i have a male and female and they get along great. I think the male will feed the female but i dont have a nesting box. Will they still mate if they dont have a nesting box?
2006-12-11 11:54:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
The green bird is the male; the mauve bird (blue with two dark factors) is the female. First, the male stands on the female's back. Of course, this takes a lot of good balance. If the female is not in the mood, she will not stand still for him. Notice how this female has hunched over forward to make her back flat for him.
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Next, the male wraps his tail around the female's body. The male's tail is the one pointing down; the female's tail is more horizontal. The male is trying to get his vent area in contact with the female's vent area.
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/richi_bucket/bird2.jpg
The male puts one wing around the female. This is something that budgies do during mating, and other birds don't. It helps to stablize the male, and it looks like a caring gesture. At this point in the mating, the male is vigorously rubbing his vent area against the female's.
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/richi_bucket/bird3.jpg
Often during mating, the two birds will make face contact like this. Sometimes the male regurgitates and feeds the female during mating. Other times, it seems to be just face-to-face contact that the birds want. It certainly looks like a caring gesture. Remember, all this activity is taking place while the male is standing on a bird's back, keeping his balance!
Males do frequently fall off during mating; they will mount a female several times during a mating session. The cycle of mounting, rubbing, falling off, and re-mounting, can go on for twenty minutes or more. Sometimes the pair takes time out to fly around in between attempts
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A mating pair of budgies always seems to attract curious onlookers. Not only does the poor male have to worry about keeping his balance; he also has to deal with intruders!
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2006-12-11 13:09:53 · answer #1 · answered by beast 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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i have a male and female and they get along great. I think the male will feed the female but i dont have a nesting box. Will they still mate if they dont have a nesting box?
2015-08-06 07:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's great that your birds get along.
To prevent breeding, don't put in a nest box. Also, make sure they have at least 12 hours of sleepy time every night. If the male starts jumping on the female's back, you may want to separate them until breeding season is over.
For more information, contact your vet. If you don't have a vet, you can find one at http://aav.org/vet-lookup
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2014-09-27 03:47:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i also have male&female and i wonder same i asked my mates dad once he is a budgie breeder & he said as long as they have a nesting box they will mate (thats if you wanted them too lol) other than that i dont think they would.
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2006-12-12 04:00:03 · answer #8 · answered by barrie s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they may still mate if they don't have a nesting box. You will know they are mating because you will see them mating.
2006-12-11 23:29:06 · answer #9 · answered by fenlandfowl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they will mate without a nesting box but if you want the eggs to hatch you would be better off to get one for them.
The mating process is called "treading" and the male bird (the one with blue on his beak) will climb onto the hen's back to mate with her.
Good luck with the breeding but don't forget, if you let the eggs hatch, you will have to find good homes for them.
If you have a good pet shop near to you they may take them off you.
2006-12-11 12:19:08 · answer #10 · answered by dawleymouse 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