How to Keep Budgies Breeding

A pair of breeding budgies could actively raise chicks at any time between October and March. The breeding pair can have anywhere between one to three clutches during a season and the hen can lay between one and five eggs at a time. The owner should check and clean the cage and the breeding box daily to ensure that the pair and the chicks are healthy and doing well. Budgies will start breeding as young as one year of age and continue to attempt to breed throughout their lifespan.

Things You'll Need

  • Paper towels or newspaper
  • Budgie breeding box
  • Large breeding cage
  • Pine shavings
  • Cuttle bone
  • Toys
  • Treats
  • Soft wood
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Instructions

    • 1

      Observe your budgies for signs that they are ready to breed. A pair of budgies will start feeding each other on a regular basis. The budgies will also tear up newspaper and attempt to build a nest. Both male and female budgies will peck hard at the perches they are sitting on when ready to breed.

    • 2

      Remove the bottom grate of the cage if the grate is removable. Budgies can and will walk on the bottom of the cage, and occasionally a budgie will get stuck in the grate. Place paper towels or newspaper over the bottom of the cage if the grate is not removable.

    • 3
      The large cage will allow the budgie to move around.

      Place a budgie breeding box (available at pet stores) in a large cage and place your potential breeding pair alone in the large breeding cage so that the pair is not stressed out by other birds around them. The cage should be at least 24-by-24-by-18 inches. Insert pine shavings into the bottom of the cage and the nesting box. The female budgie will arrange the shavings to suit herself.

    • 4
      Keep birds happy and active with toys.

      Supply cuttle bone, toys and treats to the budgies so that the birds can play and stay active during the breeding period. Give the female bird a supply of soft and supple wood to chew. This will help to cure her desire to chew and create a nest, and it will encourage breeding.

    • 5
      Feed the birds frequently to keep the breeding pair in top shape.

      Give a generous amount of food and water to the breeding pair of birds. Breeding takes up extra energy and the birds will need more food and water than normal. Supply organic greens such as carrot tops or dandelion greens to the breeding pair to increase their vitamin intake.

    • 6
      Watch the temperature of the room the birds are in.

      Adjust the temperature of the room so that it is consistently 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. This prevents the birds from getting too cold or hot to breed.