If you want to start breeding your own pair of wavy birds, you should know that this is a very complex and responsible process. There are a lot of nuances in it. First, take a closer look at your parrots and answer one very important question: do they love each other? In nature, parrots from many individuals of the opposite sex find their soulmate and remain with her until the end of their lives.
In apartment conditions, birds do not have such a choice; they sometimes have to endure for the rest of their lives someone who they may not like at all. From such couples one may not expect any offspring at all. Mutual love is immediately visible: the couple is constantly with each other, sorting out feathers, feeding their partner, and if they quarrel, it is very rarely. Usually, if such a pair is given a nesting house, the female will immediately climb into it and begin to arrange it. It often happens that in a loving couple, the female tries to find a place to lay eggs and does not wait for the house to be hung. She can even lay eggs at the bottom of the cage. This should not be allowed, so watch your birds and be prepared for anything.
The next question you must answer before you start breeding parrots is about the age of the birds. In nature, parrots are ready to breed at 5-7 months, but at home it is strictly forbidden to breed them before 1-1.5 years. Otherwise, the female may die trying to lay her first egg. Wavys can reproduce up to 5-7 years, and with good care, up to 8-9 years.
Inbreeding is dangerous
A prerequisite is that the pair of parrots must not be related. Inbreeding can result in the death of the embryos in the eggs or the production of chicks with growth retardation or birth defects. Often, hobbyists do not understand why inbreeding is dangerous, because unfertilized eggs are always possible in a clutch, and chicks sometimes die. They raise chicks, sell them, and then the new owner’s chick dies for unknown reasons.Preparing for nesting and incubating eggs
Budgerigars are capable of breeding all year round. However, it should be remembered that for successful breeding parrots require long daylight hours (up to 16 hours); in winter they will have to be maintained with the help of artificial lighting. Also, in winter and spring, there is not that excess of vegetables, fruits and herbs that there is in summer and autumn, so it will be necessary to give liquid multivitamins, which are added to the drinker or food. The best time for reproduction is considered to be summer and early autumn.
The air temperature in the room with breeding parrots must be at least 20°C and no more than 30°C, otherwise the eggs may die.
In nature, wavy birds lay eggs in tree hollows. At home, there are provided for this purpose, which are not much different from ordinary birdhouses. The house must be made of wooden boards. There are three types of nesting boxes: vertical, horizontal and compromise (see figure).
Each type has its pros and cons. Vertical: a high-lying entrance prevents the early emergence of chicks, takes up little space, however, due to the small size of the bottom, the female, jumping onto the clutch, can damage the eggs and chicks, and if the clutch is large, the chicks will be cramped. Horizontal houses prevent damage to the masonry by the female, because it is more spacious. However, a low location of the entrance can lead to the fall of chicks that are not yet ready for independent life. In an attempt to combine the advantages of vertical and horizontal houses into one, a compromise type of nesting box was created: they are spacious, like a horizontal one, and the entrance is located high, like a vertical one. Their only drawback is their large size.
You need to make a recess in the bottom of the house for the eggs so that they do not roll around. It should be 2 cm deep and 10 cm in diameter. You also need to provide fastenings with which you can hang the house. The lid of the nesting box should be removable in order to inspect the masonry and clean the inside. Two weeks before hanging the nesting house, the parrots should be switched to increased nutrition and begin to gradually lengthen the daylight hours. Parrots need to start being given an egg mixture consisting of boiled eggs, carrots and semolina. Increase the amount of vegetables, fruits, herbs. In addition to the mineral mixture and sepia (mineral stone), the cage must contain crushed eggshells and crushed chalk, which can be replaced with crushed calcium gluconate tablets.
Typically nest boxes are placed on the outside of the cage as high as possible. To do this, either there must be a second entrance in the cage, or several rods will have to be removed. Many females do not pay attention to houses standing at the bottom of the cage or hanging from the lower entrance to the cage as unsafe. The size and shape of the cage is very important when breeding. It should be rectangular in shape and elongated in length, not height. The minimum length is 60 cm. In small cages there is almost a 100% chance that the female will start beating the chicks that leave the house.
Inside the nesting box, it is imperative to sprinkle a 2-3 cm layer of dry deciduous sawdust; for disinfection, you can add 1-2 teaspoons of dry chamomile.
