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Question by Mackenzie R: Parakeet Breeding Question!?
I have researched it and understand egg-binding, hand-feeding, and the rest of that stuff. I just got a mating buddy for Angel that’s a year old, and he mounts her from behind on her tail, then puts his leg on her as if he’s kicking her. She lets Angel get close, then kicks him off. Will she give in and let Angel mate her? I really need to know. I’m not treating her as a breeding machine, my friends’ parents’ say that they can have one if they do have babies, and they understand how to take care of them, so I have homes for them. Also, I’m only going to breed them once, maybe (which is most likely a no) twice. The female I named Sunbeam, is tamed, loves her head being scratched and everything. Will Sunbeam let Angel mate her? I understand the breeding and raising the chicks. So will she?

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Answer by furious_strength
Sorry to tell you hon, but you really shouldn’t be breeding her. Breeding any animal requires a very specific process including genetic testing. Did you know there are hereditary diseases that Parakeets pass to each other? And unless you test both animals for these diseases the chances of the disease passing on to the babies sky rockets? The only reason any animal should be breed is to ‘improve’ the breed of animal.

It’s good you have homes for them, but that’s not the issue. There are many birds in rescue shelters that are put to death because there aren’t any homes available. So improperly breeding your animal is taking away those lives. If your friends family wants a bird, they should go and adopt one.

It’s also very possible that your bird wont mate. A lot birds wont breed in captivity and she can be stressed by the presence of another male. Stress in birds can be very dangerous and cause harmful behavioral problems such as feather plucking. Your female could even die.

Not to mention are you really prepared for this responsibility? If something goes wrong, could you handfeed the chicks? This may include handfeeding them every hour around the clock…. Do you know the pros and cons to not only breeding, but handraising, too? Anything from the parents neglecting the chicks, mutilating them, overfeeding them, to burned crop, sour crop, bacterial/fungal infections, slow crop, etc? Do you have the necessary supplies to handfeed in case of such an emergency? Do you have any avian vets or breeders who could help you out in case something goes wrong? Would you have the money for an emergency vet visit? Sorry, I don’t think you are as educated as you you are. From the sound of it, you don’t even have a breeding box.

There is a whole lot more that goes into breeding that just sticking two animals together and having homes selected for the babies. Unless you have a passion for bred husbandry and wanting to improve it, you really should not be breeding them and can in fact do quite a lot of harm. Unless you are prepared to keep both your male and female as pets if they don’t make babies, you should re-home the male. Why not to your friend who wants one? If your female shows to much stress from him repeatedly trying to breed, you should move him to another cage.

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Question by Mackenzie R: Parakeet Breeding Question?
I have researched it and understand egg-binding, hand-feeding, and the rest of that stuff. I just got a mating buddy for Angel that’s a year old, and he mounts her from behind on her tail, then puts his leg on her as if he’s kicking her. She lets Angel get close, then kicks him off. Will she give in and let Angel mate her? I really need to know. I’m not treating her as a breeding machine, my friends’ parents’ say that they can have one if they do have babies, and they understand how to take care of them, so I have homes for them. Also, I’m only going to breed them once, maybe (which is most likely a no) twice. The female I named Sunbeam, is tamed, loves her head being scratched and everything. Will Sunbeam let Angel mate her? I understand the breeding and raising the chicks. So will she?

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Answer by Link H
only Sunbeam knows the answer to your question. lol.

However, be sure that you are providing 12 or more hours of good light daily. Use a full-spectrum (UVA) lamp if you can get one. Provide a nesting site with box and some nesting materials, then maybe she will get in the mood.

Our courting budgies chewed a hole in the wall above the window valence, to make a nest. grrr

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I have researched it and understand egg-binding, hand-feeding, and the rest of that stuff. I just got a mating buddy for Angel that’s a year old, and he mounts her from behind on her tail, then puts his leg on her as if he’s kicking her. She lets Angel get close, then kicks him off. Will she give in and let Angel mate her? I really need to know. I’m not treating her as a breeding machine, my friends’ parents’ say that they can have one if they do have babies, and they understand how to take care of them, so I have homes for them. Also, I’m only going to breed them once, maybe (which is most likely a no) twice. The female I named Sunbeam, is tamed, loves her head being scratched and everything. Will Sunbeam let Angel mate her? I understand the breeding and raising the chicks. So will she?