craftyhunnypie Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I'd like to hatch something, where it doesn't matter what sexI get & came up with budgies! Trouble is, without buying a breeding pair, where could I get eggs from? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I think baby budgies are a bit tricky - they have to be hand reared and hand fed at the beginning. I found this - The eggs will take about 18-20 days before they start hatching. When they start to hatch, the hatchlings are totally helpless and their mother feeds them around the clock day and night. Around 10 days of age, the chicks' eyes will open, and they will start to develop feather down, which typically indicates the best time for adding closed bands to the chicks (These rings should be about 4.0 to 4.2 mm.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 It's the same with parrots, yu feed them on the hour every hour when newly hatched - just like babies. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 - would you be able to do that? I'd be like a zombie, it was bad enough with babies Did a search for budgie hatching eggs and didn't come up with anything - there must be a budgie forum somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 my hubby once did an experiment making an automatic electric bike battery charger & we took it in turns getting up each hour to take meter voltage readings. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad house Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I used to breed budgies. Get a breeding cage with a breeding box at one end, then intruduce one male and one female. after a while you will be lucky, just don't think about trying to hatch them yourself in an incubator....wount get good results. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...