I'll wait then until after I get mentored, thanks everyone
....and in the meantime? What?
What happens if you find eggs in a few days? I´m curious to know what you would do? Say,
oh well I got eggs, better let them hatch, or remove those eggs and wait until you have someone knowlegable suporting you?
Ultimatelty, having a male and a female housed together means at one point or another you WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REMOVE SOME EGGS. It is INEVITABLE. Some birds will lay back to back, even with our best efforts to prevent it. Any breeder worth their weight would remove some clutches to give the hen a resting period.
Allowing every single egg to run it´s course and potentially hatch IMO is unethical.
Trying to prevent mating, is another thing I´m quite against. Mating is good, it´s a release of tension and frustration. It´s good for their wellbeing.
Trying to prevent laying by rearranging the cage etc is ok, but eventually you WILL get eggs.
Splitting a pair that are bonded will lead to two very sexually frustrated, sad, mourning birds.
With all of this said. It is important to have the adults have a check up before breeding, so I hope your birds have been to the vet recently.
You will also need to buy all of these things;
(You will use every item on this list, except maybe the papaya)
-Hand rearing formula
-Feeding utensil - I use syringes but always recommend feeding spoons to a novice, you might have to buy these online.
-Candy thermometer to check formula temperature + a spare
-brooder
-heating pad if your brooder is not a professional one
-Aspen shavings - Course pine is ok if you can´t get aspen. Never fine pine, and never ever cedar.
-Thermometer (digital) for monitoring brooder temperature
-Hygrometer for monitoring humidity inside the brooder
-Weighing scales - you can use a gram scale, or as your birds are budgies, a 0.01 scale
-Pedialyte, or natural unflavoured coconut water
-Papaya
-Nursery cage with plenty of perches (to move the birds into after they fledge)
-Clean hand towels
-Q-tips (cotton buds)
-Pots to make the formula in, and create a Bain Marie
You could also look at getting liquid supplements (should the adults needs them), discuss this with your vet.
You will also need a disinfectant on hand to sterilize your tools.
You will also need a means of an emergency vet visit. If there´s a problem with one of the chicks or the hen, you will need to get to the vet very quickly. Having a vet within an hour of you and your own transport is ideal.