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Cacatúa ninfa

Teñía una parejita de cacatúas ninfas están en la puesta de huevo pero el macho se me ha escapado y solo quedó a hembra tendrá algún problema con la puesta de huevo sin el macho q puedo hacer

Hi,

I’m sorry the male flew away. The best thing to do is remove the nest box and discard the eggs. She can’t care for eggs and chicks by herself. With cockatiels, one parent sits during the day and the other sits at night. She is unlikely to sit on the eggs around the clock, and without the male helping, the eggs will never be viable. They also mate between eggs, so without that, any eggs laid after he flew away might not even be fertile. She is grieving the loss of her mate. She doesn’t need the stress of eggs that she can’t possibly care for alone.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda