What should I do with my Budgie? (breeding question)

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My female budgie Noah (we didn't realize until later she was a girl)is showing signs of breeding behaviour. She wants to come out of the cage but when she does she just bites us/flies around and screeches, sometimes landing on our TV and chirps from there.
Recently (a few months ago) we got my grandmother a bird, Viola (means violet in Italian). I'm not sure of his/her gender yet, and she/he's a bit young.
Noah is on a seed and pellet diet, and Viola is on a mixed seed and dried fruit diet.
The thing is, other than when we first got them, Noah and Viola have never seen each other, and once again, I'm not sure of Viola's gender.

Should my parents be willing to help me and my sister do a bit of extra work for the birds, should we attempt to breed them? Or should I just try to tone down the breeding behaviour by putting her to bed earlier, rearranging the cage, etc.?

[Macawpower58]

Breeding without a reason, is a no no for dogs, cats, and birds. Most parrots show breeding behavior sooner or later. Many of the smaller parrots are a dime and dozen, and bringing babies into the world without planning is not a good idea. Birds that become bonded and do breed, often (not always) become uninterested, or even aggressive towards their owners. They can lose their pet appeal.

Please think long and hard before encouraging breeding.

I'd discourage it myself.

[LadyLynn]

all you have to do is scour, and not even that but check out all of the shelters for birds around you and other states, and internationally and you'll see that far too many birds become the unwanted, and when that happens it sets them on the vicious cyle of being in several homes, left to die in a basement or a home, set free inappropriately without the skills they need to survive, and avoid predators.

Far too many birds are in up to at least 4 to 5 different homes in their lifetime.

Lifestyle changes for people subjects birds to neglect, abuse, and becoming unwanted.

So please think long and hard before you choose to breed.

Have a plan and a good one for any babies that are born if you should decide to breed.

It's too easy for people to make excuses,
I'm pregnant and don't have time for a bird.
I'm moving
I'm going to school
I'm divorcing
these are just a few excuses people use to put birds on the rehoming cycle.

so please as Becky said, please think this over.

I think you should also visit
http://www.mytoos.com

Even though specifically about toos, the rehome and how they are treated which you will find on their message board applies to all birds.

[LadyLynn]

here are the real reasons not to breed, watch the video ok

http://parrotadvocacygroup.org/Facetheabuse.html

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I had a feeling it's not the kind of responsibility I could take care of, plus we had no idea where/who the babies would go to.
Well, I've already started a shorter day cycle for my bird so it shouldn't be too hard to cut her off of this behaviour.
Thanks for the info.