Tag Archives: male

Are my lovebirds getting ready for eggs?

Posted on February 5, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

My lovebirds have started to spend alot of time in their nest boxes, with the male mostly peeking his head out or standing on the perch just outisde. i havent seen them prepare a nest, and there is nothing in the box, so i wouldnt think they are. It has started getting hot here (im in qatar, mideast) so maybe they just want shade? i usually leave them outside to communicate with other bird types, they love it. but now they are just staying inside the box. even when i take them in at sunset, they still stay in the box. whats happening?
ive actually just seen them jump out and start chirping, i know its at the other birds, but now theyve went back in.

→ 2 Comments

Posted in Bird Nest Boxes

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Birds……………….?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

Okay; I have two Zebra finches (Male; Romeo Female; Juliette)
They are first time parents and they mate all the time.
Juliette was recently showing signs of illness so I moved their cage to a warmer place and she recovered.
She is always in the nest box I provided them and from what I’ve read; the male is supposed to line this box with nesting material.
I’ve provided them with shredded up papertowels (strips) and he isn’t lining the nest I gave them. Instead he is lining the entire cage.
Their nest is homemade (it’s an old salt box and I’ve cleaned all the salt out and cut a hole in the top and used a popsicle stick as a perch)
Now; the only reason I did this is because I asked the breeder I got them from and she said that that’s what they nested in.
What should I do?
Should I get a new nest that he will line?
What nest has worked best for all of you breeders out there?

→ 3 Comments

Posted in Bird Nest Boxes

Tagged , , , , , , ,

Why is my MALE lovebird being mean to the female?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

I have two lovebirds. My male lovebird keeps on being mean to the female. Shaire (female) keeps on trying to go get food and Sunny (male) wont let her eat. he will start squawking at her and will peck at her or knock her off, and he will do the whole bow his head down and bring it UP saying that its his spot.
I am getting worried because i didn’t no that they do this.
Also i have a happy hut thing, and the birds wont get in it, how come?
Plus, i have a nesting box and both Sunny and Shaire wont touch it. I don’t know why. should it not be on the ground of the cage? Should i pin it up higher? and what should i put in it?

→ 3 Comments

Posted in Bird Nest Boxes

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,

Is it okay if I breed my birds if……..?

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

My female is about 6 months, and my friends male is about 4 months and they have bonded.I already got a box, but I’m not sure if this is safe. Is it?

Also, what should I put in the cage for them to make a nest?

→ 3 Comments

Posted in Bird Nest Boxes

Tagged , , ,

My cocktail has layed 7 eggs, can’t tell if they are fertile. The male has not shown no interest in her.?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

She is 2 yrs old. The male is a little over a year and they really don’t get along, She first layed 2 eggs then about 4 days later she layed 3, then about a week later she layed 2 more. She is sitting on them all day but I’m concern because she only comes out to eat 2 or 3 times a day and according to the books the male should be feeding her, but he is not. I think he is to young to notice. When she come out to eat he goes into the box to play with the eggs but doesn’t sit on them. Is this normal behavor for the birds? And if they are not going to hatch when should I take the eggs out?

→ 4 Comments

Posted in Bird Feeding

Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

My parakeet and cockatiel are “friends”?

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

My parakeet and cockatiel are friends. They do not seem to like being out of sight of the other; when they are they call and call until they are back together. They seem to like to sleep in separate cages. The cockatiel is a male, the parakeet a female.
Lately, though, the cockatiel sits in the parakeet’s cage and vice versa; they eat each others food. They do this once or twice everyday.
Is this changing of the cages normal or just playful? Is it harmful to them?
I ask them for a “kiss” and they put their beaks on my lips. They love to watch TV on my shoulder where they sometimes groom one another.
So this is a strange question, but do they have genuine affection for one another? Do they think of me as another bird in their “flock” or just a tree with a head that is just another bird to them? Do they love one another? Do they love me or am I just the “bird” that feeds them and keeps them clean?

→ 4 Comments

Posted in Bird Feeding

Tagged , , , , , , ,

HELP!!! My “male” bird just laid an egg!?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin| 11 Comments

Ok, so I have a “male” bird and a female, the “male” is about 2 years old, and the female is only a few months old. He looked sooo much like a male, according to the internet and the pet shop we bought him from.

He was acting really weird, puffed up on the bottom of the cage, (which isn’t very big – I don’t have room for a nesting box) so I took him out, and an egg just like… fell out! He only laid one egg and is showing no interest in it.

What should I do? Take it away [It's NOT fertilized]? Is there anything I should do for him? Or… her.

Thank you so much, this is really weird =]
I shoulda made my question more obvious: what do I do?!

Take the eggs away?! Or leave them?
Should I feed her anything special?

→ 11 Comments

Posted in Bird Nest Boxes

Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,