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Is it okay if I breed my birds if........?
My female is about 6 months, and my friends male is about 4 months and they have bonded.I already got a box, but I'm not sure if this is safe. Is it?
Also, what should I put in the cage for them to make a nest?
3 Answers
- ChiapponeLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
NO!
You need to wait until your birds are at LEAST 12 months old. 18 months would be better. Breeding birds when they are too young can lead to a huge list of problems.
Some being--- the female won't be fully developed and therefore have a hard time passing the eggs. She won't be in optimal health either that young. You need to PLAN for a breeding and make sure the birds are on a healthy, high quality diet. Birds on an all seed diet tend to have lower success rates in raising clutches in both quantity and quality.
A male that's too young won't be producing quality sperm yet either.
It's also very common that young birds don't know or want to take care of a clutch either. So unless you're ready to hand feed breeding should wait (actually unless you're prepared and know how to properly hand feed, breeding should be put on hold indefinitely).
Source(s): Own and breed various species of birds - moggieLv 71 decade ago
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are still babies themselves.
Your budgies must have had time to grow. The birds are still growing. Take out the nestbox NOW and wait until they are 12 months old.
and read this.... http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/inde...
Source(s): I own over 300 show budgies and have bred thousands of chicks. I am admin of a budgie forum www.forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au I own parrots, finches and canaries. I am a member of 3 exhibition budgerigar clubs - 1 decade ago
hi im sierra and if you want to breed your bid you can if you want to its not bad to breed you birds if they are 6 months old pick me please! thank you bye.