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regarding breeding my parakeets…?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

i have a bird that is about 5 years old(the male) and the female that is likely about a year and a half-2 years old. her cere is a crusty brown and his is a purple-ish blue, but she is aggressive toward him in the sense that if he gets too close she will try to peck at him. he tries to preen her and feed her and has in the past but i’m not sure if their bonded. i took the mirror and toys out of their cage, put millet spray, and a nesting box with pine shavings in it in the cage, but she hasn’t gone in it yet and its been a few days so i don’t know if that’s a bad sign or not.. the male sings to her a lot and chirps constantly, the temperature is right, but i can’t get them to eat anything but the millet spray and mixed seeds.. i’m not sure what to do or how long it takes for them to be interested in mating???? what do i doo??
he looks to be still into breeding its just the female im worried about. ive read a lot on the subject and it says its their own personal choice to breed and i dont know if she wants to.. so should i put the toys back in? and the mirror he was in love with..

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Is it ok to feed my budgie cuttlebone while shes in the nesting box?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

I bought a budgie off the internet a while back for only ten dollars. when i went to pick her up, she ws kept in a tiny cage with no cuttle bone or vegges, just food and water. the cage also had NO perches or toys! i felt horrible for her and i was happy that i got to take her home with me where she was put in a huge cage with a male budgie. shes not sick, or carrying mites, as i had her checked out by the vet.
but ive always thought she was a male until recently when she laid eggs! her cere was white, with blue around the edges, and because of the blue i thought she must be a male.
any way, sorry for rambling, i read that a white cere meens there not in breeding condition, and so im worried about her. i want to make sure she has enough calcium in her system and the only way i can make sure she gets it is bye opening the top of the nesting box and holding the cuttlebone while she eats it.
it doesnt seem to upset her, and she happily nibbles on it, but i wanted to know if this is considered a bad thing to do? is it bad that i put my hand in the box while shes sitting on her eggs and feeding her?
i know budgies hide illness well and i caught her sneezing, but there was no discharge so i hope thats ok?
she laid 5 eggs that are all fertile, but she threw one out of the nest the other morning and im not sure why :S shes a first time mother, but she seems to be taking the roll very seriously so im confussed as to why she would do that?
also theres a third bird in the cage whose to young to sex,would he/she be responsible for the egg being thrown out of the cage? even though i dont think it would be able to get anywhere near the box as the male is gaurding it well.
also, is it normal for the male to be more aggressive towards me while hes gaurding the nest box?
thanks for any answers, and i dont need anymore information except for the qwestions i asked because ive read alot, and know almost everything i think i need to know regarding breeding.
thank you for that answer, but i do hang the suttlebone and she never eats it on her own, only when i feed her :S

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Parakeets courting how can i discourage them from mating?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

i have 3 parakeets.2male and one female.one of my males and my female are courting but i really don’t want my bird to have eggs and i have a feeling they are going to mate soon.i just really dont want extra responsibility because if she has eggs and they hatch then ill have to wait until they grow up and then ill have to find them the right owners and i just wanted to know what i can do to disourage her from having eggs.she trusts me alot like more then the males. they have a flight cage with alot of space and different types of perches they also have a few toys that they LOVE.she just turned one year.the male she is courting with i dont know the age of but hes over a year.i know that if they start mating i will buy them a nesting box with the proper equipment but is there anything i can do to discourage them.

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Cockateil information?

Posted on February 9, 2012 by admin| 5 Comments

Last saturday I reserved a baby cockateil at a petstore in leesburg,2 weeks from today I can come pick the bird up.I know a little,but im not an expert on birds yet.I need all information I need to know,like feeding times,kinds of toys I can use,ect.

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Why is my Budgie attacking me?

Posted on February 5, 2012 by admin| 8 Comments

Why is it that when I enter my bird’s cage to feed him, clean it, or change his toys, he violently attacks me? What can I do to stop this behavior, other than fight back?
He was given to me by a relative about 6-9 months ago. He was never this aggressive, it has gotten worse over the last 2 months or so. Great answers (with a few exceptions) so far. Thank you all!!

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do you have to get a nest box, or can u use a round nest made of twigs? I have an open round one in the cage.?

Posted on February 5, 2012 by admin| 6 Comments

I have had my budgie Sammi for about 3 years and our neighbors just moved and gave us their bird Coco. Sammi is the female and Coco is the male he is about the same age. I have a nice big cage lots of toys and they love the bottom of the cage filled with the bedding you use for hamsters. I don’t really want to put a nest box in there. I just caught them mating and was wondering if she will lay her eggs without a nest box.

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is something wrong with my parakeets?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

they’re making some noise now but they don’t move a whole lot or play with the toys i gave them. i put in a nesting box but they don’t go in it. this is my first time with parakeets but my family has been raising canaries and some miniature parrots since i was 5, so i’m not a beginner with birds. i don’t buy birds at pet stores so these were from a breeder. she said they’d had babies before and that the female would probably lay eggs soon. they’re better than they were a few days ago but i’m still wondering, am i doing something wrong?

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