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Do female cockatiels lay eggs even without a male and they just aren’t fertile? How does that workK?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by admin| 8 Comments

For instance, doesn’t poultry (chickens, ducks, etc…) lay eggs but they only hatch if a male fertilizes them? However, does a female chicken mate with a rooster to produce eggs or can you have eggs without a rooster? My male and female cockatiel are ALWAYS breeding and I let her lay 2 clutches back to back but it’s too stressful for her to have another clutch so I’m taking the eggs out (I removed the nest box). However, she continues to lay eggs in her feed dishes. So far, she’s laid 13! I’m worried. SHOULD I REMOVE THE MALE? Would she stop laying eggs ’cause she isn’t breeding or is she like a chicken and will lay eggs regardless but they won’t be fertile? I’m confused! I think a lot of people wonder the same thing about chickens so it’d be nice if someone out there know A LOT about all birds in general. THANKS!

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when should i take the nesting box out of my parakeets’ cage?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by admin| 3 Comments

my parakeet is on her 2nd clutch (her very first clutch didnt survive)

her 2nd clutch consists of 2 baby birds and 3 eggs at the moment. when should i remove the nesting box, after the babies leave? i dont want her laying anymore eggs.

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do i have the the answer to increased fertility.?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

i have a feeding regime that includes softfoods and supplements given on a regular basis to my budgerigars.my average clutch of eggs this year was nine with a 99.9% hatch rate,due to the large numbers of chicks per nest i had to use foster parents to rear half the chicks hatched.i think this year i have at last found the successful way to feed birds to increase fertility.the question i ask could a correct diet help those people who would love to have a child but have problems trying to concieve.we are what we eat.

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How many cc’s of hand-feeding baby bird food should I feed a 20 day-old cockatiel?

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

It’s that stuff called Exact. The little guy is about 20 days old. I read that he should be fed about 4 times during the day about every 4 hours and roughly 8 cc’s. I know how to hand feed but I’m just afraid of overfeeding him! I had to take him away from his parents because they were attacking him to the point the poor thing was bleeding! It’s hard to believe how brutal my friendly little pair of cockatiels were! They still have 2 babies left with them. One is four weeks old and the other is probably about 23 days old at the most. When should they start eating on their own??? I read that it is usually about four weeks that they start. I got these little “O” shaped pellet things for transition over to adult food. Can they eat millet as well? Should I put water and in there with them? AND FINALLY,(SORRY, SO MANY QUESTIONS!) WHEN WILL THEY LEAVE THE NEST BOX AND WHEN CAN THEY GO TO NEW HOMES???? THANKS SO MUCH! This obviously my first clutch but I’m learning.

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I have a baby cockatiel that’s not doing so well, what should I do?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin| 5 Comments

This is mine and my birds’ (Birdy and Baby) first clutch. They laid 7 eggs of which four hatched. The first hatched on Easter so it’s now almost 4 weeks old. One died. The youngest is the one I’m worried about now. He is about 18-21 days old. His eyes are squinty and he can’t keep them open long. He just looks like he doesn’t feel well! His body temp. seems okay. Now, where exactly is the crop? Is it that buldgy front part? If so, it’s not very big but it’s tummy is! I’m afraid it’s not getting enough to eat. I fed him a bit of Exact (I followed the directions VERY carefully) which he ate. He pooped green droppings. He seems about the same this A.M. I want to let his parents continue to feed him but I want to feed him atleast twice a day myself as well. CAN I DO THAT??? I want to keep him in the nest box with his siblings! ANOTHER thing I noticed about the little guy is that his bottom beak is going in front of his top. It almost looks like the tip was broken off.
IS THAT POSSIBLE AND WOULD THAT AFFECT HIS FEEDINGS? I did do a lot of research on ‘tiels and breeding and own and read four books on them. It’s just that I don’t have any hands on experience yet. That’s what I’m doing now so PLEASE don’t lecture me on not knowing what I’m doing. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT THE PARENTS WERE BOTH MALES ONLY TO DISCOVER AN EGG ON THE CAGE FLOOR!! I put a nest box in there with some bedding and they laid more and like I said, some hatched. It’s so cool and the oldest is so cute right now. Mama is plucking some of his feathers though on his head but I read this is fairly common. SO, my main questions are 1) CAN I HAND FEED AND LET THE PARENTS FEED TO ENSURE IT’S GETTING ENOUGH FOOD? 2) What else could be wrong with it judging by it’s symptoms (the beak thing, weakness, eyes not opening widely, not peeping loudly)? PLEASE HELP ME WITH ANY ADVICE. I don’t really want to pay the money for an avian vet if there isn’t much that can be done.

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my lovebird’s eggs are fertile, but I don’t want them to hatch. what do I do?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by admin| 7 Comments

Our female fischer’s lovebird just laid her first clutch of eggs (we don’t know her exact age, but she can’t be much more than two years old). We aren’t equipped to deal with babies and never wanted to breed them, but aside from that, she and the father are related — in fact, he is HER father. We recently rescued these birds when they were abandoned by a previous owner. The male’s mate (and the female’s mother) died as a result of the conditions they were living in. We separated them as soon as they seemed like they could handle it, precisely because we *didn’t* want any inbreeding, but it was too late.

The eggs are just on the floor of her cage (not on a grate, on paper). She doesn’t have a nesting box. It’s warm in her cage, but not very humid. Is it safe to bet that they won’t hatch anyway? Is there something else I can do? I don’t want to take them away because I don’t want her to keep laying eggs. She was malnourished and although she’s okay now, I’m worried about her health.

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2 female 1 male cockatiel, 1 nest box?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

I had 2 cockatiels then found a 3rd on the street. It was obviously hand fed since it came to me when I found it. After isolation and looking for its owners, we put the new bird in with our 2. Our 2 started mating and we put in a nest box so they could lay a clutch of eggs. We thought the new bird was a male because it liked to hang out with our female, but now we think it’s a female because she wants to go in the nest box, and actually laid an egg in there. Our original 2 had a clutch of 5 eggs and 1 hatched this morning. Now there are still 5 eggs with the baby chick. I think the new bird laid an egg in the nest box. She actually sits in the nest box sometimes (next to the bird that’s sitting on the eggs). So far she hasn’t harmed anything. The male doesn’t seem to like the situation, but the female doesn’t mind another bird being in the nest box.

Should I get another nest box for the new female? I don’t think she mated with the male (at least not that I’ve seen).

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