Cockatiel and budgie eating vegetables together
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Want to Breed Budgies
Although budgies are colony breeders, most breeding pairs do better when separated from other budgies and kept one pair per cage. Budgies may fight among themselves over nest boxes, damage eggs and even kill chicks if they are not all nesting in the same cycle. If choosing to colony breed, provide a spacious flight of 6 feet or more in length, to cut down on squabbling. To reduce territorial fighting further, provide each pair with a nest box, plus at least one additional nest box for choice.The safer way to go is to separate the pairs by placing each in their own cage with a nest box attached. Each box should contain a concave block inside and a handful of clean, white pine shavings. The nest block prevents eggs from rolling around in the box, and the shavings keep the eggs from accumulating additional dirt while providing a little added protection.
Budgie pairs should begin laying eggs within a few weeks and incubation requires 18 days from when the female begins sitting the eggs full time. Budgie chicks fledge and leave the nest at about four weeks and are taught which foods to eat by their father. Remove weaned chicks by 38 to 42 days of age, or the father will become aggressive toward the young in an effort to court the hen and begin a new clutch. All budgies need to be rested after raising two full clutches of young. Remove nest boxes and allow pairs flight to exercise and rebuild their strength.
Getting bird to eat fruits & veggies
My first budgie did not want to eat anything else but her seed. I tried to take the seed out and give a plate of veggies but she wouldn't touch it. However, she loved her mirror, of course. One day, I decided to put her mirror on the bottom of the dish I was putting the veggies in and you guessed it - she went for the food! I guess she watched the "other bird" eating and thought she'd get some too. Since then, I've always put some veggies on a little flat mirror and my new budgies have always gone for it. After awhile you can take the mirror away if you want.