Ideally, if all the conditions for parrots are created, then the female almost immediately begins to take an interest in the house. At first it simply gnaws at the entrance, tests it for strength, and later begins to climb inside and prepare a place for laying, carrying out sawdust in its beak. Usually the first egg appears 2-3 weeks after the house is hung. However, it often happens differently: the male and female are in no hurry to lay eggs. If even after a month the female’s interest in the nesting site has not appeared, then it should be removed and waited another month so that the female does not perceive it simply as part of the interior.
Since in nature, budgerigars sit on clutches as a whole flock at once, it is much easier to force several pairs to reproduce at once. But this requires a large enclosure and there should be one more house than there are breeding pairs. But even in this case, it is possible that two females will like one house and begin to fight over it or destroy each other’s nests in this house. So it is best to keep each breeding pair in a separate cage. If there is only one pair, then it is necessary to create a constant slight noise in the room with the parrots. It could just be a radio or music on, but it’s best to play a recording of the voices of budgies. To do this, just record the singing of your own parrots.
Once you have set up the house, you need to keep interaction with the parrots to a minimum. It is ideal for the cage to stand in a quiet corner of the room where there are no people, since nothing should distract the couple from the masonry. For the same reason, they should not be allowed to fly out of the cage. After the female prepares the nesting house, she becomes more favorable to the male. The act of mating can occur several times a day, but usually it occurs in the early morning. Sometimes it only takes a few matings before the first egg appears to successfully fertilize the entire clutch. But more often, mating continues longer, until the female lays all the eggs.
A couple of days before the egg hatches, the female plucks the area around the cloaca, her feces increase in quantity and size, and her tail begins to twitch in rhythm with her breathing. The expectant mother becomes more careful, she does not make sudden movements and spends more and more time in the house.
After the first egg appears, all additional feeding should be removed from the cage and only the main food and mineral mixture with eggshell should be left. Otherwise, the number of eggs will be large, but their quality will be greatly reduced.
The female immediately begins to incubate the egg. Although often, if the female has a first clutch, she begins to incubate tightly only after laying the second, or even the third. There is no need to worry about this, since the development of the embryo in the egg will begin from the moment of incubation. During this period, the male feeds the female, sits near the entrance to the nesting site, and sings songs to her. The second and subsequent eggs appear every other day. There can be 4-8 eggs in a clutch, but sometimes it reaches 10-12. Young females usually have fewer eggs than older ones.
Caring for chicks
The eggs hatch approximately 17-19 days after incubation begins. The emerging chicks look more like small worms than future birds. 
They have an absurdly large head, long neck and legs. They are born blind and begin to see only after a week. By the 9-10th day of life, the first stumps of feathers appear on the back. At 2 weeks, the chicks are already completely covered with down and feathers are already forming on the wings and tail. The color of the fluff can be used to judge the future plumage of the chick. If it is gray, then the parrot will have a normal color, and if it has white fluff, it will have a light color. Every day the chick will have more and more feathers, and by the age of 3 weeks it will already look like an adult.
If 21 days after the last egg was laid there are still eggs left in the house, it means they were not fertilized or the embryo died. In this case, empty eggs should be thrown away. I would not advise beginners to check the fertilization of eggs, because... The eggs are very fragile and any shaking can cause the egg to die. In addition, to be sure of fertilization, you still have to wait until the chicks hatch.
You need to check the masonry at least once every two to three days in order to provide timely assistance if needed. A week after the first chick appears, it is necessary to clean the house. To do this, you need to catch the moment when the female leaves the nest and film it. During cleaning, the chicks must be carefully transferred to a box, the old sawdust removed and new ones added, and then the chicks returned. It is better to clean the house with gloves, because if the female is wild, she may not tolerate the smell of others and will begin to pluck the chicks.
During cleaning, you need to carefully examine each chick, paying attention to the paws, since droppings often stick to them, which can interfere with the proper development of the toes. To clean the paws, you need to soak them in water and remove dirt.
Cleaning must be done quickly so as not to keep the female busy for too long. 
be nervous and not to overcool the eggs. They should be handled with particular care, since the embryos are very fragile and any shaking can lead to their death.
The house should be cleaned approximately once a week. It is ideal for this to have a spare nesting box so that you can simply transfer the chicks to a new house. If the female is wild and with any intervention (cleaning, touching the eggs and chicks) begins to pluck the chicks or even throws the clutch, then it is better not to clean the house, but simply sprinkle clean sawdust with chamomile on top.
