Their standard seed is 50/50 Budgerigar mixture which is 50% canary seed and 50% mixed millets. I provide this in steep sided bowls to reduce waste, placing them on the feeding tray about four feet above the aviary floor.
on the wire of the aviary all at the exact same height. They are of a small parakeet style with eight staples on the inside below the entrance hole to form a ladder for the birds to climb down to the wooden concave where they lay their eggs, the top of the box lifts off for nest box inspection and to ring the babies. One great advantage of breeding in a colony is that the birds can pair with the partner of their choice. This does appear to give greater fertility and hence larger clutches. My young Budgerigars rapidly
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settled into their accommodation and were soon investigating the nest boxes and this was early October. By November I was close ringing youngsters with 2016 rings with my initials on them and the parents were also wearing 2016 rings! This just shows how eager, fit healthy well feathered Budgerigars are to reproduce. They are fed plenty of green food, Chickweed is a favourite and also germinated wheat and oats which is greatly relished and my home made egg food each day. Their standard seed is 50/50 Budgerigar mixture which is 50% canary seed and 50% mixed millets. I provide this in steep sided bowls to reduce waste, placing them on the feeding tray about four feet above the aviary floor. They also have two smaller
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