My budgies (Lucky and Sparkle) are breeding. Lucky (male) is a green opaline budgie and Sparkle (female) is a dilute budgie. The first egg was laid on the 12/4/14 and the eggs are laid every other day. A total of five eggs were laid. The first egg hatched on the 30/4/14. The second egg hatched on the 5/5/14. The third egg hatched on the 7/5/14. The other two eggs did not hatch because they are infertile. The hatching interval is staggered because budgies incubate after the first egg is laid s...
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Aviculture is the keeping and breeding of birds in captivity. We might do it for a hobby, for conservation purposes or to reasearch a certain bird species. Birds that are usually kept in aviculture are parrots, poultry and finches.

Budgerigars are the most domesticated birds in the world.

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