HOW TO RAISE BUDGIE
Hello colleagues and peers, Welcome once again to a new video.
On this occasion, I bring a video to the channel that many of you have asked me,
specifically, as you have read in the title of the video, I'll explain how to raise
parakeets step by step and a series of tricks and tips on breeding parakeets.
And without more ... we started!
First, we must make sure that the couple that we have is composed of a
male and a female.
In most mutations the female usually have brown or pink wax
while the male usually has the color of the blue wax.
However, as I say this does not happen at all the mutations and colors of the parakeets,
so at the end of this video and in the description I leave a link to a video
previous in which I explain in an easy way and simple how to know if a budgie is male
or female depending on their mutation, that is, of their colors and their behavior.
It is very important that our parakeets, both the male and the female have at least
one year old before its reproduction so that they are fully developed
and can face the breeding of parakeets the best possible way
Ideally, the parakeets should have between 1 and 4 years old, so they were not
neither very young nor very old, since in both cases could occur problems
in breeding, such as infertility, problems of traversed eggs, lack of experience,
death of one of the players, etc.
So as I say, always have in count the age of your parakeets before
to put them to breed and if they have less than one year or more than 4 or 5 years I recommend that
do not grow with them as there are many odds that the parakeet breeding does not develop
correctly or directly do not breed.
First of all, the parakeets should be in good conditions for breeding, that is,
we should never raise with parakeets that are sick or have recently gone through
some disease because they would be weak and breeding will mean excessive wear
that can kill them, even that the parakeets do not breed or have problems
in breeding since if they have any disease the parakeets may transmit it to their
chicks
Second, we must provide them with a good complete, rich and balanced diet
throughout the year and especially before and during breeding.
With this we will increase the zeal of the parakeets in a natural way and encourage them
to breeding since the reproduction of budgies in freedom occurs in eras
in those who have abundant food.
In addition, they must always have at their disposal Cuttlefish bone or cuttlefish bone, which will serve you
as an extra supply of calcium needed to the correct formation of the eggs and for
Keep the peak in good condition.
In the description of this video too I'll leave the link to a video in which
I explain how to prepare the cuttlefish bone before giving it to the budgies, the
multiple benefits of the cuttlefish and the different ways of giving it to our
parakeets
Fruits and vegetables will also help complete your diet so it is important
that we provide fruits and vegetables to the parakeets at least two or three times a week.
The budgies usually like the apple, broccoli, cucumber, lettuce
or spinach, etc. in the description too I'll leave the link to several videos about
the fruits and vegetables that can eat parakeets
Finally, it is interesting to complement your feeding with a good breeding paste
that will provide them with a large amount of vitamins and nutrients needed to deal with
success breeding parakeets and what will that the young grow up healthy and strong.
And of course they always have at their disposal clean and fresh water that we must change daily
to avoid the appearance of bacteria that They can make the parakeet sick.
Budgies can breed and reproduce throughout the year, but it is not recommended
since the breeding is a great wear and you have to leave them time to rest
and recover.
The ideal is to make 2 times a year and as maximum one third if the parakeets want
and they enjoy good health and so, from this way they have enough time to
recover from the efforts made during breeding
Most parakeet breeders usually start breeding parakeets with the arrival
of good temperatures or when they are met a series of favorable conditions for
breeding.
Generally in Spain they reproduce in spring or at the end of October and early
November.
When these conditions are met, the parakeets will come into heat and we will notice changes in their
behavior, they are more active, they sing more often, the color of the wax will
intensifies, that is, it becomes a color brighter in the case of males and
darker in the case of females, it is more usual that we see the macho woo
to the female, they are constantly together and they even sleep next to each other, they
they feed each other, they tickle each other, etc.
In short, we will notice that the couple has accepted and wants to raise when both the
male as the female are made samples of love between them.
In the event that you want to raise parakeets In breeding cages, it is advisable that the
breeding cage of parakeets have some measures minimum of about 60 cm long and comfortable
for our parakeets.
In this way the male and female can live well and mate without any difficulty
and there will also be enough space when future offspring jump out of the nest.
Keep in mind that if conditions are met favorable for breeding and parakeets
they breed well they usually take out broods of 5-6-7 chicks so the cage should
be broad and the more space they have better, since they can fly and exercise and in
definitively they will develop better and they will have a prettier plumage.
In the case that you want to breed with parakeets in colonies, that is, breed with several couples
of parakeets in flying, you will have to keep in mind that the flyer is enough
Wide for all couples and future offspring
In this way we will avoid problems of agglomeration, attacks between parakeets that may cause
wounds, broken eggs, dead chicks, etc.
Another tip in the case of parakeet breeding in flyers would be to place double nests
that of couples, that is, if on the fly we have 5 couples of parakeets would be convenient
place 10 nests, all similar, of the same shape, at the same height and with enough
space between them to avoid problems of territoriality and that each pair of parakeets
can freely choose the nest that most like
In the market there are different types of nests for parakeet breeding, the most
usual and that most breeders of parakeets use are these types of
nests. First of all, we have this type of nest
of rectangular box that has a small hole in one of its faces so that the
budgies can enter and leave the nest without difficulty.
Also, if we open the nest we see that it has a small indentation or hollow in the base
for the female budgies to place the eggs and these do not move during their incubation.
And having this little lid on the side superior will help us to check the nest
daily to check that you do not have mites no piojillos and that the parakeet pups
are evolving favorably, do not have No anomaly or injury, check that
have a full crop that will be a sign of that the parents are feeding them correctly,
etc.
