Hi All

 

I'm just starting out in Budgies, we've owned two for a few years and just built our own Avery from scratch, Unfortunately one of our Girls passed away before we got it made, Now its done we're got 7 budgies in there, one is a bit of a trouble maker and today I got home from work to find blood on the avery floor, and my old girl Sunny with a bloody cere... not sure what I should do? I've been reading and I now know we need to take the breading boxed out of the avery, so hubbie will take those out for me tomorrow. Do i need to take our trouble maker out??

 

Thanks for any help

 

Bel

Edited August 10, 201114 yr by Aus

It might help, do you now that it was him that did it, do you have evidence.

The first thing is to recheck the aviary for any sharp wire that could have been missed. It hapened to me. Next, if you are going to coloney breed in the aviary, it is more hazzardous than breeding in Breeding cages.

 

 

 

You will need 1/2 more number of nest boxes than hens. eg if you have 4 hens you will need 6 nest boxes to help stop the fighting.

 

 

I’m 95% sure it is not the Wire, there was blood splatter around the opening on one of the boxes. Also all the ends of our mesh are outside the frame. I made sure before the birds went in.

 

We're not fussed about breading, we've got 4 in there right now and we have two mature hens, and two young ones that we’re not sure about yet, if it’s safe I’d like to keep them in since they all roost on top of them, If need be I've got the space to put more in.

 

We think our Blue Hen is the culprit, she had blood on her shoulder, and she's very aggressive, bites any others that go near her except for the Cock she likes.

 

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Edited August 11, 201114 yr by Aus

Some reading for you http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=28294&hl=

 

 

and welcome

Hi Kaz,

 

Thanks for that link, I'll be getting the boxes out this weekend i think, I guess if I want to breed I've still got our old cage (1m high, 50cm wide and deep) that I can use to put pairs in to breed?

 

Should i worry about the aggressive hen? Should she settle when the boxes are out?

 

B

 

 

The sooner the boxes are out the better........like yesterday

 

I guess if I want to breed I've still got our old cage (1m high, 50cm wide and deep) that I can use to put pairs in to breed?

 

 

 

 

Any more than one pair with their own nestbox is still colony breeding and you will still have issues. Yes, by all means use that cage for breeding but only one pair.

Make sure all birds where nestboxes are, are OVER 12 months, and retire females at 4 yrs. The presence of nestboxes force breeds them.

I'd only want to do one pair at a time. I'm not even sure I want to breed at all, I'm quite happy just buying birds to add in as I find nice colours.

 

I'll see if hubbie can get the boxes out this arvo when we get home from work.

 

 

Perhaps you can use that cage as a quarantine cage ? Quarantine is essential when buying in new birds.