i have 1 male and three females he seems to have bonded to one of the females but it has been over a year and they have not had any babies they dont have nextbox..could that be it..i have heard of birds laying eggs regards wheter there is a nestbox or not… please help me and if i need a nest box how can i make one i want to make it not buy it… thank you
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Long story short: I had male and female cockatiels that were mating periodically, but were not a bonded pair. The nestbox was there, but male didn’t let her inside (b/c they weren’t bonded). He was being too aggressive to her in the cage, so we finally sold him. About a week later, the female is comfortable with entering nesting box, and lays an egg, and probably more coming soon (my mistake, should have taken off the nesting box right away.)
So now the situation: since we only sold the male about a week ago, her eggs MIGHT be fertile. Question is, if eggs will indeed be fertile, can the female cockatiel take care of the eggs and chicks by herself? Or is the male 100% required to help?
Any suggestions and tips on what to do would be helpful.
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on my nestbox its connected on the outside. the birds can get in and so can i from a top lid. Anyways my nesting box is connected on the bottom on one side of the cage. is that ok? or does it need put up higher?
I have two cockatiels: one pearl and one pied type, which are both about 3 or 4 years old. I know the pied one is a female (it layed 3 eggs so far), but I am not sure if the other one is a male or female. Anyway, last week I found the pearl cockatiel behind a wardrobe, which is about 3 inches away from the wall. He/she was standing there next to the first egg I have seen from them. I have no idea how long it has been there, but I shined a light on it to see if there was anything in it. It was completely empty and clear. I bought them a nest box and a nest, which I put inside their cage. Because the wardrobe was too far from their cage and food, I moved the egg into the nestbox, and provided them with cotton balls and tissue paper outside of the nest box, so they could rearrange it however they want. Since then, they have not touched any of it, and they just ignore the egg. This morning, the female layed another egg in the corner of the cage, which is surrounded by one side of the nest box, and piles of cotton and tissues. I then moved the first egg from the nest box to next to the second egg in the corner. I still have not seen them sit on or have anything to do with either of the two eggs, ever since I moved the first one from behind the wardrobe. Even when I reach to touch the eggs, they don’t show any type of aggresiveness toward me. about 5 hours later, a third egg was laid. This time it was outside of the cage, and next to a woven basket, which is close to their cage. I decided to leave that egg their for now, but still, the birds are paying no attention to the eggs- even the new ones. I noticed the female makes light but unusual breathing noises once in a while. I am mostly concerned about my bird’s condition after laying eggs, and I am sure there will be more. I provided enough food and extra calcium also. So, what should I do with, and where should I put each of the three eggs? What should I do if neither of the birds sit on them or pay attention to them? Or if they lay more? Any advice for the health of the female? HELP ME PLEASE!! THANK YOU…
Oh, and they would not go into the nest box or use the nest.
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Hi other than palm leave can i give hay or what u cal that frm rice crop? I tried with shereded papers but this birds take em al out of the nest and dirty the whole room and empty the nest box. Can i give the coconut hair? Or wot other house hold thngs could be used?
A wren building a nest
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I posted here because I know many who garden put out nest boxes. These babies should be ready to go, there is one perched half way out of the box. The parents keep coming around, but one baby is on the ground hopping forward and trying to take off, but can’t. He spreads his wings and tries to flap them but then just tips forward. When the parents bring him something to eat, he flaps his wings very hard and fast to have them bring him food, so I don’t think he has a broken wing. I’m not sure if he was pushed out by another or tried to take off and fell out. I just noticed this about 1/2 hour ago.
Has anyone had this happen to them if you use nest boxes? I’ve had tree swallows and blue birds for the past four years and never had this.
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