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What could my cockatiel need?

Posted on May 13, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

I have 2 cockatiels and they are a bonded pair. They had babies and all of them hatched and are doing great. It’s been about a week and a half since they hatched. The parents are great at raising them and have raised babies before (they were given to me since the owner of them got babies from them and didn’t want to keep the adults anymore)
They are not friendly birds and especially not since they had the babies. They will however screech to me if they need or want something. Example – if I don’t give them fresh water right away and sleep in or whatever, they let me know about it. Or if they are wanting some millet, they will screech until I give them some more. I change their food and water daily, made sure everything is clean, cleaned the nest box and put fresh paper towels down so the babies are kept clean, and for some reason the adults are screeching and carrying on all day today. They have been really quiet since they laid the eggs and today has been the first day I heard them really acting crazy. I’ve been keeping the curtains closed and only letting some light come in because they haven’t been so active…i know when I keep the curtain open before they laid eggs the female would screech and be active the whole time. I’ve done everything and they are both running about screeching. The male is usually the quiet one except for his pretty whistles and he does the cat call. I walk back into the room and they start running around back and forth on the bottom of the cage attacking their cuttle bone (they knock it down and only eat it on the bottom of the cage for some reason). There is plenty left and its clean…i dont know what they could want , but all this screeching I’m surprised the babies aren’t scared lol. Anyone have any ideas? Or is this just normal?
blank, i read somewhere to make sure to take the shells out and clean every other day in the nest box so bacteria doesn’t build up. I haven’t cleaned every other day in there, but I do check every day to make sure it’s not filthy. This has not been the first time I cleaned inside. But I had to, because they had went poo all over the place and the paper towels were wet and nasty. Birds really do use the bathroom ALOT! lol!

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i have pair of parakeets?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

I have pair of parakeet 4 month ago she was laying eggs after each other but none of them hached she was eatt?
and last time she lay about 6 eggs after sitting on them more than 2 weeks she left the eggs and never went back in to nest box and after 2 weeks i remove the eggs and the box and i tas the eggs one of the egg brake and ther was a smool baby bird.it past 4month now i decide to put back the nest box the problem is my parakeets are not even going near te box and not even making love . please i need some help what to do

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Hand feeding baby Cockatiel or parents feeding?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin| 5 Comments

I had purchased a breeding pair of tiels from someone recently. Apparently they gave them a few chicks and are very good parents when it comes raising the babies. I have put them in a separate room with little traffic and noise and plenty of sunshine etc.. I put in a nesting box and yesterday I saw them mating.
I was wondering when the eggs are hatched, do I have to hand feed the babies for them to be tame or could I let them take care of the babies and they end up just as tame as long as I keep interacting with them daily. The birds are friendly, but not as friendly as I would like….I understand they are still getting use to me and I am offering millet spray as a peace offering to them daily in hopes they get use to my hand. I had read somewhere though that its rare to have a friendly ‘pet’ bird and a breeding bird. It’s either one or the other. If I could have tame babies without hand feeding that would be great. (if its possible)
Thanks :)
Good suggestions guys. I will let the parents take care of the babies and just keep interacting with them daily. The babies health is most important as well as the parents! Hand tame or not, they are still lovely to watch and my boy even whistles pretty boy :)

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How Can I Get My Budgies To Mate?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

i have a pair
i got them a attachable nest
its not a box type
but a simple concave nest big enough for the bird
with like a soft wool as material came from pet store with the nest.

is it gona work?
or do i need a box cage that is covered from all sides?

after giving the nest
they started kissing each other
but still gets into fights when feeding
even though now i hand feed one and other eats by its self.

so any more tips
will be very help full

btw i live in saudi arabia
and its always summer here you can say that -_-
3 hours ago – 4 days left to answer.
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here is how the nest looks like almost like this
but its more concave then circle
and more nesting material thats its really soft to sit on for the bird
and a bit bigger

http://www.petmountain.com/link_image/pr…

2 hours ago

here this is more like my nest
but more nesting material

http://www.beastlythings.co.uk/images/co…

askind second tome cauz no answer
is the nest ok?!!
do i have to buy a box?!

i have a small cage because my budgie spent most of the time outside
and only get in to eat drink and sleep

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How Can I Get My Budgies To Mate?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

i have a pair
i got them a attachable nest
its not a box type
but a simple concave nest big enough for the bird
with like a soft wool as material came from pet store with the nest.

is it gona work?
or do i need a box cage that is covered from all sides?

after giving the nest
they started kissing each other
but still gets into fights when feeding
even though now i hand feed one and other eats by its self.

so any more tips
will be very help full

btw i live in saudi arabia
and its always summer here you can say that -_-
here is how the nest looks like almost like this
but its more concave then circle
and more nesting material thats its really soft to sit on for the bird
and a bit bigger

http://www.petmountain.com/link_image/product/standard/502665.jpg

here this is more like my nest
but more nesting material

http://www.beastlythings.co.uk/images/coco_nest_pan.jpg

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Yet another pigeon question..?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

Here’s the situation: I have two pigeons. I originally thought they were both females because they would lay eggs that would not hatch. Eventually, they laid a pair that hatched. I noticed that they weren’t sitting on one after a few days, and it was super cold, so i took it in and hand raised it. Unfortunately, the other one was not sat on during the night and died. I did not take it in with the other one because it felt very warm when i was checking the other one. ANYWAY, I started making a larger coop to house more pigeons, and they laid more eggs. My mother did not let me replace the eggs with false ones because she wanted nature to take its course :/ .The eggs recently hatched and so far the babies seem healthy. Today though, I noticed that the birds were not sitting on the eggs, they were sunning themselves, eating, and preening one another. I checked the babies to make sure they were ok, and they seemed fine, they were warm and looked healthy. In the afternoon, I saw one of the birds in the nest box with them, possibly feeding them ( i couldnt tell for sure) but later, they were both out of the box again. I’m going to check again now, but it’s getting late,and if the birds are still not sitting on the chicks, should i bring them in and hand rear? These birds have a history of negligent parenting…
I meant chicks where it says eggs.

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African Grey Parrots?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

I have a breeder pair of Greys. I blocked off their nest box in Jan 09 because I was going to England for an extended stay. They have raised me some wonderful babies. Now they won’t breed. I allowed them back into their box for a year now. I have tried every trick that I know and haven’t had any luck.

They are a wild caught pair from the Congo. The almost never come out of their box when I am in the bird building. Then the came out of their box for about three weeks. I hadn’t seen them out in their cage that much since I bought them six years ago. Then they went back to their regular routine. They have finished up their moult and still nothing. I have sixteen pair of Amazons and almost every pair either has eggs or working the box.

Please serious answers only!
Pets r Wild.

I didn’t ask for your opinion on the origination of my parrots. Go hug a d*mn tree somewhere.
I am a responsible breeder who takes much better care of my birds than the average person who keeps a pet parrot.
r m
I feed fresh fruits and veggies every day. I give Nekton supplements. My birds are fed a pelleted diet by Zupreem. They are vet checked once a year. They are on a regular regimen for worms. The person who took care of my birds is a very good bird person.

I have averaged raising 36 parrots a season for the last four years. I not concerned with illness in my parrots. I have read where they will stop breeding for several years only to take back up. My birds have been in captivity for 16 years. (documented) They raised big healthy babies in the past. ????????

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