1. How often do budgerigars breed?
Budgerigars have a relatively strong reproductive capacity. They can breed 3-4 times a year and can be in heat all year round. However, due to the weather and temperature, it is generally recommended that you choose spring and autumn. Or pair parrots in winter. Because the temperature in summer is relatively high, parrots will easily get sick when breeding during this period, which is not conducive to the growth and development of young birds. In addition, budgies bred in winter should pay attention to keeping warm, and do not put the parrot in a place with a large temperature difference outside to avoid the parrot catching a cold.
Parrots are sexually mature and can reproduce when they are 4 months old. At the stage of 3-4 years old, it is the peak period of parrot breeding. Each breeding can lay 4-7 eggs. As the parrot gets older, the parrot’s egg production will gradually decrease.
Second, what symptoms do budgies have before breeding?
Before breeding, budgies will pluck the feathers from their chests and put them in the nest to make the nest softer. Symptoms of restlessness and cockroaches appear.
3. Precautions for the breeding period of budgerigars
A mother bird can usually lay about 5 eggs in a nest, usually one a day or one every other day. When the parrot lays eggs, the owner should try to keep the environment as quiet as possible to avoid the mother bird being frightened. The mother parrot may be frightened away from her nest and abandon the eggs, and the eggs need to be hatched artificially.
In addition, the female bird will eat less during the hatching period. Generally, it depends on the male bird for feeding. During this period, the owner should pay attention to supplementing the female bird’s nutrition. In addition to the staple food, the parrot can also eat it.
A little tender corn, cuttlefish bones, apples, vegetables, carrots and a small amount of oil seeds, vegetables with more water are recommended once every three days. If there are preparations at home, you can give the parrot a little vitamin and electrolytes to supplement the energy of the female parrot.
