Egg
Hi my cockatail laid4 egg in firs cluth but 2 of them hatched and parent nibble them to dye, what should i do to save remaining 2 egg and how to know if they will hatch or not.
So how I make them rest for 6 months?
Thank you sooooo much, this site is really great!!!! This is the first time I get a really satisfying accurate knowledgeable information!! Thank you. So in following up on my previous question. So do I throw away the eggs 🙁 ? And how I rest them for 6 months? They are already mating again?!! Do […]
Zebra finches
Hi hope all is well I have decided to separate male zebra finch cos the babies r like 8 days old and he is already trying to mate with mum I feel she needs a break she had 6 clutches will it be ok as the separation will be for at least 5-6 weeks to […]
Budgie cage wire spacing
I have bought 2 budgie pair yesterday from an online seller. According to seller they are breeding pairs and have raised chicks before. So I had to attach breeding box in their cages. Now the problem is the cage I have homed cockatiels before,so it’s wire spacing is different. My cockatiel pair accidentally flew away […]
Female won’t allow male inside the nest
My female cockatiel is in the process of laying eggs she has laid her first but she sits in the nest as if she’s waiting. She is aggressive and makes the male leave. Before this they would always stay together preen and do all things pairs do this is there first clutch together what should […]
Eno cocketiel mating problem
I have eno cocketiel pair for 2 years.now they both most of the time in box.but when they try to mat the female does not let the male to ride on it .if the make rides then she is not relaxed.she moves away.both play with each other all the day long.male cocketiel makes mating call […]
Cockatiel breeding
Hi, thank you for this very helpful page. This is my first time having cockatiel couple , I did the mistake of moving the eggs and they did abandon them. But she laid another 5 eggs. But I am so afraid to touch or move any. But the issue that they are incubating them for […]
African grey pair
I have a breeding pair of greys which have mated several times over last couple weeks. She has laid one egg 3 days ago and is sitting on it nearly all the time but will there be more eggs?
Male cockatiel nesting behavior
I have two male cockatiels, one of them (Coco) has been going into nesting spots and singing/screaming loudly in an angry manner. He has been attacking anyone nearby, which wouldnt be a problem if he didnt keep nesting nearby us. He keeps on attacking his brother too. We dont know what to do. Will this […]
Budgies flying together.
Hi I have a breeding pair, in their own cage. The male has been out(flying) on his own for exercise. Female won’t come out (sitting on her eggs).. I have 5 other budgies, not breeding and not planning to…Can I let the breeding male, fly with the other 5 for exercise and company..
Cockateil laying egg
My female cockatiel has layed an egg without a mate. She has changed in behavior and is very protective over the egg. Won’t leave the cage and won’t allow me to put my hands in. Do I leave the egg? What should I do ?
Move cocktails back with other cocktails
Hi, so my cocktails just had 2 babies two weeks ago. I have grown cocktails I had them all in one very big cage my husband built outside for them, but as soon as we saw the 2 couple were mating we brought them inside the house in a separate cage so they can have […]
Baby finches
When chicks leave the nest should I take it away straight away
Cockateil
I have 2 cockateil birds and recently had 2 baby’s and I wanted to know why one baby is getting fed more then the other? The one not getting fed is starting to look week and won’t grow for the time been I’m looking for a way to feed it.
Cocktail
Cocktail Mating after 15 days.. Still it not lay egg.. What is the reason…?
Baby parakeet chicks and pet stores.
If I, as a novice, were to allow my keets to mate, what is necessary for a pet store to take them to sell? I would think the would require some sort of proof health wise, or would they take them and just keep them quarantined? What is the usual standard?
finches breeding
i have 2 pairs of finches [both male and female] .i placed 2 breeding pots and nesting material in it past 25 days but still there is no egg laid by my female finches what must be the reason behind it?Diet is perfect too but whats the matter i can’t understand.Please help me to sort […]
Lovebirds mating /laying eggs
My under 1 yr old female Lovebird has started laying eggs. She has a 2 yr old male partner. I’m worried now for her health as I’ve just discovered the issues that can occur with egg laying. So far she has had 2 eggs Can i stop this now that she has started laying?. Can […]
Female cockatiel attacking male a lot
My bonded cockatiels used to get along decently together but now the female keeps attacking the male. I saw a similar post asking why the male was attacking the female, and it seemed like the answer was that they weren’t a compatible pair, but I want to make sure this is the same case since […]
Bourke Parrot Breding question
To promote breeding in a bonded pair should I keep them in their cage? They are usually in their cage Mon to Fri all day till 5 then they are let out for a few hours. On the weekend they are let out all day. Should I keep them in their cage to promote breeding?
