box. I would keep lid on box and let her get used to it being there. When she is ready she will find her way into the box to breed on her own, it may be that the Cock bird isn't doing his job or maybe it's her, if it's the cock bird she probably would still lay, even if infertile eggs, if she's in breeding condition. Not all birds end up breeding. I don't think the vet's can help if they say she's healthy, just let nature take it's course.

Edited August 13, 201113 yr by robyn

Definitely close the lid. They like breeding in dark places, light boxes are a turn off. Try moving the nest box. I would take the cock bird and nest box out for a week then put the nest box in then the cock bird. When you separate the ccok have him withing sight and calling distance. Give her lots of stuff to chew on, cuttlefish, eucalypt bramches etc.

Also, budgies like to breed in groups. Seeing and hearing that the other birds around them are going into breeding mode and beginning to nest stimulates them. So with only one pair, they don't have any other birds to react to.

 

Some things you can try for stimulating them are to increase the number of hours that they have light, play a CD with the sound of running water, and increase their food and water, so they feel like there is an abundant supply for feeding chicks. Or better yet, if you are serious about breeding, buy yourself a couple more pairs which are experienced breeders, study up while they are in quarantine, and then mix up your novice pair with experienced partners, and put several pairs down to breed at once.