From the article: Should I Breed My Pet Bird?
It can be tempting to allow pet birds to mate, but as any bird breeder knows, breeding birds is a big job. How did you decide to begin breeding birds? What factors led you to the decision? Share your experience with other bird owners! Share Your Experience!
breeding
- my lovebirds are not breeding no what should i do i have 6birds
- —Guest shabu
Yes
- Simply yes! Uesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesoh god man why does it have to be 50 words -and yes I will bred it birds it is good man just do it of ryhe heck
- —Guest Lalala
Breeding Lovebirds
- I have a pair of lovebirds who I provided with a nest box and now there are 3 eggs in the nest. I would like to know what to feed the babies once the hen has fed them for the first 2-3 weeks.
- —Guest NICCI
breeding birds
- back in nov. 2011 bought two darling parakeets. noticed the female recently searching for threads. bought a nesting box and it is great to see the process of how she is preparing the nest inside and actually 'trimming' the wood around the box. wish me luck on the rest of the adventure. i hope to do this correctly and have more parakeets soon. also have another cage for when the babies are bigger and begin to annoy the parents.
- —Guest janette
Female was getting destructive
- I wanted a bigger cage for the parakeet we already owned and I found one I really liked. However, it came with a parakeet. Not knowing what sex they both were or if they would get along, I put them together and watched. They got along fabulously. After reading about the behavior, I learned it was mating behavior. Soon after the female became destructive and very unhappy in the cage and would bang one of the dishes and chew things. I learned this was nesting behavior and decided to buy her a box with a "peep" door. Soom after she had a clutch of 5 eggs of which 3 hatched. We were able to give them away easily to family and friends. My plan was to sell them back to the pet shop, but it proved unecessary. Everyone asks me when we will have our next clutch so they can have one too.
- —Guest Dragonflyr23
Not Yet
- My two parakeets are too young. Maybe wait before I do breed them....
- —Guest little owl
anxious to breed my birds!
- I have had my two birds since last year and I have wanted to breed them since december. (It is almost march now) and I am planing on breeding them in may or june. I have been planning for three months so far and still only about half way ready. I have time and money and lots of dedication, and I have spent countless hours researching to make sure I know what I'm doing. I am going out to buy all of the supplies soon so I am really excited to get going. I guess you could say I'm a perfectionist! :) I just really want to be sure that I am ready and I know what I am doing so this can be as stress free as possible and go smoothly with no problems. I totally agree with the writer and think that serious planning and caution should be taken before breeding, but at the same time, if you are ready to breed then I think it is a fantastic thing to be able to experience!
- —Guest margaret
Breeding is fun
- Breeding is very fun I started with two birds and I ended up with six
- —Guest Toya
Yess!!! I am
- my most favorite budgie just died! ;-[ and i am going to get a brother of his that looks just like him! and i am going to get a mate for him! i am doing it for the hobby and the pleasure. not for money, thats just a bonus. so my new budgies will produce nieces and nephews of my dear Drini, [dree-nee] he was named after the river drini in albania, where im from, and Drini had a soft yellow face and a blue breast, stomach, and well everything. he had multiple black stripes on his neck, and a little white spot there too, his wings were white feathers outlined with black, he was the most beuatiful bird, and had a charming personality! he would sing all day and would love to be outside his cage in the small trees, i clipped him regurly. i just miss him so much! he died on december first 2011, in my own hands! i think he died of brain cancer or a brain tumor, but i sorta feel relieved that he died, cause now he is in peace and is relaxed. i would put a pic. of him but i cant. breed ur budgie
- —Guest budgie
Yess!!! I am
- my most favorite budgie just died! ;-[ and i am going to get a brother of his that looks just like him! and i am going to get a mate for him! i am doing it for the hobby and the pleasure. not for money, thats just a bonus. so my new budgies will produce nieces and nephews of my dear Drini, [dree-nee] he was named after the river drini in albania, where im from, and Drini had a soft yellow face and a blue breast, stomach, and well everything. he had multiple black stripes on his neck, and a little white spot there too, his wings were white feathers outlined with black, he was the most beuatiful bird, and had a charming personality! he would sing all day and would love to be outside his cage in the small trees, i clipped him regurly. i just miss him so much! he died on december first 2011, in my own hands! i think he died of brain cancer or a brain tumor, but i sorta feel relieved that he died, cause now he is in peace and is relaxed. i would put a pic. of him but i cant. breed ur budgie
- —Guest budgie
butt
- i have one pair of bedgries but they are not breeding since last six months despite arranging seprate environment for them.
- —Guest aftab
thanks to this article...
- Thanks to the author, I know enough about breeding to know it isn't right for me yet. Thank you! :D
- —Guest matt
lovebird breeding
- I have a friend whose grandma breeds birds for her life, and she got me intrested in these lovley creatures we call birds! So I decided to get a pair of lovebirds. And boy are they beautiful! I just love their beautiful coiors, the male is blue, and the female has a peach face and is differrent shades of green. They are so beautiful! And I love them a lot!
- —Guest Rose
pregnant
- I think my female parakeet is pregnant & I decided to learn the basics of breeding & provide my bird's needs
- —Guest alex
breeding parakeets
- it is easier than you think. twice a year with the spring and fall our pair mate. they have had 2 sets of 4 eggs a year apart that we have let grow. we had two healthy baby with each set. we give them extra seed and vitamens and veg. it is a lot of work to handle them and find homes.
- —Guest bill
Did I breed my bird
- Yes, I have chosen to do so after I get more money.
- —Guest dot
