I want a little parakeet family!
2006-11-20 14:09:14 · 12 answers · asked by pollywollydoda 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
#1...make sure you actually have a pair. Look at the cere (the nostril area) oddly enough blue for boys and pink (to brick red) for girls [this does not hold true for some of the rarer colors].
#2...make sure they have a cage large enough to get good exercise and place it in a quiet area.
#3...make sure you are feeding them a healthy diet and that they have a cuttlebone AND mineral block.
#4...get them a parakeet nest box with concave bottom and attatch it to the outside of the cage.
Good luck!
2006-11-20 14:19:50 · answer #1 · answered by Shalvia 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Shalvia has the right idea, but...
the cere is often pink or blue on adult male parakeets, it's brownish on the adult females. Sometimes the color variation can be subtle, so it can take some practice to tell male and female apart.
You can't tell the difference in sexes by behaviour either. Same sex pairs will behave the same as male-female pairs.
When a female decides she is going to nest, she is going to start tearing up things. I used to tear up small bits of cardboard and drop them loosely in the nesting box. Sticking her head in the hole of the nesting box and nibbling at the loose cardboard just inside can help put ideas of raising a family in the female's head.
2006-11-20 14:57:38 · answer #2 · answered by February Rain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bred Parakeets a lot of years, and you know never once did I think to do what Domino Sweety suggests,,,,,duh silly me,
That's where I went wrong.
To get your parakeets to breed you must first be sure you have a pair, give them access to a nest box and increase the amount of foods that are available to them.
Not just seed, ensure they have such things as soft food available also fresh bean sprouts, apple and carrots.
I used to add a drop of liquid calcium available from your local pharmacy, to their water, Cuttle fish bone is useless as a calcium intake source.
After its in Gods hands Good Luck and happy breeding
2006-11-21 09:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by scotty lad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most important thing is to create a mating box for them. They wont mate unless they have a mating box and some privacy! The mating box can be the size of a bird house and doesnt have to be really big just big enough that they can get in and out of there fine and make sure it is dark in there. Good luck!
2006-11-20 14:13:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
sure of direction! the colour of the chicken has in certainty no longer something to do with it. precise now i'm breeding a green woman with an abino male and that they get alongside great at the same time. Parakeet breeders do this each and all of the time to get unique hues and varieties. In different words it is going to paintings. additionally make beneficial that they seem to be a bonded pair. A bonded pair will breed speedier and raise chicks extra suitable at the same time. indicators that your parakeets are bonded incorporate, feeding one yet another, grooming one yet another and sitting close to to a minimum of one yet another. i be attentive to this substitute right into a sprint off subject remember... yet lower back sure it is going to paintings out great. stable success inclusive of your breeding!
2016-11-25 22:04:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first 2 answers are good. I want to add that time of year has a lot to do with it too. Increased hours of daylight, like when winter turns to spring, cause them to want to breed.
It's possible to artificially do this with a UV lamp, but it's easier (and safer) just to wait until spring.
You do need to make sure you have a male and a female. It's not always easy to tell by looking. Consider having them DNA tested. Its inexpensive and you can do it by mail order from this site: http://www.avianbiotech.com/
Start them on a healthy diet now, that way they will be ready when the time comes.
Good luck.
2006-11-20 14:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Increase light exposure. If you cover them for 10-12 hours every night, uncover them for less.
Feed healthy table foods all the time, but calcium is really important when the female is producing eggs.
Make sure the birds are both atleast 1year old.
You should also make sure you have plenty of time to moniter parents/babies, alot can go wrong.
2006-11-20 16:12:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dim the light, light some vanilla candles, rent a parakeet porno to get them in the mood and theres ur action
2006-11-20 20:10:43 · answer #8 · answered by Sweetheart88 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aren't there enough Parakeets in the world that need homes without making babies? If you need more there are plenty to have that already out there, please reconsider breeding.
2006-11-20 17:41:50 · answer #9 · answered by rcolsen11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cant make them to mate but it helps if you have a male and female and a nest box
2006-11-20 16:52:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