Such a natural process as the reproduction of budgerigars at home does not always go well. People who are passionate about breeding cannot do without theory. The breeder must know how to choose a pair of birds and what conditions are required for successful breeding. In addition, you need to be able to care for parrots so that the whole family is healthy. If the owner is ready to go through this difficult path, he can begin equipping the cage.
Conditions for reproduction
It is advisable for a breeder who decides to breed budgerigars to have several pairs. This will allow, in case of possible problems with the chicks or clutch, to save the offspring and preserve the health of the adults.
Right to breed
Breeding budgerigars at home is not regulated by law; anyone can do it. But to officially register his activities, the breeder must have a license, which is issued by the Society of Bird Lovers. A person needs to confirm that he has knowledge about the breeding and maintenance of budgerigars.
It is the responsibility of veterinarians to check birds for psittacosis. This viral infection can infect not only animals and birds, but also humans. If the test does not reveal this disease, the owner receives official permission for breeding. He is given permanent rings containing information about the breeder, the serial number of his bird, the date and time of registration. During disease outbreaks, this makes it easier to track the location of parrots.
Choosing the right pair
To get healthy offspring, you need to organize the correct selection of a pair of wavy birds. They must be from different parents to prevent the development of genetic diseases in the chicks. How to understand that a male and a female are suitable for each other?
Both parrots should be healthy, active and well-fed. Weak or elderly birds often lay unfertilized eggs. Puberty of females occurs in the second year of life. In males, this period begins a little earlier, from ten months of age. The peak of fertility in wavy birds is observed at the age of 2–4 years. Although parrots breed up to 10 years old.
It's not difficult if you meet certain requirements.
Budgerigars have been kept in captivity for a long time and do not have high demands on the conditions necessary for reproduction.
CONDITIONS FOR REPRODUCTION
Only healthy birds are suitable for mating; weak and sick birds will not be able to lay full-fledged eggs. They turn out to be unfertilized or with embryos that died during development. Prerequisites, at which reproduction occurs:
- sexual maturity of birds;
- properly organized feeding;
- presence of a nesting house;
- temperature about 25 degrees;
- long daylight hours.
By the time of breeding must reach age for reproduction. For budgerigars, the optimal age is 1-9 years. At an earlier or later age, it is advisable not to start breeding, since the offspring may appear defective and weak. A female under 1 year of age sometimes dies when laying eggs; her body is not fully formed.
Females that are too fat have difficulty laying eggs, do not sit well on them, and often suffer from tumors. If bird molts, it cannot be used for breeding: it requires additional substances to restore its plumage, and it will be difficult to carry out a clutch of eggs. At 2-4 years old, budgies are more fertile. If the living conditions are good, and there are no more than 3 broods per year, the ability to reproduce is not lost even in older parrots.
HOW TO SELECT A PAIR?
This point is very important for successful reproduction. Only birds from different parents can have strong offspring; the risk of developing developmental anomalies or hereditary diseases in the offspring is less.
After mating, the birds recognize each other, can distinguish a partner from other parrots, and spend more time together. When choosing a pair, you need to pay attention to birds that are already paired, since parrots artificially paired may not have offspring for several years.
The birds are healthy and active ones mate quickly. After the parrot chooses a female, he takes care of her: he cleans her feathers, making certain sounds, and gives her food from his beak.
The female perceives courtship in her own way: she closes her eyes, bows her head, and the birds often kiss.
BREEDING PERIOD
It is not recommended to start breeding parrots early in the spring: due to lack of light in winter and lack of vitamins in food, the offspring may be weakened. It is better to breed in summer, early autumn. Chicks will appear They can do it later (in winter), but additional conditions will need to be created: extend the daylight hours to 15 hours with the help of lighting, maintain the temperature at about 20 degrees, and constantly provide fresh herbs.
Video: breeding process
Preparation for breeding
It is recommended to prepare the birds several weeks before hanging the house. Daylight hours need to be increased to 15 hours using artificial lighting. Do not allow the room temperature to drop below 15 degrees so that the birds do not expend energy to maintain their body temperature.
Elevated temperature can cause embryo death. Increasing daylight hours must be done gradually, otherwise birds may begin molting prematurely.
NEST HOUSE
The appearance of a nesting house in a cage serves as a signal for reproduction. In addition to this, the couple will need materials for arrangement (pieces of fabric, cotton wool, paper) and sawdust for the house (except for sawdust from coniferous trees, they contain resinous substances).
