I have 2 female budgies that are not laying eggs in the nest box they are laying them on the ground. I have 5 nest boxes in the cage but this does not seem to matter. The bird do get in a nest box but do not lay in them. How do i fix this problem? 5 Eggs lost so far.
2006-12-04 15:05:20 · 5 answers · asked by dbb_prstn 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
Train them to use the box.
Coach
2006-12-04 15:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes other female budgies get jealous or territorial over a nesting box, and will 'throw' the other females eggs out. A good way to solve this is to put the female and the male partners in a smaller cage, and attach the breeding box to the cage, covering the door, keep them in the cage until the babies grow feathers and release with your other budgies.
2006-12-05 11:05:56 · answer #2 · answered by CarlyCat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there nesting material in the boxes? Or is whatever on the cage floor maybe nicer to lay eggs in? If you have a hen sitting on her eggs on the cage floor, distract her and stick her eggs in a nearby nestbox and see if she goes into the box.
2006-12-05 00:15:01 · answer #3 · answered by Bluebear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe they dont like the nest boxes
just stick the eggs in the nest and see what they do
and if you have 2 females why do you care where they are laid there wont be any babies in them
2006-12-05 00:39:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm, Dude...that means they arent fertile....
2006-12-06 22:10:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