I found a robins egg, and for the heck of it I decided since I have several cockatiels and parakeets, maybe one of them could sit on the egg until it hatches. I figure its better than letting it die. Well, anyway, it hatched and all of the birds in my cage(very big cage), want to play parent. They are feeding the baby, but now what? Will it get the nutrition it needs? Do I keep a wild bird? How will it know how to fly if I set it free when the time comes? Any help here would be great.
The reason why i’m asking is because, my sister had 4 parakeets, but one died this morning. The parakeet that died, she had since fall of 2005 and he seemed to have a bigger appetite than the other birds. Lately he seemed a little sluglish, like he was too full. We would take the food out and only feed them 3 times a day. Is it possible that he died from eating too much?
Ok my Parakeets are 13 months old (1 year and a month.) My moms friend used to breed and sell them. she would also do shows and stuff. so i want to carry on her tradition so i got a male and a female parakeet from a local breeder.the female does have a whit/brown cere. the male has a blue/purple cere. i would like to breed them but i dont know what to do i have read alot about breeding them. i keep them by my window to see outside. the light is left on for about 12 hours. i talk to them. i feed them veggies. fruit. and seed. i have a nest box and a huge cage. and every one tells my bird are spoiled. what should i do to let them breed?
i have a bird that is about 5 years old(the male) and the female that is likely about a year and a half-2 years old. her cere is a crusty brown and his is a purple-ish blue, but she is aggressive toward him in the sense that if he gets too close she will try to peck at him. he tries to preen her and feed her and has in the past but i’m not sure if their bonded. i took the mirror and toys out of their cage, put millet spray, and a nesting box with pine shavings in it in the cage, but she hasn’t gone in it yet and its been a few days so i don’t know if that’s a bad sign or not.. the male sings to her a lot and chirps constantly, the temperature is right, but i can’t get them to eat anything but the millet spray and mixed seeds.. i’m not sure what to do or how long it takes for them to be interested in mating???? what do i doo??
he looks to be still into breeding its just the female im worried about. ive read a lot on the subject and it says its their own personal choice to breed and i dont know if she wants to.. so should i put the toys back in? and the mirror he was in love with..
I am not planning on breeding birds but I want to be prepared incase my two parakeets have eggs. So first of all, when the eggs are layed how do you tell if they are fertile? do you need to have a nest box after they are layed? How many chicks is the norm? What to do once they are hatched? any info would be appreciated. thanks
i have two adult parakeets ready to breed but i have a nesting box that looks more like a bird feeder and deosnt have an entrance hole and the company is heath.
I have 8 parakeets in one big cage with a nesting box. one of my birds stays in there because when she comes out two other birds male and female attack her to the point were she looks like she’s being jumped by them. and she doesn’t fight back. I was just wondering why are they attacking her and why she is not fighting back.
