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Post by menageriemom (Cyndi) on Mar 7, 2015 3:17:26 GMT
After boldly saying that our budgies don't have any interest AT ALL in mating, Faith came home from school today and found both birds in the nesting box  We had recently reattached it as both their ceres had changed color, on the very off-chance they would get a notion. There were a LOT of feathers all around the cage lately, but I just thought one of them was moulting. Turns out, maybe they thought to feather a nest?? We haven't seen any mating, but we don't have them in plain sight all the time. They live in Faith's room, not the living room, to keep them away from cooking odors. Oh my....are babies in our future?!?! |
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Post by kmic on Mar 11, 2015 15:48:48 GMT
That's so exciting! Sorry I missed this past previously. Any update? Re seeing them mate, well I thought mine weren't either. And they're in my mum's study (room where there's someone for most of these afternoon and evening) - but we can all safely assume that they were definitely mating with 5 out of 7 eggs hatching  |
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Mar 19, 2015 18:55:05 GMT
Post by menageriemom (Cyndi) on Mar 19, 2015 18:55:05 GMT
Well, it seems our birds have minds of their own...that's not really surprising LOL. In doing our evening greeting and walk thru, we found this lovely pile in the corner of the cage. the pile she has made (we assume it's Twitter, anyway).  Twitter has been ferociously shredding the Cob we got her and it appears she is making a nest out of it?  Kind of weird, since she has a nest box at the front of the cage, opposite corner to this pile. Has anyone had their birds do this before? Should I try to move it to the next box? What if she lays an egg there, do I leave it or move it? Any input would be much appreciated, thanks |
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Post by kmic on Mar 19, 2015 21:57:42 GMT
It does seem she's trying to build a nest if she's not just shedding but actually moving the shredded pieces to a pile.
It's much better if she lays immediately in a nest.. Keeping little ones outside when they hatch will limit how warm they can be. No expert advice here, but if the material is good nesting material, I'd suggest moving it to the nest box especially since she was exploring it earlier.
When Smurf laid her first egg outside, I moved it to the nest and although she had never seen the best before, it took seconds for her to rush to the nest box where I placed the egg.
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Post by menageriemom (Cyndi) on Mar 20, 2015 0:30:51 GMT
Thanks for the quick feedback, we'll get the material moved. She seems to love the stuff, and if it makes her comfortable then I'm all for it. I don't think it will hurt the babies.
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Apr 13, 2015 19:13:58 GMT
Post by menageriemom (Cyndi) on Apr 13, 2015 19:13:58 GMT
Well, this has been such an interesting experience with these birds. We haven't had any eggs laid, but we have seen some interest and certainly new behavior! Twitter built several nests on the bottom of the cage, ate new foods, went through a medium-sized corn cob toy in a week, got cozy with Diggory and checked out the nest box twice. Perhaps next time we'll have more actual mating behavior. If nothing else, they keep us on our toes, amused, and at times baffled. Love the little stinkers!
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Apr 14, 2015 3:09:44 GMT
Post by luvsanimals2 on Apr 14, 2015 3:09:44 GMT
It takes them awhile for them to be ready, I would just keep waiting and it will eventually happen. Do they have a lot of food available? What about daylight hours?
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Apr 14, 2015 5:16:25 GMT
Post by menageriemom (Cyndi) on Apr 14, 2015 5:16:25 GMT
Hi Luvs...yes, they have lots of food available. They get fresh veggies daily, have seed in a cup, and bonus fruit/nut/seed nuggets to much on. We have them up by 7:30 and in bed by 9:00, blinds 1/2 open so they get full light but folks can't see into the house. Their ceres have changed back to normal, I guess we'll just keep waiting and hoping.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Apr 15, 2015 2:25:54 GMT
Ah yes, it doesn't matter when you are ready but when they are.  |
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We had recently reattached it as both their ceres had changed color, on the very off-chance they would get a notion. There were a LOT of feathers all around the cage lately, but I just thought one of them was moulting. Turns out, maybe they thought to feather a nest?? We haven't seen any mating, but we don't have them in plain sight all the time. They live in Faith's room, not the living room, to keep them away from cooking odors.
Kind of weird, since she has a nest box at the front of the cage, opposite corner to this pile. Has anyone had their birds do this before? Should I try to move it to the next box? What if she lays an egg there, do I leave it or move it?
