Will they breed?

[midas]

I hope I have started this thread in the correct place? sorry if not. I was hoping to put my new budgie, Sky, in with my other budgie, Tommy, but now that I have found out that Sky is a girl, (thank you fellow forum members) would I be wise to do this? I don't really want them having babies as I don't know enough about Budgies yet to become a breeder, besides, I would want to keep them all ;D. I thought they would only breed if there was a nest box in the cage? could I still put them in together as long as there is no nest box??

Thank you.

[Marianne Marlow]

Hi

It's highly unlikely that they will breed without a nestbox. It does happen but as I said unlikely.

Don't give them any dark, secluded corners

[midas]

Thank you Marianne, I won't be encouraging them! I will be letting them out together soon, I hope they get on, will be nice for them if they do. I plan to put their cages next to each other first for a little while, then go from there. :-)

[BudgiesBuddy]

Marianne is right.
Don't give them egg food or any high protein diet when the hen is in breeding condition. You will know her breeding condition by her dark brown crusty cere.

[midas]

Thank you Budgiesbuddy :-)

[Hezz]

I think if my hen and cock got together to breed you would have to pick me up off the floor! They are in together. Sometimes, if the pair have a very strong bond, it seems it doesn't matter what you do, they will try every thing to breed, but generally it isn't a problem.

[BudgiesBuddy]

May 29, 2012 21:19:47 GMT midas said:

Thank you Budgiesbuddy :-)

You're welcome

[midas]

Well, I have warned Tommy, any shennanigans and he's off to The Naughty cage! (Don't have one of them, but he doesn't know that lol)