I can see the worry of disturbing the hen and such. Depends on the size/type of cage you're using I guess? I know a couple of people who have bred using either those cages I mentioned or just a normal (very large) budgie cage and they keep toys and varied perches with no problem so I'm sure it can be done, it would just be harder to do on a larger scale I suppose.

 

I left the toys and such in the cage when I bred but they didn't pay any attention to the, way to busy with the caring of babies.

 

If the hen was really tame do you think she'd handle that second method better?

 

This way was how I had my nest box set up and I had to pull it right out of the cage to handle the babes and clean up, I did workout a way to lift the lid with a bit of wire so I didn't have to move it every day to check the babies. Freckle took the disturbance really well, but I wouldn't trust to do that with a bird I didn't know as well or had tamed from a young age.

With the Breeding Cage I made.

 

I had to remove the Nest Box from the side of the breeding cage, block off the hole and cleaned the box on the table.

 

I would remove the chicks and place them sometimes on the table on some clean newspaper while I cleaned the box out. I did this every second day. The chicks are now Fledged and don't mind me puting my hands in the Breeding Box to change seed or water. The Hen, Spangles didn't care at all.

 

Just before the chick fledged, she laid 4 eggs. I would carefully put the chicks in a holding cage and remove the eggs carefully with rubber gloves to stop infection and then clean the box. Put the eggs and the chicks back in. The hen didn't worry at all.

Edited October 15, 200519 yr by daz

Looks good Daz.

Some really good breeding cages here. http://www.arlaneaviculture.co.uk/

I'll be getting the 4ft double budgie breeding cage.

I love the breeding cages PyscoFalcon

 

My Favirite.....I wonder if I can get it in Australia???

 

i was just wondering the same thing about that cage daz

(Laughing out loud) shipping would be a killer if it's ?8 to ship to me.

A 42 day land/sea service to Australia for a 20kg parcel from the UK is ?125 via the Royal Mail

A 42 day land/sea service to Australia for a 20kg parcel from the UK is ?125 via the Royal Mail

 

Thats $297.62AU at the current exchange rate

It scares me to think how much it would be from here! Our postage is sooooo much pricier than theirs

Besides that one I found and Bought locally, I can't find a decent breeding cage builder here in Australia.

Update

 

I finally found someone to build the dual breeding cages but he is very slow in doing it.... Unknown to him I have found where I can get the fronts and have price to build them myself. If ecconomical I wiil buld to sell.

Update

 

I finally found someone to build the dual breeding cages but he is very slow in doing it.... Unknown to him I have found where I can get the fronts and have price to build them myself. If ecconomical I wiil buld to sell.

Maybe you could work them as a flatpack kit Daz for posting within Australia ? Have screwdriver will travel

Interesting thought Kaz :rofl: