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I thought they didn't reproduce well in captivity in the average home!
KeyLime Pie has just finished raising her latest three hatchlings (she raised two in February, too) and now has laid three eggs.
I have tried taking her nesting box away and she just lays eggs in places where they roll off and become small omlettes on the cage floor, so I gave her nesting box back.
What do you all do when you have too many?
Actually budgies seem to produce very well in captivity. If you have too many, remove the nest box, try to change the cage around to distract from mating, do not feed as many soft foods (if you currently are) and shorten daylight hours. Then you can always try rehoming the others if you need to and check out the potential buyers/adopters to make sure they will make good homes.
I'm taking your advice and hoping it helps with two pairs of budgies. KeyLime Pie and Razzleberry are just too determined. They are now up to 6 eggs. Foolish birds.
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