Youngest cockatiel not being fed
Hi my cockatiels have 3 babies one is a week old the other is 5 days old and one just hatched today. I noticed parents aren’t really paying attention to it, they don’t seem to be feeding it like the other two. It’s hard to see but I don’t think they are feeding it. What […]
Cockatiel not accepting her partner.
My white female cockatiel is 10 months old. I have bought her a partner. He is grey. He shows affection to her. But she is not responding. She is very close to me. What should I do?
My budgie is not going over her eggs
My budgie laid 6 eggs, and after, the male started pecking her all over, now she has a big wound on her head, we seperated the male, and she isn’t going over them, what should I do?
Breeding
I have canaries budgies and cockatiels in 3diferent aviaries for 18 months now .they seem to get along just right doing all the mating things but nothing happening
DNAed pair of Fisher love birds not having viable eggs
I have a pair of Fisher love birds from a reputable breeder that came with DNA certificates. I have done everything as far as I know correctly. I waited til the appropriate age. I got them into condition with proper food and calcium. I adjusted the lighting. I introduced a suitable nest box. After all […]
How to prevent a single conure from laying eggs?
Hi! I was wondering what steps needed to be taken to prevent a single conure from laying eggs? Thank you ☺️
About cockatiel
Hi , My Female cockatiel is 7 months old. I didnt keep breeding box or pot. Last week on morning when I went to change water I saw one egg which was broken. On next day I bought breeding box and I attached to cage. Its been one week since I kept the breeding box. […]
About my Ring necked dove
I had two ring necked doves . One male and other Female.. After 4 months the female dove gave two eggs within two days. from when egg baby dove hatched while the other egg get rotten nothing hatched even after two months they were even incubating that egg. I threw that egg after this act […]
Cockatiels Breeding
I have bought a pairs, the male was making mating sound at starting after few weeks when female also got interested, now the male is ignoring her and harming her by biting in head and not even allowing to come near to him, provided every necessary items. Kindly help me through this
Cockatiels
I have both male/female cockatiels. The male trys so hard to mate but female ignores him, or hurries away from him, even gets physically mean to him. 3 days ago I find 1 egg in breeding box. Male is always setting on it only coming out seconds to eat. Neveŕrrr seen female in box. If […]
Green cheek egg laying
My 5 year old green cheek has laid 7 eggs so far in the last 3 weeks. She has never laid eggs. No mate. No nest box. She is getting calcium supplement and boiled egg. I’m worried how many eggs she has laid. She gets 13 hours of sleep in a dark room.
Cockatiel breeding
My cockatiel pair of 2 years old have 2 successful clutch. After that ,I changed their breeding cage and they stoped entering their nestbox and stop laying . Please help!
Cocktail egg chirping
Our cocktail parents killed one of their hatchlings. So we took out the remainder two hatchlings and an egg. We hear the baby chirping from inside the egg. Should we help it hatch?
Not sitting on eggs at night
My budgie not sitting on her eggs at night but I am not doing colony breeding I don’t know why she doing that and I am doing my best for her to keep him healthy so she sit on her eggs
Breeding
My male cocktail is around 4-5 years and fully hand trained so we brought him a female cocktail who is probably around a year and a half and I think she wants to mate but the doesn’t. What should I do
Chirping
I pulled eggs from cockatiels parents because they never take care of babies, so I decided to incubator them my problem is I don’t know what egg was laid first and they had sat on them for at least 5 Days so they are rolling now, but I hear a chirp, should I take it […]
Would it be okay to get another kakariki pair while our hen is taking care of her eggs?
