Budgie Breeding Tips & Tricks
Budgie breeding may sound like a great hobby and it is! However you need lots of knowledge. You also need to make all of the budgerigars happy and healthy to make a happy family.
Preparing to Breed
Step 1:
Decide whether you really want to breed budgies.
Breeding budgies takes time and isn’t easy. You need to cash out on supplies and feed, check on the budgies often, clean the cage daily and set aside extra time for caring for the chicks.
Step 2:
Find a suitable room to breed budgies.
The room should be quiet, protected from predators including pets, have no disturbances and the only person entering the room should be you.
Step 3:
Set up a suitable cage.
Choose one that is approximately two feet wide. The cage should be wider than it is tall (budgies fly horizontally), square-topped and have at least three doors: one for the food dish, one for the water dish and one for you to easily access the cage. You might need to cut a small hole in the cage for the nest box (see below for a nest box).
Step 4:
Get all the items needed.
You’ll not only need to prepare items for the mating budgies but also for the budgies chicks as well. You'll likely need:
- A couple of perches. Make sure the perch is a natural wood and isn’t dangerous to your budgies.
- A few toys for the male budgie. Make sure you don’t have so many toys so that the cage is cramped and do not put the toys too close that can cause the male to get hurt. It’s also recommended that you do not put any rope toys in the cage as the budgies and fledgling chicks might get tangled up in them.
- A feeder.
- Water dishes including an extra one for when the baby budgies fledge.
- Budgie feed or finch/canary mix.
- Budgie pellets.
- A cuttle bone for extra calcium.
- Liquid calcium or grit (two of these calcium sources at least).
- A mineral block (optional).
- Extra food for when the baby budgies fledge.
- Baby budgie food
- A small syringe
- A spare cage for when the chicks grow up.
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