This is the male and female budgies I bought for my daughter who soon lost interest so I have taken them on as my own.

 

Now I want to breed them but I want to make sure the hen is a hen and mature enough although they are yet to start showing signs of courtship.

 

Apologies for the quality of the photo.....I was in a rush taking the photo and they wouldnt exactly stay still.

 

Is the yellow bird a hen (Im pretty sure she is) and is she mature enough to breed with (she is supposed be last season's hatch)?

 

I have tried cropping and resizing the photo in photobucket but it wont let me save...have tried a number of combinations but nothing seems to be working...sorry for the picture size

 

Thanks

 

she is a she and she is mature enough to breed by the looks of that cere.

Thanks again L_J. Unfortunately not much courtship going on. I might by another hen and see if any "magic" happens.

It all depends on whether they are both in breeding condition. picture of your hen is a bit hard to tell but she could be going out or out of condition. When you see her cere a nice tan colour rather than rough and brown she may be in condition. Cock should be a nice bright blue. Do you have a nest box in cage? If you want them to breed adding a nest box may hurry things up a bit.

Thanks Robyn.....there is a nest box attached to the cage and the boy goes in but I have never seen the girl go in. Closest she has been is the nest box landing perch.

How long has the nest box been attached to their cage? it may take some time before they take a real interest. It was several months before I got any interest in nesting, now they are laying round 2 with chicks still popping in and out.

Hi Paulie...the nest box has been attached to the cage for about 4 weeks. Maybe Im impatient !!!