I would like to ask you about moving my budgies to their new bigger cage. I was going to wait till the chicks leave the nesting box. But I'm worried that there is not much space in the small old cage. The biggest chick goes out every day now, but spends time on the bottom of the cage and not trying to stand on perches (Mayo, the one with missing toes and shorter wings). And the dad is separated in a cage under them, so he feeds the mum and Mayo through the bars. So if I keep the dad separated and move the chicks and the mum, he can't feed them .

- Could I actually move the nesting box to the new cage? Or could the mum stop feeding them (from shock or something)?

- Do you think the dad will still attack the chicks, when they're big now and he was feeding one of them (the oldest one is 34 days old)?

- And do you think Mayo could learn how to climb/sit on perches/fly (maybe) easier in a bigger cage?

 

I'm really worried about all this, but I think it would be better for them to be together in a big cage

 

Please can anyone help?

Edited February 17, 200619 yr by Zebra

how many days have they been coming out of the box. I woudl think to leave them until your sure the babies are feeding themselfs (normally takes 2 more weeks) then you don't have to worry about mum stopping.

how many days have they been coming out of the box. I woudl think to leave them until your sure the babies are feeding themselfs (normally takes 2 more weeks) then you don't have to worry about mum stopping.

 

The youngest one is still in the box, so I'll rather wait. Thanks for your advice