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I have a male & female Cockatiel that seem to be smitten with each other, according to everything I've read. He follows & stays beside her constantly, he shows his dominance if my other male comes close to her, grooms her, etc...The first problem I have is that he grooms her so much that she is actually losing the feathers on the back of her neck. She has a bald patch there now. He constantly picks at her and at times it hurts her so much that she cries out. She bites him when he does this, but then he does it again, over & over. He never learns not to do that even when she bites him. I've tried separating them, but then they both scream until I let them back together. What do I do?
Secondly, I haven't actually seen them mate yet, but when she lays eggs they take turns sitting on them. He stays by her side and guards while she sits on them during the night, and then in the morning she gets up and he sits on them all day. They both get very aggresive if anyone goes near the eggs, and they never leave them unattended. The thing is none of them have ever hatched. So if they are not mating, would he still take such a strong role on the egg sitting and protecting? If they are mating, why would the eggs not hatch? Please if anyone could help me with these two questions I would be so grateful!
I have a male & female Cockatiel that seem to be smitten with each other, according to everything I've read. He follows & stays beside her constantly, he shows his dominance if my other male comes close to her, grooms her, etc...The first problem I have is that he grooms her so much that she is actually losing the feathers on the back of her neck. She has a bald patch there now. He constantly picks at her and at times it hurts her so much that she cries out. She bites him when he does this, but then he does it again, over & over. He never learns not to do that even when she bites him. I've tried separating them, but then they both scream until I let them back together. What do I do?
Secondly, I haven't actually seen them mate yet, but when she lays eggs they take turns sitting on them. He stays by her side and guards while she sits on them during the night, and then in the morning she gets up and he sits on them all day. They both get very aggresive if anyone goes near the eggs, and they never leave them unattended. The thing is none of them have ever hatched. So if they are not mating, would he still take such a strong role on the egg sitting and protecting? If they are mating, why would the eggs not hatch? Please if anyone could help me with these two questions I would be so grateful!
