Thank you to everybody who answered our Issue 5 Survey on
Hatchings Per Nest.
Here are the results:

HATCHINGS PER NEST
DESCRIPTION:

For many years we have been told that on average you can expect three (3) chicks per sitting.  Is this the case Today?

SURVEY RESULTS ARE UNDER PICTURE

Above: Budgerigars in breeding

THE RESULTS

We had 18 replies to this survey, and out of these there where 1807 chicks breed, out of 328 pairs, this meant that:

ON AVERAGE FOR 23 PAIRS OF BUDGERIGARS  THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 129 BIRDS BREAD.

THIS SEEMS TO HOLD TRUE FOR THE 3 CHICKS PER SITTING SAYING AS MOST BREEDERS LET THEIR PAIRS HAVE TWO ROUNDS, THEREFORE
23 x 3 (number of chicks) x 2 (number or rounds) = 138 chicks

Here are some interesting comments we received from this survey:

[1]    For a beginner I have more and more off-spring years after years.

[2]    I have results for 2 breeders for 4 years (94-97).   (1) 56pr 97 rung, 59pr 114 rung.39 pr 171 rung, 64pr 99 rung. (2) 41 pr 32 rung, 55pr 80 rung, 47pr 148rung.   I have other details of these breeding seasons if required.

[3]    10 pairs = each 2 rounds only. First round 53 chicks - all survived. second round 59 - all survived.
In the second round one pair hatched 9 chicks of nine eggs, 2 pairs hatched 8 of 10 eggs, and 1 pair hatched 7 of 10 eggs!
The smallest nest was 3 of 9 eggs (restless hen) No failures.

[4]    We been breeding for 112 years,and our average chicks per box is 4 to 5.  And we don't let them go more then 2 rounds.

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