Update!!!! My first breeding experience

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Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 16, 2015 22:06:48 GMT sweetpea, budgiefriend, and 5 more like this

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Post by Budgies Retreat on Mar 16, 2015 22:06:48 GMT

We have an egg! Yes.
I went into the bird house yesterday evening and Mildred was roosting in her nest box, and didn't come out, which she normally does, so I was secretly hoping. I went in this morning and we had two eggs but one was broken, and had a nice bright yellow yolk. I removed the broken egg and it was warm, so I hope she just sat heavy on it. I've kept a careful eye on the other egg and it has remained intact, so I'm just hoping she isn't an egg eater, and had squashed the broken one.

At one point, Mildred came out of her box and Tom didn't wait a minute before he was doing his thing with her, and then she popped back in her box bless her, probably for a sleep

Tom started jumping around like a mad thing, clearly happy with himself.

I know it's their first go at this parenting malarkey (and mine, lol), but so far Mildred has remained with her eggs, and Tom continues to feed her and pops in to see her.

More updates to follow

Daz

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Jan 13, 2014 19:11:00 GMT suesbird Yellow Face Dynamo Posts: 5,626	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 16, 2015 22:24:53 GMT milliej, Budgies Retreat, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by suesbird on Mar 16, 2015 22:24:53 GMT Eggciting

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Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 17, 2015 0:18:10 GMT milliej, Shirls, and 1 more like this

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Post by Hezz on Mar 17, 2015 0:18:10 GMT

Oh, hope all goes well.

One of my hens is a layer and I just wish I had the room to allow her to follow the eggs through to fruition. Mildred seems to know what to do; isn't instinct a wonderful thing???

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Jan 21, 2014 17:06:12 GMT jellybean Superior Sky Blue Posts: 9,577	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 17, 2015 8:24:24 GMT via mobile Budgies Retreat likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jellybean on Mar 17, 2015 8:24:24 GMT Fingers crossed for you, look forward to the updates.
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Jun 16, 2013 15:26:07 GMT OP Double Factor Spangle I'm stilll watching you. Posts: 13,514	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 17, 2015 8:45:34 GMT Shirls and Budgies Retreat like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by OP on Mar 17, 2015 8:45:34 GMT Good luck to all concerned, human and budgie. It is wonderful that they seem to know what to do. They have to in the wild and you can't train them. I love it.

Oct 10, 2011 14:42:08 GMT budgiefriend Budgie Addict Posts: 2,636	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 17, 2015 13:23:24 GMT Budgies Retreat likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by budgiefriend on Mar 17, 2015 13:23:24 GMT Congratulations to you and Mildred and Tom. New baby chicks are very exciting. Keep us posted.

Feb 18, 2014 0:32:04 GMT Budgies Retreat Friendly Fallow The budgies are taking over! Posts: 838	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 17, 2015 21:46:40 GMT budgiefriend and suesbird like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Budgies Retreat on Mar 17, 2015 21:46:40 GMT No more eggs today, but the one so far is still intact. Tom was caught "going at it" again today......TWICE! Bless him
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Jul 7, 2013 17:32:38 GMT ffiscool King of the Budgie Stud Posts: 15,588	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 17, 2015 23:24:29 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ffiscool on Mar 17, 2015 23:24:29 GMT Ooh a baby bud

Feb 18, 2014 0:32:04 GMT Budgies Retreat Friendly Fallow The budgies are taking over! Posts: 838	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 19, 2015 23:03:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Budgies Retreat on Mar 19, 2015 23:03:35 GMT Still only one egg, but she remains firmly seated on it bless her. I will candle it in 5 days to see if it is fertile.
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Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 21, 2015 17:51:15 GMT Hezz and suesbird like this

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Post by Budgies Retreat on Mar 21, 2015 17:51:15 GMT

Still only one egg from Mildred. However, of the four that I recently bought, one pair (Brian and Mim) have also laid an egg!!!!
Mildred remains firmly seated on hers, and Mim is doing likewise.

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Feb 14, 2012 22:44:05 GMT skysmum Double Factor Spangle Posts: 10,009	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 21, 2015 20:28:51 GMT Budgies Retreat likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by skysmum on Mar 21, 2015 20:28:51 GMT This is all very exciting , i will look forward to updates Budgies Retreat
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Oct 7, 2011 0:19:27 GMT Hezz Staff Member Posts: 34,355	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 22, 2015 1:09:18 GMT suesbird and Budgies Retreat like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Hezz on Mar 22, 2015 1:09:18 GMT (Mango laid egg number 8 last night. This one rolled out of the cage, or got pushed out.)
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Mar 1, 2015 10:37:17 GMT porthos Normal Violet Posts: 213	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 22, 2015 6:54:39 GMT Budgies Retreat likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by porthos on Mar 22, 2015 6:54:39 GMT oooo this is eggciting!!!

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Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 22, 2015 11:45:25 GMT Hezz and Susannah like this

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Post by Budgies Retreat on Mar 22, 2015 11:45:25 GMT

I found two more eggs in the main area of Mildred's cage, one was broken but the other landed in a soft poop and saved it, so I carefully wiped off said mess and placed it back into the concave, and she immediately sat on it with the other. Fingers crossed. It hadn't been thrown out as it was at the furthest end away from the nest box, under the perch, so she must've laid it on the perch for it to fall into the soft landing.
I have checked my automated lights in the shed, and they all correspond from day to night so there are no dark times where she may have been caught out of the box in the dark and unable to get back, so I'm really scratching my head as to why she laid outside.
On the other hand, it is good to know that she has laid more eggs, so if this round isn't successful, I know that at least she can lay, she just needs a map bless her!

You shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet - Albert Einstein.

If you wish to rehome your budgies, drop me a line. I am now able to take very young birds also.

Jan 21, 2014 17:06:12 GMT jellybean Superior Sky Blue Posts: 9,577	Update!!!! My first breeding experience Mar 22, 2015 11:56:14 GMT via mobile Budgies Retreat likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jellybean on Mar 22, 2015 11:56:14 GMT I hope we get to see pictures of some baby budgies soon. Good luck with it all.
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Update!!!! My first breeding experience

Post by Budgies Retreat on Mar 16, 2015 22:06:48 GMT

Post by suesbird on Mar 16, 2015 22:24:53 GMT

Post by Hezz on Mar 17, 2015 0:18:10 GMT

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Post by OP on Mar 17, 2015 8:45:34 GMT

Post by budgiefriend on Mar 17, 2015 13:23:24 GMT

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Post by Budgies Retreat on Mar 19, 2015 23:03:35 GMT

Post by Budgies Retreat on Mar 21, 2015 17:51:15 GMT

Post by skysmum on Mar 21, 2015 20:28:51 GMT

Post by Hezz on Mar 22, 2015 1:09:18 GMT

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