• Welcome to Avian Avenue! To view our forum with less advertisments please register with us.
    Memberships are free and it will just take a moment. Click here

Help!!!Male cockatiel not allowing female to sit in breeding box

spikey22

Checking out the neighborhood
Joined
3/3/21
Messages
1
Real Name
Mithun
Hello guys
I have two cockatiels spike and mango,male and female.Both of them are handfed.spike is 2 year old and mango is 1 year old.Both of them are in same cage but not fond of each other.Mango started laying eggs last week.The problem is that spike is not allowing mango to sit in nesting box.He charges into the box and bites her .She is unable to sit in her box.What to do.
 

conureluv

Sprinting down the street
Joined
7/10/20
Messages
487
Location
US
Are you a breeder? Is this for fun? Are you ready for the trouble, hardships and money required to pass to raise one baby bird?

If the answers to those were: No, yes and no, then you shouldn’t breed.

Please get rid of the box if you answered that way.
 

Destiny

Rollerblading along the road
Mayor of the Avenue
Avenue Spotlight Award
Joined
6/6/20
Messages
2,088
Real Name
Destiny
If they don't much like each other, it might be best to provide them with separate cages so they can have their own private space, especially if there are signs of aggression between them. Living in a small space with a roommate you don't like can get really stressful for both birds and people. The cages can be kept side by side, if they seem to appreciate each other more at a slight distance. If they really hate each other, a further separation - like different rooms might be necessary, but it doesn't sound like it is quite that bad.

As far as the nest goes, the first question we are always going to ask when it comes to eggs is if you and your birds are ready to hatch them. Most people aren't really set-up to properly care for baby parrots and more problems will inevitably follow if the eggs are allowed to hatch.

In many cases, the best choice is to remove any fertile eggs as soon as they are discovered and replace them with dummy eggs or boil the eggs and return them to the nest (after marking them so you can tell them apart from any newly laid eggs later on). Keep checking the nest regularly for new eggs, until the female has stopped laying new ones. You can wait for her to abandon the nest on her own or remove the eggs after a week without any new eggs. After that, you can take steps to reduce nesting behavior by removing all nest boxes or "nest-like" toys, rearranging the cage, and adjusting diet or light levels to interrupt the breeding hormones. If all else fails, separating the male and female is a guaranteed way to prevent fertile eggs, but it is usually not necessary if you keep alert for nesting behavior so you can remove eggs quickly and take other measures to manage hormones.

If you are prepared to breed ... or if the eggs are close to hatching, so removing them from the nest is no longer a viable option, we are here to offer any advise and assistance that we can. Breeding parrots can be a deeply rewarding experience, but it is also quite a challenge, especially for first time parents. If these are your first eggs, do as much reading as you can now and make sure that you have hand-feeding supplies available before the eggs hatch! There won't be time afterwards, if it becomes necessary to step in and take over caring for the babies yourself.

Good luck and welcome!

:welave:
 

Tiel Feathers

Joyriding the Neighborhood
Avenue Veteran
Celebirdy of the Month
Mayor of the Avenue
Avenue Spotlight Award
Joined
9/15/14
Messages
20,193
Location
Quincy,CA
Real Name
Deanna
It sounds like you should take out the nest box and put the eggs on the floor of the cage on a folded paper towel. Boiling or replacing the eggs with dummy eggs is a good idea. Is she still laying? When she tires of the eggs, remove them. If they still don’t get along, they need to have separate cages. How big is there current cage?
 

Lady Jane

Ripping up the road
Avenue Veteran
Mayor of the Avenue
Avenue Spotlight Award
Joined
8/25/12
Messages
26,569
Location
Maryland
Real Name
Dianne
Yes, take the nest box out of their sight. They are too young anyway to be raising chicks. If you are not experienced at this then do not do it. Its a long road with lots of bumps.
 
Top