How Do You Hang a Breeding Box? A Detailed Guide to the Correct Hanging Method

The hanging placement of a breeding box should be determined according to the habits of the bird species. For example, budgerigar breeding boxes are generally placed high up; if placed low, they will be uncomfortable. Below, taking the budgerigar breeding box as an example, we introduce how to make one.

How do you make a budgerigar breeding box?

1. Materials

A cardboard box, cotton, soft twigs, leaves and so on - anything that feels comfortable and can keep things warm will do. If you have wood shavings, it is best to put them on top.

2. Shape

The breeding box can be made horizontal or vertical. A vertical type will cause the female bird to climb up and down during the egg-laying period and lose physical strength, while the horizontal type does not have this drawback.

3. Construction

① Use soft twigs to build a small nest (a small box will also do, as long as it is built up with twigs). ② Line it with two layers of cotton. ③ Add a piece of cloth. ④ Put in a few leaves. ⑤ Spread wood shavings on top.

4. Dimensions

Generally, a budgerigar breeding box should be a wooden box based on 32 cm * 16 cm * 16 cm (length * width * height) or 16 cm * 16 cm * 32 cm (length * width * height). If you make your own, the diameter of the nest entrance is generally about 5 to 6 cm.

5. Access door

Remember to make an access door so you can check the condition of the eggs at any time. When parrots breed, wood shavings are generally used as bedding. The female bird may hold the wood shavings in her beak and peck them back and forth, or drop the wood shavings outside the box or pile them on one side of the breeding box. These are all normal phenomena.

6. Partition board

Although whether there is a partition board in the middle makes little difference to the bird's hatching rate, it is best to have one in the middle. ① It can create the most suitable environment for the female bird to breed and give the female bird a sense of security. ② The partition board in the middle can effectively prevent the young birds from falling out of the nest box during the nestling period.