My male and female Cockatiels recently conceived an egg 3 days ago and the other yesterday. I am just uncertain of why they are not in the nesting box all the time to incubate their eggs. Whenever i open the cage both of them come out of the nesting box or cage and play with me. But sometimes one goes in to sit on the eggs. will the baby birds die in the egg if their parents are not constantly incubating them?
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I don’t really know what to do. I think it is fertilized because she is living in the same cage with a male. I just bought a nesting box and put the egg in there, did i do something wrong? And also i found it weird that my male cockatiel was the first to go into it.
Hi i just walked into my room with a huge surprise, my bird laid an egg it is really small. I don’t really know how to take care of her tho. Is there a good chance that it is fertilized because there is a male cockatiel in the same cage. So i bought cuttle bone for calcium and a nesting box. Her poop also seems to be heaver is she just ovulating? and also this is her first egg there only seems to be one, when will she lay on them?
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My lovebird just hatched her first egg today! And I understand that they hatch a few more eggs later on in the week, is that right? I also noticed that my lovebirds hatched it inside the nesting box without nesting materials, is it alright? Should I put some in or put some on the cage floor and let them do it themselves. I also want to know how long since hatch-day should I candle their eggs, is it 5 days after the 3rd egg is laid, or 6-7 days after an egg was laid. And what ideal nesting materials to put, and what ideal food to give for these “parents-to-be”. It’s currently raining here every so often, like, every 3 and a half to 4 hours a day, sometimes strong sometimes mild. And in the morning it’s a bit chilly. We put the birds at our laundry room, it’s outside. . .the cage can feel the chill but they can’t feel the rain because our laundry room is under a roof at our yard… Is it fine to put them there? They could only feel the slight chill, is that ok? Or should I keep them in the house from now on?
Is she trying to pass an egg or is there something else wrong, or nothing at all. She is with two other parakeets one being a male and the other a female. I took the other female out and put her in another cage that I have because the nesting box is in the main cage. I saw her going in and out of it this morning, mostly coming out when the other female would peak in which is why I separated her. I read that putting her in a humid place would be nice, which would mean I need to switch her with the other female. Although, I don’t know what a bird looks like that is trying to pass an egg if it is that. Any suggestions would be sooo helpful. Thank you very much.
this morning, when i went to go feed my cockatiels, one of them was sqautted in the bottom of the cage with his feathers fluffed, his wings spread out, and his eyes squinted shut. i stayed home from school to take care of him. i moved him to a box with towels and heating pads in it, but he doesnt seem to be feeling any better. he’ll drink water from a syringe, but he wont eat anything, not even millet or baby bird formula. i cant get him to the vet for at least a day or two. he seems to just be getting worse though. what else can i do for him?? PLEASE HELP!!
by the way…its a male bird.
I was cleaning my birds cage when I noticed 3 eggs inside of the nest. I placed a paper towel under neath the eggs. The parent birds have not gone back inside of the box. Did I mess the laying or incubation process up by handling the eggs?
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