Oct 9, 2011 9:47:09 GMT
jack
Brand New Budgie
curious
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Post by jack on Jan 5, 2012 10:54:37 GMT
hi last year i bread budgies for pets and i had no problems at all but this year i got my hands on 4 paris of exhibition budgies and ive got them paired up and just waiting for eggs and this moring i went into one of the nest boxes and there was a smashed egg i just wanted to know if there was any reason for this and i will also let you you if any of the other birds lay eggs .
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Jan 5, 2012 11:31:46 GMT
How old are the cock and hen? Are they first timers? It may just be an accident and I hope it will not happen again.
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Post by barrieshutt on Jan 5, 2012 13:06:50 GMT
My experience of this is the hen becomes box bound and the cock whilst chasing her out for mating smashes the egg/s accidently
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Post by Ryan.W on Jan 5, 2012 13:24:56 GMT
My experience of this is the hen becomes box bound and the cock whilst chasing her out for mating smashes the egg/s accidently i had this happen, they where first timers though.
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