Please don't do this

*start*
Chrissy is in breeding condition. Nice deep dark blue cere.

*begging*
Please tell me that my budgies won't mate.

*Story*
I have a female budgie who isn't in breeding condition. Opal was in breeding condition when I bought her, but she no longer is. Both budgies are over a year old, and they are housed together. I don't have the room for another cage.
I'm moving into the basement in a couple months, I'll then have room for many cages (the basement is technically an in law apartment) and then I'll be able to separate all my birds, but for now I have to deal with them in the same cage. Chrissy and Opal have been preening each other and feeding each other, I haven't seen than mate.

*hoping*
Please tell me they won't mate.

*question*
Wouldn't they both have to be in breeding condition to mate?

*Bad idea*
I could put Opal in with Jordan since they get along. But I wouldn't risk it, I would never leave another bird with Jordan, especially over night.

*this whole post is a bad idea*




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I take it Chrissy is a boy then, correct? Lol...So the female that is in with Chrissy, the male, has a cere that is not dark brown and crusty, yet the male is showing signs of being in breeding season, and they have been preening and feeding each other? Usually preening means very little, but if the female is allowing Chrissy, the male? to feed her that is typically a sign that she will also allow him to mate...

I bred English budgies for 21 years and I had eggs out of nowhere a lot of times. All birds out of breeding season, had already bred them once and removed all nest boxes, and then removed the breeding pairs from their individual breeding cages and put them back into their community indoor aviary, and wouldn't eggs just suddenly appear in their food dishes!

If you find an egg just put it immediately in the freezer for a few nights and then throw it away. They will mate if they want to, that's basically the bottom line. Put them on a strict solar schedule immediately to knock them ALL out.



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EllenD said:

Put them on a strict solar schedule immediately to knock them ALL out.



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Not meaning to hijack this thread but I've read several posts about putting them on a solar schedule. I've read that parrots need about 12 hours of sleep. If on a solar schedule, they're only going to get 8-10 hours in the summer months. So the 12 hours of sleep isn't a hard and fast rule?? It really depends on the time of the year? Just needing a clarification.

My birds are on solar schedule. They are uncovered at 9:00 am and are covered at 7:30 pm.
It's the same time year round. I've been doing it for a year.


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trimblegirls said:

Not meaning to hijack this thread but I've read several posts about putting them on a solar schedule. I've read that parrots need about 12 hours of sleep. If on a solar schedule, they're only going to get 8-10 hours in the summer months. So the 12 hours of sleep isn't a hard and fast rule?? It really depends on the time of the year? Just needing a clarification.

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If on a solar schedule, you cover them at a certain time and uncover them at a certain time. With my birds, uncover at 9:00 am, cover at 7:30 pm.
As soon as the clock strikes those times, no more no less.


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ParrotLover2001 said:

trimblegirls said:

Not meaning to hijack this thread but I've read several posts about putting them on a solar schedule. I've read that parrots need about 12 hours of sleep. If on a solar schedule, they're only going to get 8-10 hours in the summer months. So the 12 hours of sleep isn't a hard and fast rule?? It really depends on the time of the year? Just needing a clarification.

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If on a solar schedule, you cover them at a certain time and uncover them at a certain time. With my birds, uncover at 9:00 am, cover at 7:30 pm.
As soon as the clock strikes those times, no more no less.


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My understanding of a solar schedule is one that follows the sun (solar). So it's cover at dusk and remove cover at dawn.

EllenD said:

If you find an egg just put it immediately in the freezer for a few nights and then throw it away. They will mate if they want to, that's basically the bottom line. Put them on a strict solar schedule immediately to knock them ALL out.

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I'm curious about this -- what is the reason for putting the eggs in the freezer for this long?? I'm genuinely curious and have never heard of doing this. I just threw all mine away as soon as they were laid. Let me know!

Also, I wanted to second your advice about birds mating. It will happen if they want to, but that doesn't mean it's the end of the world. Eggs can always be thrown out, or do as suggested here by EllenD.

If you put eggs in the freezer or boil them, if they were in fact fertile this will essentially stop the baby from developing, then you can actually put the egg back in with the female to lay on. This will keep her from continually laying, as some females do when you remove their eggs. So freeze or boil them, put them back in and let the female lay on them until she loses interest and leaves them alone, then pitch them.

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