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EMRERGENCY HELP for pet bird owners that breed needed! How can I repair a cracked egg?

Posted on April 24, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

This is the first time my cockatiels have laid eggs. The first one was on the cage floor but I may have saved it by putting it in a nest box with bird nesting within 24 hrs. However, that’s not my biggest concern. One of the 6 eggs has a small crack that goes lengthwise. It is probably a half an inch if even. I hear colorless nail polish works but I only have colored polish! Anything else that may work???? I don’t have a car right now to get to the drugstore. I’m afraid time is running out. Also, the parents are EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE AND PROTECTIVE. Even the normally sweet female, bit me very hard and it’s bleeding profusely. By the way, should I see a doctor? I’m up to date on tetnus. I’d really like these eggs to hatch! I’ve been researching a lot and have 4 books on ‘tiels but none list anything but the nail polish. PLEASE HELP!!!! One more thing for fun, the male is a white faced pied and the female is a white face with just a dab of grey on one wing, what (Cont’d)
might the babies look like? And if I sell the babies (provided they make it), how much should I ask? And should I try hand raising maybe atleast one or two of them so they are more people friendly? THANKS FOR ALL ADVICE! HOPEFULLY, YOU HAVE SAVED A FUTURE LITTLE ‘TIEL! BY THE WAY, AREN’T BABY ‘TIELS ADORABLE AROUND 4 weeks old when they just start to get feathers? Cute, in that funny looking way like a bulldog puppy???
might the babies look like? And if I sell the babies (provided they make it), how much should I ask? And should I try hand raising maybe atleast one or two of them so they are more people friendly? THANKS FOR ALL ADVICE! HOPEFULLY, YOU HAVE SAVED A FUTURE LITTLE ‘TIEL! BY THE WAY, AREN’T BABY ‘TIELS ADORABLE AROUND 4 weeks old when they just start to get feathers? Cute, in that funny looking way like a bulldog puppy???

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How do I take care of Budgie eggs.?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

My pet budgie layed 2 eggs today. I’m not sure what time but I didn’t see them until after I ate dinner. There were two eggs on the cage floor, and my uncle put them in a boxed full of torn up tissue paper. The box is 3×3 inches, so its pretty small. The box is now in the corner of the bottom of the cage. We have very little experience on knowing how to take care of the eggs. Its out first time our budgie has ever layed any eggs. There are 4 budgies in the same cage. Will that be a problem? And should we get a nesting box? Was moving the eggs off the floor a good idea? It is already past midnight right now and I just checked the eggs. None of the birds are keeping them warm, and we aren’t aware of which bird is the one that layed the eggs. We don’t know which ones are the female/s or the male/s. As you can see, I’m desperately in need of help, and we have little experience. I should note that I’m not sure if both eggs were layed today. The cage is also outside in out backyard. Help Plz

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why wont my budgies wont enter there nest-box?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by admin| 2 Comments

i put the nest-box outside there cage (had to cut some bars from cage) and its been there for about 3 months and my budgies wont enter it, nor will they get even close to it, what can i do so that they wont be scared of it, the female has layed an egg before on the cage floor but it broke, is there an alternative i can use instead of a nest box?? they are both 2yrs old, and i want them to have babies, but unless they enter the nest-box this will never happen, ive been reading a lot of articles on the web, and all say to use nest-box, any suggestion or websites?? the birds have been mating a lot lately, but they will just refuse to go in or close to there box
yes it has a whole for them to get in it, and its also clean, its brand new, this is the one im using http://www.petco.com/product/6183/PETCO-Parakeet-Nest-Box.aspx
yes they are both male and female, one has blur cere and other has brown cere, yes everything is correct on the nestbox, and i feed them diff foods, they are just really scared of the box, they have never approached it, not even by putting a millet spray, it does have a perch also the nestbox

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My cockatiel bird laid an egg on the cage floor?

Posted on November 4, 2010 by admin| 2 Comments

So my cockatiel bird laid a fertilized egg on the cage floor. I know the egg is fertile because she is living with a male cockatiel. At this time i did not have a nesting box, does this mean the egg on the cage floor is infertile. If not should i move it into the nesting box i recently bought or does my sent make the cockatiel disown its egg?

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how to make my love birds stop breeding and whats the diffrence….?

Posted on October 14, 2010 by admin| 1 Comment

My love birds are really in love lol. anyway they have a 6 week old baby that i havent pulled for hand feeding, Im not allowing more that 8 hours of light,and i have pulled the nest box. However they are really in love.I want her to take a rest. But dont know what else to do. And since i pulled the nest box what is the difference between her laying eggs on the cage floor,and in the nest box. isnt it still the same wear and tear on her body.I know im supposed to let her sit on the floor eggs untill she gives up then Ill take the eggs and she will do it all over again. So would it be better for me to put the box back in. I thought leaving the chic in the cage would put off breeding for a while. boy was i wrong.. Help.

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I have 2 lovebirds, I’m not sure of the sexes?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by admin| 3 Comments

I have a green one and it likes humping the blue one alot, so the green one is probably the male. However, I heard that female birds lay eggs even when they’re not fertile. I don’t have a nest box available for my birds, so is that why she doesn’t lay unfertile eggs? And they copulate ALOT, like about 3 times a day for the past 2 weeks, and once in a while on regular times, year-round. How often does a bird lay fertile/unfertile eggs? I’ve had mine for 5 years, and I’v only ONCE found somethign that looked like smashed egg shells covered in poop on the cage floor.

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I have a male cockatiel age 7 years and a female 9 months.?

Posted on July 29, 2010 by admin| 3 Comments

Last week the young female laid an egg on the floor of the cage. I bought a nesting box, attached it to the cage, and with a paper towel moved the egg into the box on soft material purchased with the box. I do not see either of the birds sitting on the eggs or even going into the box. Today I found another egg on the cage floor and moved it into the box as before.
I would like to have a baby cockatiel. Am I doing things correctly? If not, how should I proceed?

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