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Is it worth buying a 12 month old hand reared cockatiel, or should I wait for a more recently weaned one?
I had been planning to buy a young hand reared cockatiel for a while now, but in my regional area there aren’t many breeders and I would prefer not buying from a pet store. I have found one breeder who still has 8 of last season’s birds available, meaning they are hand-reared and she claims to handle them daily, they are apparently still very friendly, but they are a year old.
So, I was wondering, should I buy one of these? What the comparisons of how well you can bond with and train a year old cockatiel compared to one that has been recently weaned? Will it be that much different and harder?
I also have the option of asking her to pull a couple of chicks from a clutch she has now to hand rear, but apparently they are close to leaving the nest box and will be harder to rear and more flighty/harder to tame and bond with.
Or I could get one from a pet shop, but I’d prefer not to. OR I could put in an order for the next clutch she has to be hand reared, but she doesn’t even have a pair in a breeding cage yet, so that would be a while.
What do you think of the 12 month old ones in comparison? What do you think I should do? Any information and opinions appreciated, thank you!
why wont my cockatiels mate??
I have a nesting box ya da ya da ya da it is mating season and they have done the mating call its just today i was sitting in my room on my computer then i hear the female bird startt her matting call then my male goes and checks it out it looks like they were about to do it like they were both talking to each other but my male ignored and walked off same with my female but my male kept loooking at me was it cause i was in the room will this effect the fact they wont mate????
one female one male i positivily sure but they wont mate when im around should i turn the lights offf???????????????/
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Advice for parakeets?
Hi guys, I really need help because I am about to buy parakeets! My first question is When is their mating season? 2. How do you tell the difference Between a boy and a girl? 3. On Average, How much eggs do they lay? 4. Should I buy the nesting box when I buy the cage and the birds? 5. How long does it take them to mate? 6. If the female is holding does it need a special diet? Thank you so much for answering I know its long but I need help so thank you and add Additional details if u want
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Need Help About Lovebirds, please.?
I have two lovebirds, and the female already laid an egg yesterday, I already placed some bedding this morning that I got from our back and front yard, they consisted of grass, dried leaves, some leaves from a shrub, and some ferns. All moist to perfection because it rained here yesterday. I cut them into bedding-sized pieces and placed them inside the nesting box, making sure NOT to touch the egg out of fear that the birds might not sit on them anymore. But I did surround the egg with the bedding, so the eggs is probably cushioned. I also added boiled-egg in their diet, and some egg-shells, because I have heard that eggshells provide calcium. And plenty of green veggies. I change their water every now and then. And I secured the door of the box so the risk of the egg falling out when the birds peep out will be lessened. I still put them out to enjoys some fresh cool air. What more should I do? HOW LONG TILL ALL THE EGGS ARE LAID. Is it possible that ONLY ONE egg can be laid? This is my lovebird’s first time to lay eggs, can they be successful on the first time round? Do I have to wait for their second time to have babies? And when is the breeding season for lovebirds, I guess it’s the autumn or the cool season. Because when it started to get cool around here my birds laid an egg. I’m so excited of having an egg and I’m keeping to point to NOT peek at the box all the time. I peeked this morning to put some bedding and that’s that. How long do I have to wait till I can peek inside again to put some more bedding? Please answer me seriously. I need straight answers. Thank you very much.
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Hitler or Spotted Flycatchers?
The mating season approaches and I wonder who will occupy my nest boxes this year ? Will it be Springtime for Hitler or for the returning migrant birds ? And will I ever accept Jesus into my heart and stop being such a smartarse ? Be gentle with me.
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when do birds start building their nest?
i have two birds i brought them this basket and some strings i don’t know how their called but in the box it says nesting strings, but yeah anyways that been there for about a week and my bird don’t wanna build a nest. is their like a season of year when they do this. or how do i make them lay an egg. thanks. and yeah help because i batted $20 that the bird will lay an egg before Christmas!