Age?

**Ken** · 23rd March 2008, 22:33

I was wondering at what age Pygmy's are mature enough to breed & also at what ages people have found them to breed?

Being short lived I assume they would be mature quite quickly?

I know some of the birds I breed are mature around 12 months old, but I have known some to breed as early as 7/8 months & succesfully hatch & raise their chicks; so I wondered if Pygmy's breed at a younger age than their larger relatives?

**MrKing** · 24th March 2008, 13:02

from what i have read Pygmies reach breeding age at around two months.

**Magpye** · 24th March 2008, 13:38

I remember reading somewhere it was around 2-3 months, and it has been suggested that males take a little longer to mature. So if you have a group of hatchlings, as soon as the male begins to display breeding colours you can be sure that they're all mature.