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Feeding each other but not breedingi

I have a pair of Budgies that I got a year ago. They are totally bonded( feeding each o ther and male bobbing head. Talking and kissing one another)

Hi Margret,

Are these birds at least 2 years old? If they aren’t, they are really too young to breed. They still have some physical and emotional development to go through. If they are old enough, all you can do is provide them with a good diet, fresh foods, privacy and the right kind of nest box and hope for the best. Once they have the nest box you should be feeding them an egg food daily – either a commercial dry egg food or you can cook an egg with the shell washed, crushed and cooked with the egg. They also need a cuttle bone. If they are ready, they will mate and lay eggs, but some birds never make good breeders. It’s a matter of waiting to see what they do.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda