Male budgie frequently going in breeding pot

[nileshs]

Hello All,

I have a pair of budgies and one of them have laid 3 eggs in a breeding pot inside the cage. I have observed that the female spends most of her time inside the breeding pot whereas the male sit outside on the perch.

I have been trying to hand tame the male budgie but he is extremely scared of me and flies here and there inside the cage. Now whenever i come near the cage he goes inside the breeding pot. Is this because he is too much freaked out or its normal for a male to go inside the pot. He goes inside the pot and the female then comes out.

Please correct me if i am doing something wrong. Kindly advise.

[Marianne Marlow]

I would suggest that you do not try and tame the male until they have raised their chicks as the male will often take an active role. Otherwise you may scare them both and they might kill their chicks.

[Hezz]

I wouldn't be bothering him too much now that they are breeding. Agree with Marianne that it could cause the adults to abandon the eggs. You need to keep the birds as calm as possible at this stage. You probably should have had the taming in hand before introducing the nestbox.

[Learner]

Congratulations.... your budgies are trying to have a family. How exciting!!

Now you need to get reading pretty quick so you can do your best to help the parents to be.

Give both birds plenty of peace and leave them alone. The male bird is doing his best to protect the female and keep out of your way. There will time for training and taming later on.


Have you sorted out all the things you might need if the eggs hatch? It is a very egg-citing time

You will need to provide a range of foods to help the parents feed their young the very best diet they can have so any chicks grow healthily and well.

You might need a spare cage later on. It might be that you will need extra space to house the young birds once they are old enough to feed themselves and be away from their parents. You might want to take the "breeding pot" or nest-box out of the cage when the chicks have left it for good. The parents may lay another lot of eggs if you leave the next in place.

Gosh it is going to be a busy and interesting time finding out about how to look after breeding pairs of budgies and young chicks.

Here's wishing your birds and you the best of luck.

Let us know how you get one... any questions - please ask but your local library should have some good books that might be helpful to you too. The pets shop may have some bird foods that are ideal for nesting budgies and their new chicks. drop in and see what advice they can offer.

Good luck