Bird :: Breeding & Bird Reproduction

Breeding Your Budgies

Breeding budgies is easy, as long as the proper environment and housing are provided. Budgies normally breed best in the spring and early summer. There are two ways to breed your bird: selective cage breeding or colony breeding.

Egg Laying & Possible Problems

All, or most, female birds will produce an egg at some point in their life, usually at a younger age when they can produce lots but birds can lay throughout their lives. This is a very natural thing for a bird to do and shouldn't be anything to worry about. However, problems can arise when a bird starts producing eggs, and this article is intended to help owners spot the signs that something is wrong.

New Breeder Basics

The many questions I receive from novice breeders, or those considering getting into bird breeding, seem to fall into familiar patterns. From Florida to California, many of the problems that arise and mistakes made are surprisingly similar.

Weaning Birds

This is topic about which Missy and I have very strong feelings. We have come to feel very strongly about the ethics involved in selling unweaned baby parrots.