Hey! I'm not sure if this is the right section to post, but I kinda need some help...
I have had three feathered children, one girl and two boys, all cockatiels, for around two years now. For many reasons, I had to temporarily move in with my mother-in-law and her adorable cat, but that meant a no-no for my babies coming with me, so they stayed at my father's place until I could move into my own place (which took around three months, i'll be moving next month). My dad used to breed parakeet when he was younger so, against my will and despite many protests, he bought a nest box and now, in the begging of winter, they're laying eggs. Not only that, but the parents are showing to be much more territorial than (what i believe is) normal. When they trade places for who sits on the eggs, there's always a fight and, during one of their patrol-change fights, the girl bit the boy's foot and his finger bled. The foot's being taken care of, I came home to be sure it's healing and he's not nibbing on it and it's going well (but I do accept tips).
So I don't really know what to do. I have both the issue of can't move them out with eggs or babies and them getting hurt while fighting for territory.
I know I can't just take the nest out, I thought about replacing the eggs with fake ones, but I don't know when would be a good time to do it (they are always in the box), and that wouldn't solve the fighting issue.
I'm quite desperate with the whole situation and I just want to solve it as smoothly as possible.
Thank you!
I have had three feathered children, one girl and two boys, all cockatiels, for around two years now. For many reasons, I had to temporarily move in with my mother-in-law and her adorable cat, but that meant a no-no for my babies coming with me, so they stayed at my father's place until I could move into my own place (which took around three months, i'll be moving next month). My dad used to breed parakeet when he was younger so, against my will and despite many protests, he bought a nest box and now, in the begging of winter, they're laying eggs. Not only that, but the parents are showing to be much more territorial than (what i believe is) normal. When they trade places for who sits on the eggs, there's always a fight and, during one of their patrol-change fights, the girl bit the boy's foot and his finger bled. The foot's being taken care of, I came home to be sure it's healing and he's not nibbing on it and it's going well (but I do accept tips).
So I don't really know what to do. I have both the issue of can't move them out with eggs or babies and them getting hurt while fighting for territory.
I know I can't just take the nest out, I thought about replacing the eggs with fake ones, but I don't know when would be a good time to do it (they are always in the box), and that wouldn't solve the fighting issue.
I'm quite desperate with the whole situation and I just want to solve it as smoothly as possible.
Thank you!