LisaShea Forum Logo
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Will they start to breed if I put them together? #182979 05/19/07 05:28 AM
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,970
Stephanie sweet keets Offline OP
Best Friend
OP Offline
Best Friend
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,970
I been splitting the parakeets apart. Male in one cage and female in the other. I been thinking should I put them in the same cage again? I don't want them to breed. I just don't want egg binding to occur to my other parakeets like it did to my other parakeet.I only have kept 6 parakeets and sold the rest.


Re: Will they start to breed if I put them together? [Re: Stephanie sweet keets] #183039 05/19/07 12:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 10,121
Stephen Offline
True Blue Soulmate
Offline
True Blue Soulmate
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 10,121
I would advise keeping them seperate, because if you put them togather, and they do start breeing, then you will have to seperate them which is very stressful for them...Also I beleive that it was alot of work for you to get all 20 or so of those parakeets sold, so do you want to take a chance to go through that again?
Just my opinion though. smile How mnay males and how many females do you have?


RIP Jayka, Grayson, and Emmit
Re: Will they start to breed if I put them together? [Re: Stephen] #183077 05/19/07 01:43 PM
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 805
K
KeetCrazy Offline
Long Time Friend
Offline
Long Time Friend
K
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 805
Hey Steph! Glad to see you posting more often, I missed ya. :-)

The only certain way to avoid breeding and eggs is separation. As you know from past experience, they can and do sometimes breed unexpectedly when in a cage together. Also, once a pair have bred and raised a clutch, they are that much MORE likely to do it again in the future.

Only you can decide what to do, but be prepared for more eggs if you do put them back together.


Donna

Max,Sweetie,Bubbles,Peep,Rayne,Sully.
Re: Will they start to breed if I put them together? [Re: KeetCrazy] #183087 05/19/07 02:48 PM
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,344
L
LoRaXspeek4keets Offline
Soulmate
Offline
Soulmate
L
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,344
i have two birds--a male and a female--that i keep together with no problem. but if you really don't want eggs, the safest route would definitely be to keep them seperate, because, like 3budgies said, if you keep them together and then seperate them, you'll have a couple of unhappy birdies, and we wouldn't want that frown

Re: Will they start to breed if I put them together? [Re: LoRaXspeek4keets] #183136 05/19/07 05:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 10,121
Stephen Offline
True Blue Soulmate
Offline
True Blue Soulmate
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 10,121
Yeah, same here. I have 2 males and 1 female and no breeding yet (knock on wood) but it seems like you definitly don't want to breed, so I'd keep them seperate. But you can let them out together! smile


RIP Jayka, Grayson, and Emmit
Re: Will they start to breed if I put them together? [Re: Stephen] #183414 05/20/07 04:07 AM
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,970
Stephanie sweet keets Offline OP
Best Friend
OP Offline
Best Friend
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,970
Okay thanks you guys. I think the best choice is to keep them aprart for now.


Re: Will they start to breed if I put them together? [Re: Stephanie sweet keets] #183425 05/20/07 04:51 AM
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,704
LLPB Offline
Best Friend
Offline
Best Friend
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,704
yup. =] I agree...seperation is best for ya. =]


RIP
Lemon, Lime, Paradise, Blizzard, Oreo, & Vanilla
♥ Always

I LOVE Skittles!
Re: Will they start to breed if I put them together? [Re: LLPB] #183440 05/20/07 05:59 AM
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,370
big bad momma Offline
Copper Star Soulmate
Offline
Copper Star Soulmate
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,370
I wouldn't put them together if I didn't want babies.


when you wish upon a star,you pray you wish comes true.
Re: Will they start to breed if I put them together? [Re: big bad momma] #183445 05/20/07 07:54 AM
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,925
A
Aerial Offline
Best Friend
Offline
Best Friend
A
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,925
Put them together and they'll breed for sure. Also ensure that they aren't absent from their cage at the same time.


Re: Will they start to breed if I put them together? [Re: KeetCrazy] #183739 05/21/07 03:04 AM
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,970
Stephanie sweet keets Offline OP
Best Friend
OP Offline
Best Friend
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,970
Originally Posted by KeetCrazy
Hey Steph! Glad to see you posting more often, I missed ya. :-)

The only certain way to avoid breeding and eggs is separation. As you know from past experience, they can and do sometimes breed unexpectedly when in a cage together. Also, once a pair have bred and raised a clutch, they are that much MORE likely to do it again in the future.

Only you can decide what to do, but be prepared for more eggs if you do put them back together.

Thanks for your concern. I haven't post for ages but I'm back.



Moderated by  Lisa Shea 

Search

Latest Posts
1Win UZ apk
by Damian Black - 05/29/23 08:29 PM
Offshore company formation in dubai
by timothyrio - 05/29/23 08:48 AM
LAMP developers
by Damian Black - 05/28/23 04:51 PM
Repair company in Montreal
by Damian Black - 05/27/23 09:03 AM
Switching to better food - Parakeet not eating
by leyibop - 05/25/23 02:51 PM
Enlightening article
by Damian Black - 05/25/23 09:05 AM
Getting Your Book Published
by frostery12 - 05/24/23 06:57 PM
Soldering a Washing Machine
by Gehring11 - 05/20/23 11:45 AM
The Occult Olympics?
by Wuzzy - 05/20/23 02:30 AM
Budgie's and Air Conditioning??
by leyibop - 05/19/23 11:20 AM
Privacy Policy
This forum uses cookies to ensure smooth navigation from page to page of a thread. If you choose to register and provide your email, that email is solely used to get your password to you. Nothing else. Ask with any questions!
Forum Areas

* General Discussion *



Books, TV, Movies

Da Vinci Code

Dreams

Japanese Culture

Life, Universe, Everything

Online Courses

Politics

Religious Research

Show Your Own Work

Work From Home / Writing


* Parakeets and Pets *



General Parakeet Chat

Keet Stories and Photos

Parakeet Photo Gallery

Budgie Training

Health and Medical Issues

Parakeet Breeding

In Memory Of ...

Non-Budgie Pets and Animals

Non-Budgie Animal Photos

Off-Topic for Keet Owners

Games

Animal Rights

Bird / Animal Books

Subscribe
Forum Guidelines
This forum takes web safety issues very seriously. Please make sure you have read and understood our Forum Guidelines before posting.
Sponsored Link
Support Our Friends
The Animal Rescue Site
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3