i have a pair and i am trying to mate them is there anything i can do to encorage them to mate they have a large standing cage and (not shure if this helps) 2 new females (should i get anouther male?)

plz help

moz!!

So have I got this right you have 1 male and 3 females??...

In the same cage!!?

With 1 nesting box!??

Edited August 4, 200519 yr by Lady

well i have seperated bliss because she is being sold and baby is realy yong so i have a large cage with 3 budgies 1 male 2 female! and i have 2 nestboxs

ive heard you should have 2 males for every 1 female is this correct ?

 

you should get another male or seperate out 1 of the 2 females who gets along least with the male.

ive heard you should have 2 males for every 1 female is this correct ?

 

no this is wrong you should have equal numbers if colany breeding but it is best to pair up in a cage

budgies need to be in pairs of equal number of male and female, If you are colany breeding, it's good to have two next boxes to every hen, gives her a choice, they can be fussy, very fussy. They will fight over nest boxes if there is not enough to choose from or if two hens are competing for the same one. I would get another male, let them all bond for some time, before putting nest boxes in. The bonding is important for the budgies and makes them more successful breeders.

I agree with hath and Mr C, Just be careful that your hens don't get to nasty, if they do you will have to separate them so they don't kill.

thanks tats what ive done i'm getting 2 or 1 more males depending on if my bliss comes back as she escaped i can see her but she wont come down i put her mate in her cage outside she just wont come down