Posted October 10, 200519 yr Hi 1) which are noisier male or female budgies ? 2) is there an age at which you should stop breeding from a budgie ? if so what is that please. 3) will 4 males and 1 female in the same cage be a problem ? Thanks
October 10, 200519 yr 1) which are noisier male or female budgies ? Males are generally more chatty, singing and warbling to themselves or other birds. They do seem more "quiet" to me in that their noises aren't as loud. Females seem to get loud but in short bursts. Of course, this can vary from bird to bird and I'm really just going on my experience with mine. (One male, three females.) 2) is there an age at which you should stop breeding from a budgie ? if so what is that please. Most sources say to stop breeding at age 3 or 4. And remember that your budgies should be at least a year old before beginning to breed. 3) will 4 males and 1 female in the same cage be a problem ? Females tend to be more aggressive with other budgies than males so generally, the answer would be no. However, this really depends on the personality of the budgies. It definitely helps if they have a lot of space and for five budgies to have a lot of space it would be a good idea to have a cage around the size of this one: http://birdcages4less.com/page/B/PROD/A03/PA5719
October 10, 200519 yr Sorry to butt in on this but going on from your reply to would 4 males and 1 female be a problem eterri:- wouldn't the males be a problem in terms of wanting to mate with the one female and wouldn't that constant'nattering'exhaust her? I know that's the case as far as fish are concerned so I'm interested to know if the situation is the same for birds? Also Featheredpets:- generally males make better talkers than females in my opinion.
October 10, 200519 yr Also Featheredpets:- generally males make better talkers than females in my opinion. Thanks for the reply. That's what I thought.
October 10, 200519 yr Sorry to butt in on this but going on from your reply to would 4 males and 1 female be a problem eterri:- wouldn't the males be a problem in terms of wanting to mate with the one female and wouldn't that constant'nattering'exhaust her? I know that's the case as far as fish are concerned so I'm interested to know if the situation is the same for birds? Also Featheredpets:- generally males make better talkers than females in my opinion. I doubt this would be a problem, honestly. Male budgies have a habit of forming same-sex pairs when there aren't females (or enough females) available. There would be more chance of a problem if you had more females than males as you know how us females can be sometimes. And yeah, I agree. Females can talk but it's a lot more common in males. (Which is where female budgies and female humans start becoming more different... ) Edited October 10, 200519 yr by eterri
October 10, 200519 yr my boys havent paired up with each other As long as they aren't fighting, you should be okay. Just watch them closely.
October 10, 200519 yr 2) is there an age at which you should stop breeding from a budgie ? if so what is that please. As eterri said but for a more detailed answer, females should be stoped at 3-4 years while males can continue until 6 years. And yeah, I agree. Females can talk but it's a lot more common in males. (Which is where female budgies and female humans start becoming more different... ) Well maybe the talking gene is sex-linked and need two X's to work
October 10, 200519 yr Julie, you have fascinated me by your comment about fish, could you please tell me more?
October 10, 200519 yr Well maybe the talking gene is sex-linked and need two X's to work The mystery is solved!!
October 11, 200519 yr I've read that if you plan on having 3 birds + have more males than females because males are generally happy to 'share' the females. :(Laughing out loud):
October 11, 200519 yr I have 2 females and 4 males. One male and female are paired up but dont mate. One of my other males shares a cage with my other female, but they have time out to be with my other 2 males and I do get quite a lot of bickering, they were supposed to share a huge cage I got them but because of the fighting they are seperated which is a pain, a costly pain, but I agree this is a personality thing and can be a total different situation with different tempremented birds.
October 11, 200519 yr Julie, you have fascinated me by your comment about fish, could you please tell me more? hi Lin,I'll answer in "off topic".
October 11, 200519 yr i thought budgies would only mate if there were nesting boxes in the cage/avairy
October 11, 200519 yr Ususlly they will only mate then, but sometimes they mate without a box, and lay an egg on the floor of the cage. You can also, though it's not common, get a lone hen who will lay an egg on the floor of the cage. Budgies just like to confuse us
October 12, 200519 yr i thought budgies would only mate if there were nesting boxes in the cage/avairy Ususlly they will only mate then, but sometimes they mate without a box, and lay an egg on the floor of the cage. You can also, though it's not common, get a lone hen who will lay an egg on the floor of the cage. Budgies just like to confuse us Skittles was going to lay her eggs in the back cushions of my sofa...
