Whats Going On In Our Nest Boxes

On this page you can see what is going on inside each of the nest boxes at our aviary. Each egg needs to be incubated by mom for an average of 18 days before the chicks start to hatch. Most clutches have 4-7 eggs although they can be much larger.

When they are born they have only a few small feathers and need the heat from their mom to keep warm, but by the time they are a few weeks old they are starting to get feathers like the chick in the picture below!

When the babies are 3 weeks we take over caring for them and hand feeding starts. They are usually fully weaned and ready for their new homes at 8-10 weeks.

Each baby need lots of nutritious food to grow into a fully grown healthy chick. You can see our feeding program for each breeding pair and their babies on the page Our Budgies Diet.

Leyla

Their chicks are now being hand fed, and they are back in the flights for a much deserved rest!

Aiden

New eggs will be here soon!