Hi, I got a kakariki pair a month and a half ago and they live in an aviary. The hen started laying eggs around the 3rd of February (It is the 10th as I am writing this) And she is in her box almost all the time and only comes out to get some food […]
Indian ringnecks
Hi I have 2 blue ringnekks not sure if it’s male or female they are in between 8month in a big cage outside now I wanne know will it be possible 2 put 2 fully growing pair in there so they can breed will they fight or what plz help is wanted
Budgie breeding box
Hello, I was just wondering if you have any advice for me. My budgies surprised me with an egg that I was not expecting. It was broken on the bottom of the cage. I got advice and set up a breeding box for them. It appears that they have been in it. However today I […]
Cocktail with eggs but not fertile
We recently brought a pair of cocktail which had already laid eggs in the shop after we brought it home we checked the eggs after 15days they had laid 4 eggs but all the 4 eggs where infertile what was the cause?? What should we do to prevent this
cocktail pair always fighting
i got a pair of cocktails both gray female and male the female is ready but the male keeps rejecting her and they can’t sit beside each other one second without picking at each other should i change the male to another one and try mu luck ? they are together for a week now […]
Crying finch
My finch was separated from her mate because we have 7 birds, two of which are babies. The parents were getting too aggressive, and we have a kind one that does not attack, so we had to separate her from her mate to be with the babies. Her mate would attack the babies, so we […]
Please help
What baby do i have from a yellow female and a turqblue male fisher saphire
Too young to breed?
My bonded pair of cockatiels are just at 12-14 months old. Our girl started laying eggs a few days ago and we have 2, but she’s looking heavy like another is coming. I’m scared that they are young. She is protective of the nest and cares for the eggs. I was going to wait til […]
Reunite parents and babies
Removed babies from parents because there was aggression . They are seven and eight weeks, Color hstill can t tell male. Or female . I j have. Removed nest Full of eggs but not fertilized. From parents. Can I return the babies to the same. Cage ?
Parakeet Doesn’t recognize eggs in nest box
Our parakeet laid a clutch of six eggs in a cozy keet, but we got her a nesting box big enough for babies and she won’t go in it. The eggs are fertile. Should we just bring her cozy meet back?
Surprise egg
I was given three beautiful budgies and told by the breeder they were all female. They did great together. No issues. Surprise egg found this morning in the food dish – and it did not make it. The corner was crushed. I had no idea, so there was no nesting box available. Is it too […]
Finch eggs
My birds have recently abandoned their nest. Nothing was moved or changed in their cage. Did they do this because the eggs are ready to hatch Or is it because the eggs are not good?
Bird layed 5 eggs will it hatch im very excited.
My grey parrot gives 5 eggs will they hatch . I was reading your articles you said normally they give 3 eggs only but mine gave 5
Hello there my budgie just laid an egg a day ago
I would like to know if the female stays in the nest in the night to heat the egg…. and if I should allow her to do so.
My cockatiel keeps laying eggs
Hey there, my 2 year old cockatiel layed eggs for the first time on the 11th of Oct last year and after laying a full clutch I waited three weeks until she’d lost interest when I removed them but then she layed another clutch. She hadn’t layed anymore until Tuesday this week (25th Jan) she […]
Budgie eggs
What to do if I bring a pair of budgies from pet store with eggs Will the budgies sit on them?
Bourke parakeet died suddenly and has 2 eggs in nest.
I’ve had a pair of bourke parakeets since December, Noah and Rosy. This morning I found Rosy laying still on the floor of her cage. I don’t know why she died. What can I do for Noah to help him through this? Is there any way of saving her eggs? I have supplies for handfeeding […]
My bird is not incubating her eggs
My bird gave 2 eggs in the feed bowl inspite having a nest box. I don’t understand what to do please help as l think if l will touch them they will abandon them
Late egg laying
We have had a sun conure for about 9 or 10 years. We do not know the age of her since we got her from another family. She just laid her first egg. Is this common?
Moving eggs
My parakeet laid 4 eggs in the food dish. If 1 or or more are fertilized the dish is too small to hold them. It barely holds her. So I moved the eggs to a nesting box. Will she follow the eggs or should i move them back.
How is it safe for a pair to feed it’s babies
Dear Lafeber! I hope this message finds you well. My yellow ringneck pair has been feeding/rearing it’s four babies since 17/01/2022. All four babies are growing very well. We serve soft food (boiled egg, soaked whole grains including lentils, pulses etc) fruits and vegetables (beans & guava), boiled corn, corn and mix seeds etc each […]
Zebra finches
Hi 3 babies 3wks old why do the parents chase them like there being told off is this normal behaviour just found an egg I took the nest out so she shouldn’t be laying eggs I have removed the egg ?
Budgies parakeets
Do budgies parakeets talk I mean can they learn to talk or do they just tweet and whistle .
Female cocktail
My bird has just layed 3 eggs in the past few days. She has not layed anymore. How long until I take them away or what do I do. I have just got the Bird and don’t know if she has layed before