The cage where the nesting house is hung should have dimensions of 60x30x40 cm. In small cages, parrots can refuse to nest or behave aggressively towards offspring.
It is more difficult for parrots to nest when there are only a pair, it’s better when there are several of them. You can buy a ready-made nest or make it yourself (size 16x16x25 cm). Before hanging, you need to disinfect it with a soda solution or by holding it at a temperature of 130 degrees in the oven, or by treating it with a special BioG preparation).
Feeders and drinkers should also be disinfected. Birds notice the nest, examine it, if the outcome is favorable, 2-3 weeks after hanging the nest an egg appears. However, this can happen later; the wait sometimes lasts up to 6 months. Usually every other day the female lays eggs, there are 5-6 of them in total, and begins incubation after 3 eggs.
Video: choosing a socket
Features of feeding
In preparation for reproduction, a varied diet is necessary with the mandatory inclusion of vitamins and minerals. Birds need more sprouted grains, greens, and fruits. If there is a lack of minerals, oviposition may be difficult (the female fails to lay an egg or it ends up without a shell).
The female must get more soft egg food, but as soon as she sits down to hatch the eggs, you need to stop giving it until the chicks hatch (so as not to lay a lot of eggs, otherwise the female is exhausted and some of the eggs in the clutch turn out to be unfertilized).
HATCHING CONDITIONS
Young females lay fewer eggs than older ones. Only the female incubates the chicks, although the male feeds her and stays in the house for a long time. A week after the last egg appears in the nest, they are checked. Fertilized ones are matte gray-white in color, the rest are spotted or yellow-white with a shiny surface.
Hatching lasts from 18 to 20 days. Eggs that have lain for more than 21 days are unfertilized or have a dead embryo. They should be removed from the house. Every 2-3 days you should check the nest and if there are dead chicks, remove them.
The chicks fly out of the nest 30-35 days after hatching. Once they can fly on their own, they can be placed in another cage. A pair of parrots can make 4-5 clutches, but this amount exhausts the female, and the chicks appear weak and often die. At the end of the laying, the house should be removed and the female should be removed. Having reduced the daylight hours for her to 9 hours (gradually decreasing by 10 minutes per day), give her only grain food. This will prevent masonry. You can be allowed to make 1 clutch every six months.
When breeding budgies, it is important to understand all measure of responsibility. Compliance with all requirements will save the life of the chicks, and sometimes the life of the couple involved in the process.
Budgerigars are exotic birds that have become favorite feathered pets for many residents of Russia. Proper care and proper nutrition allows a parrot to live in captivity for more than 12 years. every year they strive to leave offspring, but at home the breeding of birds should be approached with special responsibility.
When is a budgie ready to breed?
Parrots are capable of breeding in any season, but the main guideline is long daylight hours. Summer and early autumn are the most favorable periods for obtaining offspring from budgerigars. But at the same time you will have to prepare artificial lighting that will shine for 16 hours. Only in this case will the feathered pets begin to think about the chicks.
Next, it’s worth adjusting the temperature. The room temperature should be between 20 and 30 degrees. Otherwise, the embryos will die in the egg. Reproduction of cockatiels and budgies is a serious period of life for a feathered pet. It is worth taking care of nutrition; food should contain fruits, vegetables and herbs. In the winter season, it is difficult to find products that are not treated with chemicals, so veterinarians advise adding liquid vitamins to the parrots' drink.
In their natural environment, parrots independently choose their soulmate. They have the opportunity to meet thousands of individuals of the opposite sex and choose the best partner for breeding. At home, you don’t have to choose; a family is built from two parrots: a female and a female. But before pushing the birds to take a serious step, it is worth observing them. If a couple fights all the time and cannot divide the poles, then you should think about replacing your partner.
Loving parrots will always be distinguished by their affectionate and attentive attitude towards each other. Males carefully clean the feathers of their mate and always share treats. It is desirable that the female be at least 1.5 years old. Young females cannot always lay an egg, as they are still weak. It is better to purchase an older male; young males are irresponsible and will not help their mate to hatch eggs.
As soon as the pair is formed, you can safely hang up the nesting house, otherwise the female will lay the eggs on the floor.
How to choose a nesting house for a budgie?
Boxes for breeding budgerigars can be made independently or purchased in specialized stores. If you make a nesting house with your own hands, then you need to choose hardwood. The tree should not be allowed to secrete resin; it can kill feathered pets. The boxes are made square or rectangular. They are placed vertically or horizontally, in each house there is a hole, the diameter of which is about 5 cm. A perch is placed under the entrance, the males sit on it, protecting their family.
The bird breeding box is hung outside the cage using special fasteners. The female will be the first to explore a home for her chicks, only after approval will she lay an egg. If after a month since the house appeared, no eggs are found, then it is necessary to pay attention to the nutrition of the parrots. Protein, which is present in cottage cheese and eggs, is added to the diet. Sometimes birds simply do not want to raise their chicks in this particular box.
Budgerigar chicks
The babies hatch after 18-21 days and are completely blind. After ten days, the chicks are completely freed from the shell and begin to see. As soon as 21 days have passed, it is worth removing all frozen eggs; chicks will not hatch from them. After a week, it is necessary to clean the house from dirt and residues from hatching. At the same time, gloves are put on the hands, and the time is waited for the female to leave the nest. If you pick up the chicks with your bare hands, the female parrot can pluck the defenseless chicks, sensing the scent of a person.
After the nesting house is clean and sawdust with chamomile is laid on the bottom, you can populate the chicks again. But before this, the babies’ paws are examined; sometimes droppings stick to them, which interferes with the proper development of the paw skeleton. It is removed with warm water, the main thing is not to damage the fragile chick. Ideally, cleaning is carried out every seven days, but sometimes such procedures lead to the female abandoning her children. In this case, the chicks are not touched, but simply added to the bottom with clean sawdust.
For the first 15 days, the chicks feed on crop milk; during this period, the female budgerigar needs adequate nutrition. It is important to feed sprouted grains and fruits. Next, the birds accustom the chicks to solid food; the male does this. And the female hatches a new clutch.
At 30 days, the chicks look like adults, only their size gives them away. They begin to fly out of the nest on their own, which means it’s time to move them to a separate cage. In the natural environment, a female can lay four clutches, but this should not be allowed at home. With each new offspring, the chicks become weaker, and the female becomes exhausted and may even die. Therefore, after the second brood, she is placed in a separate cage, the house is cleaned, and the daylight hours should gradually become shorter.
Reproduction of pet parrots requires attentiveness and close care from the owner. You need to take special care of the mother of the chicks; if she is hungry or does not fly, she will not be able to hatch the eggs. Budgerigars need nutritious food during the breeding season, but vitamins should not be overused.
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Someone breeds a certain type of bird for sale, someone simply wants to increase the number of feathered pets, and someone just dreams of making chirping friends. Therefore, many of us wonder which feathered creatures are the easiest to breed? Nowadays, one of the popular bird species is budgerigars, which even novice poultry farmers can reproduce at home.
So, the owner of parrots planning to breed them will have to pay attention to the following issues:
- Selecting a pair.
- Cage and nesting equipment.
- Studying the behavior of birds.
- Enriching the diet with useful substances.
- Caring for parents and little parrots.
Matching
Individuals chosen to be parents must be strong and agile. Elderly or weakened pets often lay unfertilized or non-viable eggs. In addition, the birds should be well-fed, but not excessively. Thin individuals usually do not want to constantly sit on eggs and fully feed their offspring.
The chicks will be healthy if the parents are purchased from different producers (this will eliminate the possibility of inbreeding). Females who have reached 1 year of age and males from 10 months are considered sexually mature, but the highest fertility occurs in the 2-4th years of life. With proper maintenance, parrots are able to reproduce up to 9-10 years of age, and sometimes longer.
The mating season of budgerigars in nature occurs in June, but breeding of budgerigars at home can occur in other months, and up to 2-3 times a year.
Cell preparation
The main requirements for housing for budgerigars are sufficient dimensions, cleanliness and access to light. The parameters of the habitat should be calculated taking into account future chicks (area - 65x55 cm or more with a height of 65 cm). Crowding can cause parents to begin to destroy their offspring.
The behavior of females during the breeding stage changes greatly - they become more mobile and gnaw on everything that is in their field of vision. The owner must provide them with everything they need: pieces of apples and carrots, small twigs of varying thickness. Otherwise, cage bars, decorations, toys, and even the male’s plumage will be used.
