I breed birds but need some help?

Question

i have been breeding birds for a while but i have just started breeding rosellas they laying eggs but they all duds can any 1 help

Answer 1

Sometimes they are too immature and do not quite know what to do. Are they old enough? It could take a few tries, but give a couple of months rest inbetween. Could also be that your male is not fertile.

Answer 2

do you have a male in there? as you probly no they need to be fertile, also i had a similar problem but then eventually there was fertile eggs fingers crossed for you

Answer 3

Diet is the most important factor to breeding birds and that includes Rosella's,having bred Golden mantled and Mealy Rosella's.

Not knowing which one you have and what s*x they are have you a definite pair.?

What age are they,as they need to be at least 12-16 months before they breed.(hence that is why your eggs are duff)

They need for a successful breeding to be in a separate aviary of their own.

Diet .A good Budgie mix,with the addition of Oats(soaked and sprouting is best) a little Hemp and Sunflower Black /White.

A good supply of Greens such as Spinach ,Broccoli,Kale and if you live in the U.K. Dandelion Leaves and Seeding head prior to them bursting,Sweet Corn Cobs,Fruit,(Apple, Pear,Melon.)

Also a good supply of fruit tree twigs all help to bring them into condition.

They also relish Seeding grasses.

Don't forget Cuttle bone and Mineral block.

As I say not knowing where you live the breeding season is  normally in the early spring of which hemisphere you are in?

Hope this bit of info.helps.

Answer 4

Hi,

Firstly if you've got dud eggs then you may not have a male or well he might not be interested in females. I know though that some species are extremely hard to s*x so this may be why you are getting dud eggs. But secondly if you have just started breeding them and are a novice then bird sellers will normally rip you off and this has happened to me many times with sellers selling birds which they say are a pair but later on when you become more experienced then you find they are not.

Answer 5

yes put they are reproducing so it had no harm  and that's is a good thing as it shows that your bird is healthy and that's a good thing as its is breeding their own kind