Breeding trio..?

[xemeraldx]

I have been wondering if I could house three budgies (one male, two female) in a breeding cage set-up. I know that many rodents have no issues at all with this sort of thing, and I was thinking the same might be true for budgies.

All three are in excellent condition and get along wonderfully. The hens have known each other for years and have hardly even gotten into an argument. The cock was bred from two incredibly tame, loving birds, and is very sweet. There have been no behavior issues with any of the birds.

1) Could two hens get along in the same nestbox? Should I provide two?
2) Will the male likely mate with both, or just one?
3) Are there any other points I should take into account?
4) Does this sound like a possibility, or is it just a bad idea?

All answers are welcome!

[Deleted]

Bad idea, one pair one cage.

[Nicola]

I agree with Corie.

Nicola

[BudgiesBuddy]

Some of my hens, which are very friendly to others in the flight, but get aggressive for the period when they are in breeding condition. So I can imagine what will happen if I put them into a colony breeding setup together.

Sorry to say this, but this is a recipe for disaster.

[nat]

I agree. The cock will mate with both hens.
Even if 2 nestboxes are provided the hens still may try and kill the other ones chicks.
If that doesn't happen then the cock will sometimes only feed one hen and set of chicks leaving the other with a very hard job of bring her chicks up alone.
Even if the cock feeds both hens and the hens don't attack the others chicks, then the cock can get completely knackered feeding both sets of chicks and even end up half starved and very stressed.
It can work running a cock with 2 hens, but its advisable to have the hens in separate breeding cages with their own nestbox and put the cock in to spend time with each hen and chicks and allowing him some rest inbetween.
It would be best to use an experienced cock in this case.