breeding condition?

[budgiedan]

i have 4 pairs of budgies kept in pairs in cages i only have 2 breeding cages at the moment and i have put my 2 favourite pairs in there but is there anything i can do to help them into breeding condition quicker? room temp is kept between 16c and 19c normally. also i have a pair in a normal bird cage that are showing eachother alot of affection eg constantly grooming eachother, feeding eachother regurgitated food and there ceres are fairly dark in colour does it sound as though this pair should be transferred to a breeding cage?

[kwbudgerigars]

if they are old enough then yeah pair em up mate, you have to whatch and know your birds to know wether they are ready to breed, the cock birds will be chatting to everything they see and harrasing the hens and the hens will normmaly be chewing everything in sight, if they are not ready to breed it will become clear when you put them in the breeding cage, hope that helps.

kyle

[Deleted]

They need to be in breeding condition before you put them in breeding cages , otherwise they are not interested.

[budgiedan]

i have 1 pair showing signs of wanting somewhere to breed and another pair already in a breeding cage that are in and out of the nest box all day but no signs of anything yet but i did buy these birds from a large aviary on friday 23rd dec so not sure if she was caught pregnant by another cock in the aviary before i bought her or they might just be exploring there new home?

[barrieshutt]

www.officialbarrieshuttbudgerigars.com/basicbreeding.htm

[budgiedan]

thanks that helps alot

[budgiedan]

ive swapped 2 pairs around took the budgies out of the breeder that arent in as good as breeding condition as the 2 in a standard bird cage so ill have to wait and c what happens

[barrieshutt]

They will tell you when they are ready Dan

[budgiedan]

the cock is feeding and preening the hen which could just be affection?