Does any one know if breeding finches or parakeets is better.

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Originally posted by Animal Boy:
Does any one know if breeding finches or parakeets is better.

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hi........
that all depends on the space that you have available. And do you decide already on the species of Finches. For Starters I would recommend "Zebra Finches" and "Society Finches".
They are relative easy going little Guys and breed very well, even in a smaller Avairy.
Parakeets need a good size space for breeding.
Good luck, Tiffany

I think they finches are easy to breed.I have many pairs of zebra finches. Once you have a pair of breeding finches they continue having clutches.

Depends on your own lifestyle and what you are breeding them for. If you're breeding for money, I won't say which is better, because I won't help a greed breeder. But if you just read a little bit, you'll learn that budgies breed best in small flocks, and finches best in single pairs. Just do a quick search like 'breeding parakeets' or 'breeding finches'. The finches can be pretty exciting!

http://www.zbirds.com/Breeding.html
http://www.seffera.net/birds/f-bzebra.html
http://www.finchworld.com/Birds/Finch/Zebra/zebra_finch_breeding.htm
http://www.zebrafinch.com/NewZebra/Zebra.html

http://www.bluequaker.com/Art-009.htm
http://www.geocities.com/budgie1989/
http://www.budgies.org/info/links.html

http://petshub.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=4

If I get on my other computer, I have a different search engine that brought up GREAT sites on budgies and a good finch variety page.

well thanks for the info. i am wantin to breed partly for the fun of it and partly for money. does anyone know which is easiest and brings mor money. i aint tat wooried bout money.

As others have stated it depends on the space you have available. I have bred both. Now as far as doing it for money.. that is totally for the wrong reason. You will not make any great amounts of money from either. And doing it just for fun is not a good reason to breed either. Breeding birds is the same as with any animal you must be willing to keep all you produce if homes can not be found for them, thus the space requirement. With budgies especially you must be prepared to hand raise the babies should the parents abandon them. Hand raising is hard work and very time consuming. And with any birds.. just because you get a true pair (male and female) it does NOT mean they will produce. Are you prepared for that? Not all birds will breed even in the best circumstances.

I suggest you do further research before taking any further steps. Read EVERYTHING you can get your hands on. Talk to folks who are breeding if you can find them and IF they will talk to you. And telling them you want to do it for money is the quickest way for them NOT to talk to you. See if there are any bird groups in your area. In my area we have the caged bird society, go to the meetings talk to members of the group near you. Learn all you can about the pros and cons of raising birds and THEN and only then decide if this is really something you want to do.

If you even want finches to produce eggs, you have to give them mealworms, and other freezedried types, it helps too if you coat the mealworms in a calcium powder (like what is available for reptiles). I had star finches that bred like crazy! That was all I had to give them and one of those wicker nests available in pet stores, and some nesting material.

No one should ever breed for money as there first priority in my opinion, i had a pair of parakeets when i was very young ( they were my mothers) and they had babies enexpectantly, we had to take the babies away almost from the start, the mother tried to kill them, she plucked one little guys eye out, we kept him (one eyed jack)but it was very hard, we hand fed them, took them to the vet and my mom basically couldnt leave the houose for a long time just to make sure they were ok, it is very hard work, just make sure you know what you are getting into before you buy some birds, or any other breeding animal for that matter,

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Originally posted by Animal Boy:
well thanks for the info. i am wantin to breed partly for the fun of it and partly for money. does anyone know which is easiest and brings mor money. i aint tat wooried bout money.

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well.........making the most money out of breeding should never be an issue, Animal Boy!
As any responsible Breeder will tell you, is it Dog/- Cat/- or Bird-Breeder, they are all just glad when they are able to break even in the end.
There is a lot involved in breeding. Propper nutriton, lots of love and care, Vet Bills, the right cages, ect.
It's not just throwing a Pair together, and hope they will multiply.
My little daughter is 8 years old, and she is breeding her owen Zebra/-and Society Finches, that she proudly shows at our local little Bird/-Exotic Animal Shows/Fairs.
She has lots of fun doing this, but if and when she sells some Babies that where produced, it goes for Food, Vitamins, ect.
I'am sure there are a Bird Breeders out there that make a lot of money out their Birds, but they breed in Quantiry not Quality.
So,..........what I try to say here is: NEVER, EVER start breeding because of hoping to make fast money, because it's not going to happen. Do it for the Love of the Breed, your enjoyment, Color-mutation, and improvment of the Breed/Species that you decide on.
Best wishes, Tiffany

all I have to say is if you start breeding- make sure you like what you breed- you will not make much money unless you can find a market for your birds. there are not many large bird breeders in my state and in the last 2 yrs- 2 of the large ones left breeding -one left birds all together. my general rule I have seen is people get into it hot and heavy and within 5 yrs - they no longer breed but may have one or 2 birds for themselves- what does that tell you? many people just get too big too fast or don't test for diseases that is what wipes them out. I, on the other hand, have been breeding for 13 yrs. I like what I breed and I only breed certain birds- i do have a market for my birds but I will NEVER NEVER come down on my prices. I have too much invested in my birds with disease testing, food and other bills to give them away- the day I have to do that- is the day I stop breeding. there are people that charge less then me, but I will be here tomorrow/next month, next yr to answer any questions- will they?- that is a hard question to answer.

what birds do you breed bali and what is the easiest and less time consuming

The only reason I ever bred birds was because I enjoyed it, it was a hobby to me, like how some people build trains and little towns, the birds kept me busy. I did sell most of what I bred, but I never hoped to make anything off them.

Same here GM.. and as Bali said.. it is too easy to burn out if you get too big too fast. I did that when I first started out almost 20 yrs ago between breeding birds and dogs I hardly ever slept. Now I just keep what I like.. if they breed so be it, if they dont thats fine too. They are my pets.

if you are looking for a bird that is least time consuming- you want a puppet not a parrot.

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Originally posted by Animal Boy:
what birds do you breed bali and what is the easiest and less time consuming

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