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My lovebird layed 3 eggs. she does not have a mate or a nest box. She is sitting on the eggs with her head on floor of the cage, her wings slightly unfurled and her butt slightly raised. She did not do this the last time she laid eggs. Should I take the eggs out? IS she eggbound?

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.

hey i have been trying to breed my budgies for like 2 months and the male bobs his head and stuff ,they clean each other and he gives her food but she will not go in the nest box have 3 in the cage for her but she does take the nest supplies and put them in the bottom corner her poop is bigger than his to ? do u think they will breed?

Hello, My lovebirds eye has turned into a HUGE lump. Its almost like a second head. I have pictures if anyone wants to look at it.
About 6 months ago it was just a small lump. I hardly ever see the bird as it hides away in her nesting box but when i fed them today she came out and OMG is it huge. She is quite old i think 10+ years. She was given to me a few years ago from a friend who didnt want to take them to there new house. There are 6 birds in the cage.
I dont really want to take it to the vet but at the same time i dont want it to be suffering. Do you think its a cancer?
If anyone wants to see a picture i am happy to email you the picture. (dont no how to post it on here)

i found this baby bird outside and it was getting cold so i brought him in, the nest that he fell from was above my head and i couldnt get to it. he wasnt hurt from the fall but the nest was inside of a box on an electric pole i dont think that i should have messed with it, and if i were to open the box i woud have disturbed the whole nest. well i have had it for 2 nights, i frequently wake up to feed it…its a pain but i want it to live. i have been feeding it diluted dog food and it seems to be healthy. i was just wondering what type of bird it is so that i know how to better take care of it.

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okay here goes the story. i have just gotten two zebra finches recentaly. a male (romeo) and a female (juliet), they seem to be mating because romeo keeps jumping on juliet’s head and back. the only problem is that i was reading simalr questions on tthis program , and some of them said that they wont lay eggs unless they have a wooden nesting box!! is this true?

the birds do have a breeding nest that was bought at a pet store and it would fit into there cages better than a wooden one. it said breeding nest on the front so … you figure. i am sure that it is fine i just am curious. also how small are the eggs compared to a certain coin?
thank you for all your help, it is greatly appreciated!!

we havent had them together for very long, maybe a couple months. the female bird is mean to the male bird. sometimes he’ll try kissing her and she’ll peck him away and then he’ll do his “robot head”. the pet owner said she’s in her laying egg years. she also seems interested in the nesting box but the male bird isnt. im not sure how old he is, we got him from a pet store too. based on these facts, why do you think they aren’t mating yet? does it take awhile for them to be completely used to each other?
no, they’re of opposite sex