and when would they leave the nest in the wild,do the young keep with the parents for a while or do they just have to find their own way ?
2006-07-13 20:44:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
Budgies are very affectionate and maternal towards their babies. You can see both parents caring for their babies and looking after their well-being 24 hours a day, 7 times a week untill such a time that they can fly and leave the nest. The mother usually feeds the babies but i have seen some very caring fathers who do the same. Normally baby budgies will leave their nesting place after 8 weeks or so. They will learn how to fly alone without the help of its parents. However, make sure that you separate the babies if the mother suddenly lays the next batch of eggs. The parents will most likely kill the babies. But dont worry, the babies seem to know when to leave the nest.
2006-07-13 21:51:00 · answer #1 · answered by ED LU 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From observing an aviary full of budgies (roughly 150 or so)...
The budgies are very affectionate and very maternal towards their babies. I would say that they leave the nest in the wild at around 6 weeks old which is roughly the same as the captive bred. The mum will generally feed the babies up until they are roughly 3/4 weeks old, then the dad tends to take over the job to give mommy a break from the stress of taking care of babies. Once they fledge (leave the nest), as budgies are very much a community birds, they tend to feed each other alot, including babies that is not of their own. Though the father tends to stick around making sure that the babies are doing ok and he'll feed them when they need to.
2006-07-14 04:49:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes budgies are very affectionate parents.
They rarely leave the nest in the wild, only if there is not enough food to support the family.
The babies are born artricial (blind, deaf, and helpless) their parents feed them 12-18 hours a day every day for the first week,a and gradually less until the babies are old enough to eat on their own at around 45 days old. The babies then stay with their parents for 6 months, to teach them how to survive and what foods to eat.
I hope this helps
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Best Of Luck Joe
2006-07-14 02:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by fatwhale90 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Budgies are very maternal towards their chicks. They've been known to help the babies out of the shell as they hatch. In the wild, after a few months, the chicks wean, fledge and eventually move out on their own to find mates and raise their own families. Their parents can be quite aggressive towards the chicks if they stay in the nest too long, but regularly interact with their chicks after they've weaned, as small family groups. These family groups consist of chicks, aunts, uncles and siblings from past clutches.
2006-07-14 17:47:08 · answer #4 · answered by white_ravens_white_crows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi amanda! My mom breeds budgies. well, she has an avery and they (naturally) breed. Mothers are maternal to their young and if you look into the nesting box, after you have the mother and father go check to see if everything is alright. The babies learn to fly and then are able to feed themselves and no longer need their parents. hope it answered your question?
2006-07-13 21:26:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2016-04-17 04:55:37 · answer #6 · answered by Sanskar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure they must be maternal towards their young, also I'm sure they stay with them until at least they learn to fly, but I am only guessing lol
2006-07-13 21:03:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they are and very protective
2006-07-15 14:29:06 · answer #8 · answered by leslie w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