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Post by milliej on Sept 18, 2013 9:09:01 GMT
can budgies breed all their lives long or do they stop at some stage or age? thanks
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Post by Hezz on Sept 19, 2013 1:31:38 GMT
Not sure on how long they can, Jean, but I do remember Barrie mentioning that after the age of three the hazards for hens laying increases sharply. I imagine cocks would be quite a bit longer as (typically  ) there is little risk involved for them. |
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Post by milliej on Sept 19, 2013 9:59:13 GMT
Not sure on how long they can, Jean, but I do remember Barrie mentioning that after the age of three the hazards for hens laying increases sharply. I imagine cocks would be quite a bit longer as (typically ) there is little risk involved for them. Typical thanks Hezz, crumbs well my girl is well over 3 she's about 8 and although she's had a hop around the nesting dish/pan (whatever!!) her behaviour has changed a little, curiosity I think! So I guess I'm ok there but will keep a close eye on them as I do anyway. As they haven't mated yet I don't think they will now, feathers have flown in the past when Sid has tried! Many thanks, that is good to know. |
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Post by Hezz on Sept 20, 2013 0:43:22 GMT
You're welcome.  How old is Sid? |
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Post by milliej on Sept 20, 2013 10:57:20 GMT
You're welcome. How old is Sid? Sid is roughly 7, there's about a year between them. (I think, I've got the dates written down somewhere, I had a feeling they were both about a year older each, so I may be slightly out there!) I know we got Sid in 2007 as a baby. (I think!) oh me senior moments.  |
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Post by milliej on Sept 20, 2013 19:20:53 GMT
You're welcome. How old is Sid? Sid is roughly 7, there's about a year between them. (I think, I've got the dates written down somewhere, I had a feeling they were both about a year older each, so I may be slightly out there!) I know we got Sid in 2007 as a baby. (I think!) oh me senior moments. I wasn't far out after all, Mischief March 2006 and Sid June 2007, they were both about three months when I got them - Mischief a little older as she'd lost her baby head stripes. So Mischief is 7 1/2 and Sid 6 3/4 hmm not as old as I thought, good  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 23:35:00 GMT
By having your nesting dish/pan (whatever) not sure what your talking about here.
Hens that are past there breeding age(yours well past) should not have anything in their cage to encourage them or make them attempt to breed.
In Australia our birds have a lot longer shelf life than UK birds(UK show budgies have been taken to the extreme which has affected their health) and these breeders are still pushing them over the top and will not stop till they have totally ruined the birds.
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Post by Hezz on Sept 21, 2013 1:17:36 GMT
At what age do you stop your hens, @corie?
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Sept 21, 2013 9:47:50 GMT
In show budgies, 3 years for hen and 5 years for cock.
In smaller pet type budgies, hens can easily breed for 5 years. It's tried and tested.
8 year is way too past breeding age.
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Sept 21, 2013 9:49:45 GMT
Corie is right though, as it depends a lot on how the hens are used in their breeding years.
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Post by milliej on Sept 21, 2013 17:03:32 GMT
By having your nesting dish/pan (whatever) not sure what your talking about here. Hens that are past there breeding age(yours well past) should not have anything in their cage to encourage them or make them attempt to breed. In Australia our birds have a lot longer shelf life than UK birds(UK show budgies have been taken to the extreme which has affected their health) and these breeders are still pushing them over the top and will not stop till they have totally ruined the birds. I put the little shallow r/nest in for Mischief because she likes to 'lie down' for no other reason and she missed the other one I took out as she was trying to either destroy it or escape! I'm pretty sure they won't/can't breed a) because of their age but b) more importantly because they've been together over 6 years and never tried or succeeded so far! If I thought there was any danger of upsetting the apple cart (so to speak!) I'd remove it and I may yet when they start using the other new perches I've recently bought. I love the little 'original' budgies and am not keen on many that show/breeders have come up with but hey, we could say the same for dogs, cats etc it's part of being human to experiment, be challenged and create it's just a pity that sometimes we do so because we can, when we should have left well alone in certain instances (the British bulldog is a prime example to me, it's very unlike the original). Going off at a tangent as I do!! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2013 22:55:31 GMT
At what age do you stop your hens, @corie? 3 years for me, in that time the young should be better birds than their parents so they are no longer needed. |
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Post by milliej on Sept 26, 2013 21:31:26 GMT
Well I must say I never expected this to happen but.....no Mischief isn't pregnant :)she's been using the nesting pan (that must be an American expression?) as a toilet. Really, she's just been sitting on the edge using it as a perch with her droppings falling into the 'nest'. Thank goodness I didn't put any nesting 'material' in there! So, I've got some new perches from The Natural Bird Product Co. and taken the nesting pan out! Mischief has already had a little go on them, she's more adventurous than Sid. I didn't think they'd mate but she showed me that she wasn't at all impressed with my idea of a nesting thingy |
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) there is little risk involved for them.
How old is Sid?
