My two parakeets are spending A LOT of time in their nesting box. When they do come out, they usually stay right in front of it and don’t move. And, they both go in there together. Sometimes the female will poke her head out of the box and then go back in. If one bird goes out, the other one stays in the nest box, and if the other doesn’t come back in, then it will eventually come out. This has been going on for a few days now, and I’m wondering what’s going on in there. Why are they in there together? If there were eggs, wouldn’t the female be laying on them by herself in the nest box? I don’t know for sure if there are eggs, I haven’t seen them actually mate, but I see all the signs of the mating process. I.e. – feeding, preening, all that. They never leave each others side. I’m just wondering why they are in there together. Also, can the male lay on the eggs too? I know I just asked a lot of questions, but I’m just curious. I don’t want to check on the eggs because I’m scared I will scare them away from the nest.
Both male ans females will take turns sitting on any eggs they might have. You can take a quick peek and see if there are any eggs. The birds should be fine if you just lift the lid for 5 seconds to see. Most pet birds are used to you being around anyway, even if they’re not tame. A quick check should not bother them enough to cause them to abandon the nest. However if you continually bother them, they might abandon due to feeling they’re nest is not safe and secure enough.
There’s a chance that the birds might be getting ready to lay eggs, already have laid them, or in some cases if breeding conditiond aren’t right, they just like the nest box, and think it’s a great place to sleep. You won’t know unless you check.
If there are eggs, just leave them alone, make sure the parents have a good healthy diet (not just seeds), and plenty of access to a cuttlebone, mineral block, and fresh food and water.
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