Second, they are also often used This type of nests for the breeding of parakeets.
They are nests that the parakeets accept well and they like them, although I personally prefer
the first type since they are easier to clean, allow to place it both inside
like on the outside of the cage and when arranging of the cover will allow us to access the
Inside the nest with comfort to check that all the offspring are well, ring
to the parakeets, etc.
Regardless of the type of nest you choose and the material with which it is made,
You must place it in a place that provides security, privacy and tranquility for the couple
and always avoiding putting it on the floor of the cage or flyer, since it will get dirty
more easily and the offspring would be more exposed to diseases.
My recommendation is that you place it in a site high enough but that
you can access it without any difficulty to keep a good control of the clutch.
It is also very important that the base of the nest has a good grip, that is, that is
of a material that allows our parakeets can hold on well and maintain a good balance
and stability.
With this we are going to avoid problems on its legs such as the legs of
frog.
Unlike other species such as for example canaries that use goat hair or
sisal or lovebirds that use leaf palm tree or coconut hair, the parakeets
van they need any kind of material to make the nest
But if it would be necessary to clean sporadic nest as the chicks
they are growing, with this we make sure that the nest is completely clean and we avoid
or reduce the possibility of them appearing diseases.
Before starting the breeding of parakeets we must be sure that our partner is
well adapted to the aviary, be accustomed to us and have peace of mind.
In this way we will prevent them from stressing and finally breed without difficulty.
So in the case that you have acquired or moved the parakeets, have
in mind that you must respect the process of adaptation of the parakeets to their new
home to avoid stress, and once the parakeets are adapted and the
necessary conditions we can start the breeding parakeets.
When the parakeets are completely adapted, be calm and in heat
the breeding will begin.
In principle, as I mentioned earlier we will notice that the parakeets are more active
and spend more time together tickling and signs of affection and even give of
eat, the colors of the waxy are more intense and the male begins to woo the female,
what tells us that soon if everything goes well the mating will begin and subsequently
the laying of eggs.
At this time the female will begin to enter and leave the nest more often, even reaching
to peck the entrance and the base of the nest to mold it to your liking.
About a week after that the copulation has occurred, the female will begin
the egg laying coming to put between 4 and 8 eggs per set on alternate days,
that is, a day yes and a day no.
After 6 or 7 days from the beginning of the incubation of the eggs, we can check
if the eggs are fertilized, that is, if the eggs are fertile or not and if you are
forming a parakeet inside.
If you do not know how to check correctly if an egg is fertile or fertilized,
in the description I leave the link to another video that I have in the channel in which you
I explain the correct way to find out and a trick to know if the budgie is
I live inside the egg.
The eggs will hatch approximately at 18 days from the start of
the incubation, so there will be some parakeets that are born before others because
the female lays eggs on different days, It is very common for nests to be
difference in size and plumage between brothers.
In the case of canaries, breeders use fake plastic eggs that we are replacing
as the Canary Islands lay the eggs.
When the Canary Islands have finished putting we remove all the false eggs and put them
the real eggs, getting all the babies are born the same day and have the
Same size.
In the case of budgies this technique breeding is not necessary since the chicks
of more advanced parakeets, that is, the who were born first tend to feed
his younger brothers so he does not they fall behind and usually all go forward.
If you intend to raise a budgie by hand, that is, if you want to make a papillero parakeet
you must wait for the budgie to have less a week or a week and a half of life,
since the mother when she embols them provides the necessary vitamins and nutrients
for their development and also passes them a series defenses that allow to improve the development
immunity of the little ones.
So wait for the budgies have about 10 days and then if you wish
you can remove them and raise them by hand.
Once approximately 4 or 5 have elapsed weeks and always depending on the development
that are having the chicks will begin to jump out of the nest and explore the environment.
At this time it would be interesting to place inside the cage a feeder or container
with appetizing seeds, parents will eat these seeds and the little budgies
they will learn to eat by themselves more fast since they see their parents pecking and
they instinctively and imitably do it.
Also, we can place some branch of panizo that is a seed very easy to peel
and digest for them and they also love it.
And in the same way, we can also place some fruits cut into a container,
always removing the amount of fruit or vegetables that over a few hours, to prevent
spoil and that the parakeets can take food in poor condition.
The budgies depending on their development they will learn to eat by themselves and approximately
at 6 weeks they will be completely feathered and should eat on their own,
so we could separate them from their parents.
This is a delicate moment and we should have the certainty and ensure 100% that the new
budgies know how to eat by themselves before to separate them completely from their parents.
In the event that the female starts a new put and the chicks are still sharing
the same cage, it can happen that the female get aggressive with the chicks and attack them
when approaching the nest chasing them the cage, even to bite them and provoke them
some wounds.
If this happens, we can try to put a small container inside
from the cage at the end opposite the nest, so that the chicks, if they wish, can
take refuge and sleep inside him.
If with this, the mother still continues to attack them and the little parakeets still do not know how to eat
alone, the ideal would be to separate them into another cage together with the male so that this continue
feeding them, teach them to eat and own brothers feed each other.
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I leave you a very interesting video above about parakeets.
And before finishing the video I would like thank the compañera Cristina Córdoba,
of aviary Hobby Cris for collaborating in the montage of this video, since without its
help this video would not be possible, and as I always wait for you in the next video.
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