Start of Breeding??

[Fife3000]

I keep both males and females free flying in my room. Been giving them lots of Vitamin E, greens and vitamin e foods.
Males have been singing strong. Females are caring around pieces of paper and bobbing their heads. No signs that females want to mate. But I hope this is a good sign that we are getting ready!!

 

[Zara]

Are you giving a calcium supplement? I read that they can deplete their calcium very quickly when laying.
Do they have some nooks or nests? They can help move things along.

 

[Fife3000]

I plan to put pairs in their cages in a week or two. I use liquid calcium during that time. Along with cuttlebone and kale.

 

[finchly]

I only have one pair now, but they’re ready also. I haven’t started back on fresh foods yet - they’re truly on an austerity diet! (Which is what you do for Gouldians, so the others have to follow along).

Calcium,, Vt D, Vit A... just good vitamins.

 

[Ripshod]

I'm confused. I thought you'd bred them before and you'd recognise the signs.
I'm just confuddled

 

[Fife3000]

I'm confused. I thought you'd bred them before and you'd recognise the signs.
I'm just confuddled

I have bred before but things just kind of happened. With more advice, I became more doubtful of what I was doing. I decided last night to pair up my birds. Started to build nests. Funny, a pair of birds not being used for breeding, was doing just that. They were mating. Anyways now I'm just waiting to see what happens. Others have said what I was doing was detrimental and bad for my birds......So I am taking things with a grain of salt and not get flustered or frustrated.

 

[Sparkles99]

I’m not sure what detrimental things they refer to, but it never hurts to learn more!

 

[finchly]

I’m officially giving mine nesting material today. I don’t know what’s going on but like you, @Fife3000 im gonna roll with it.

 

[Fife3000]

Three nest are up! How long should I wait to see if a pair is going to work out or not?

 

[finchly]

I give them plenty of time, at least a month. I don’t want to rush them.

 

[Fife3000]

First egg in the nest!