move outside

[china]

hi all,i have budgies indoors at the momment.other half wants them outside in the aviary but i have a female sitting on eggs out there,am i right in thinking if i put the inside birds outside they would go in box and kill babys when they hatch,if so when would be the right time to put them outside,after the babys have left the nestbox.then i can remove the nestbox so no more breeding.

[Hezz]

Firstly I must stress, I am not a breeder, China. But I would go with your way of thinking. Leave the status quo for now, and when the chicks are all independent and flighted, then move the others out. Why take the risk of introducing an unknown while you have the delicate situation of a hen on eggs? It won't be long, tell him he has to be patient.

[BudgiesBuddy]

Yes when the babys have left the nest box.

[Bird Junky]

Hello. Just like to remind you that as soon as the babies

leave the box & before they are fully independent. The hen

will be laying a second clutch of eggs. You make no mention

of a cock being with her. If its going to cause family problems.

I suggest you bring the sitting hen inside & the other birds

back in the flight. Yours B.J.

[Hezz]

Yay, BB, did I get it right again?? (I"m just a big kid, really!)

[BudgiesBuddy]

May 19, 2012 11:43:25 GMT Hezz said:

Yay, BB, did I get it right again?? (I"m just a big kid, really!)

You are on a roll

[china]

thanks everyone for the advice,will be leaving my indoors birds in for another few weeks then.just one moire thing,i need abit of work done on aviary,would the noise worry the sitting mum or shall i leave it till babys left nest,want to add more space to old aviary,more space = more birds lol, ;D

[BudgiesBuddy]

It depends on the noise and how far is the hen. Any sudden and loud noise would disturb her. There is always a chance of damage to eggs when hen leaves the nest box in hurry. My hens used to leave the nest boxes as soon as I turned on the new 2500 watts vacuum cleaner but they got used to it after a few days.

More birds are always a good idea

[sydney]

Hiya it's gonna be more than a few weeks would be at
LEast 2 months or more

[china]

hi,the hen will b about 3ft away,her eggs r due to hatch in about 5 days time.it will be mainly putting screws in wood.

[china]

hi sydney,i know i cant put the other birds out till babys have fledged the nest.but thanks anyway.dont really want the inside birds outside as i love cing what they get up to all the time,there so funny to watch,always make me smile

[Hezz]

In that case I would keep them around as long as possible. Which would mean leaving the building till hen has raised her chicks, then do reno's, and then see how you feel. It would be too quiet for me now, not having birds inside.

[china]

hi hezz,building work will wait now till they left nest,think i might put the newer budgies i have indoors outside but keep my older ones indoors,he can lump it if he dont like it,like u say it will b quiet and i would miss them so much.at least i will have another couple of months with them all indoors,he doesnt like there noise lol.

[stace]

In my experience Her Indoors overrules Other Halves in any matters pertaining to the...indoors. This would include budgies. ;D

[Hezz]

He doesn't like their noise??? Tell him to man-up and take a cement-pill!

I agree with Stace - you are the boss of the interior. Wonder how he would feel if we all gang up on him?