Help! I’ve had two cockatiels for around two months. I have no idea how old they are but considering they are from the pet store I’m assuming they are way too young to be breeding. They are bonded so I really don’t want to separate them as even taking them out of the cage without the them being within eye sight of each other stresses them both out and they start to freak out.
i have never had this issue before and I don’t know what to expect. I’ve tried to tone down their hormones but nothing seems to help. But this morning I woke up to them actually mating, which was totally out of the blue and freaked me out a little. They don’t have a breeding box or anything but I’m afraid that my female will lay on the bottom of the cage and I don’t have the heart to boil/refrigerate the eggs (as I’ve seen on a few of these posts). Does the mating automatically mean I’m going to be dealing with eggs?
I definitely know that with how young they both probably are this is likely to be very dangerous for my poor girl and I do have an emergency avian vet on speed dial if I need it. But I don’t know the first thing about having mating birds or eggs or a clutch for that matter and I’m freaking out worried for my poor feathered friends. Any advice here is appreciated but please don’t suggest aborting the eggs by boiling/refrigerating as I just don’t have the stomach for that.
i have never had this issue before and I don’t know what to expect. I’ve tried to tone down their hormones but nothing seems to help. But this morning I woke up to them actually mating, which was totally out of the blue and freaked me out a little. They don’t have a breeding box or anything but I’m afraid that my female will lay on the bottom of the cage and I don’t have the heart to boil/refrigerate the eggs (as I’ve seen on a few of these posts). Does the mating automatically mean I’m going to be dealing with eggs?
I definitely know that with how young they both probably are this is likely to be very dangerous for my poor girl and I do have an emergency avian vet on speed dial if I need it. But I don’t know the first thing about having mating birds or eggs or a clutch for that matter and I’m freaking out worried for my poor feathered friends. Any advice here is appreciated but please don’t suggest aborting the eggs by boiling/refrigerating as I just don’t have the stomach for that.
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