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Hi I got a new budgie, since my other one died. Now I have a male and a female.My budgies are trying to mate. : I was just wondering how long will it take for the hen to produce eggs? What material will I need? I already have a nesting box. Will I need unscented pine shavings for material or can i use cotton or hay? Can they mate again?

Jack

Why don’t you take the nest box down and read a few books on the subject of breed. There is a LOT of great information out there. It is a crime to make your birds your first learning curve. There is PLENTY of time to set them up.

While you are reading up on everything you need to know....what type of bedding to use as well as warning signs to look for when your birds are in trouble.

In the mean time put your birds on a healthy diet. If they are seed junkies you need to convert them over to a HEALTHY diet of fresh fruits and veggie with seed being a tiny part of their diet.

During this time your birds will get use to the new environment and changes. Your birds will get in breeding sink with each other.

If you local pet shop does not carry a good supple of breeding books, I can highly recommend http://www.abebooks.com Search by subject. Prices WITH shipping can be less that at your local pet shop/book store.

Be kind to your birds LEARN all you can. You would never build a car or a house without some sort of instruction. Why would you work with living, breathing, thinking animals and not know everything you could about them and what you want to do with them for their well being????

Chat boards like this are great for ideas, but breeders get resentful when someone is too lazy to read/research for themselves and want to be spoon fed the information. If there is a problem you need to be able to intelligently describe what is going on. You also will need to be able to understand what we are advising and asking as well. Fortify yourself with knowledge. Budgies sadly have the reputation as throw away birds because they are so easy to replace. Knowledge can save a lot of these birds lives.

Thank you so VERY much, Kerry. I was just looking at Jack's profile and past posts, wondering if there was anything I could say to him that would inspire him to do his homework the right way. I hope your wise words will do that. His birds deserve much better.