It is important to take into account a very important nuance that pets such as: breeding these birds at home will be successful only when the daylight hours are at least 15 hours. The temperature in the room where the cage is located should be +18+20° C. In the summer, it will be enough to simply open the curtains in the morning, and with the onset of cold weather, artificial lighting and heating will not be necessary. With the advent of the first twilight, you will have to immediately turn on the overhead lights. It is unacceptable to keep pets in a draft.
How does an established couple behave?
The first meeting of the birds should take place in the cage intended for them. If the feathered “newlyweds” get along with each other and don’t get into fights with feathers being torn out, it means that we can expect a new addition very soon. During the courtship period, the groom shows off in front of his girlfriend, chirps provocatively, sorts out her feathers, feeds her from his beak, spreads his wings, and raises his crest. The female, showing reciprocity, stays close to her betrothed: she sits with narrowed eyes, responds to frequent kisses. This attachment lasts until the end of life.
- a very fast process, so it very often goes unnoticed by the owners. Sometimes one time is enough to fertilize the female, but sometimes the spouses do not stop mating for several days or even weeks.
The best time for breeding budgies is the period from June to September, when there is enough warmth, light and fresh vitamin food.
If the pair does not work out, which is extremely rare, then the birds fight or simply ignore each other, while the female does not pay any attention to the nest. In this case, the calm potential parent should be left, and the “rebel” should be replaced with a more peaceful relative.
Diet of budgerigars
During the breeding season, the food of feathered wards, in addition to traditional grain mixtures, must contain a sufficient amount of vitamins and microelements. Also, future parents need to provide round-the-clock access to clean water. There should always be fresh plant food in the feeder. If the treats begin to fade or rot, they should be replaced immediately.
To improve health, you can periodically give special food to your little ones: mix a finely chopped boiled egg with grated carrots and ground eggshells or calcium from a veterinary pharmacy. Sprouted grains are useful for birds throughout their lives, but during the breeding season they are simply irreplaceable. Their average daily portion before laying should be doubled. Special pebbles and crayons are good additional sources of calcium. And thin branches of fruit trees are useful as food, as building material for the nest and as a “sharpener” for the beak.
Nesting and offspring
A day or two after the budgerigars mate, the behavior of the female changes - she begins to look for a secluded corner in the cage. It is at this time that the owner must take care of the nesting site. The bird house should be hung as high as possible. The parameters of the “maternity hospital” should be as follows: bottom area – 22x15 cm; height – 20 cm, diameter of the entrance – 2.5 cm. Don’t be afraid if the expectant mother avoids it at first. Gradually she will get used to the unfamiliar structure, begin to explore it from the outside and inside, and then she will certainly begin to restore order.
The female's belly gradually becomes rounder, her appetite increases noticeably, and the feathers on her chest and belly thin out (she rips them out to insulate the nest). And the function of the father during this period is to sit for a long time near the nesting site, chirping loudly and feeding his half. These signs indicate that the bird is definitely pregnant, and the first egg will appear soon. At this time, you should not disturb the couple by checking for the presence of masonry. It is better not to touch the house at all, so that the female does not abandon her home or die from an unlaid egg.
It should be borne in mind that a lot of time can pass from the moment the bird has settled in until the first egg appears - up to one month. Usually 2-4 eggs are incubated. After the first parrot hatches, sprouted grains should be gradually removed from the pets’ diet, and the proportion of vegetables rich in carotene, on the contrary, should be increased.
After the chicks reach 2 weeks of age, the mother’s behavior changes: she becomes much calmer and leaves the house more often. At this time, you can clean the nest. After waiting for the moment when the bird goes away to eat, you need to carefully take the nesting box and remove the young from it (not with bare hands, but with gloves, otherwise the female may not recognize her children later). By removing the waste and replacing the bedding with clean ones, you can return the offspring to their place.
When the grown-up parrots begin to leave the nest on their own, the house can be removed, and the babies themselves can be moved away from their parents into another cage.
The offspring can be separated no earlier than a month after hatching. After the parrots reach 2 months of age, they are returned to the common cage, but only on the condition that the juvenile plumage has become stronger.
Breeding budgies is not difficult. All that is required from a person is strict adherence to the rules of hygiene and providing pets with adequate nutrition. The most attention will have to be paid to the first clutch, and if the owner can thoroughly study the habits of his feathered charges, then strong offspring will not be long in coming.
Video on breeding budgies
