My cockateils might be having babies

Birdito

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I just caught tinsel and zap going at it. So I'm hoping that tinsel will lay some eggs soon I don't have a proper nesting box since it was unexpected and unfortunetly I don't have much that they can nest in and don't have any more money to buy them one I've gotten a small plastic container and put hay in it they've already started turning it into a nest so I think there comfortable with it. I'm worried about zap though as he is hyper all the time I'm worried he might put more stress on tinsel and he gets really aggressive when he's with tinsel so I'll have trouble handling her maybe I should take zap away?. Also this is my first time breeding cockateils. I did use to breed budgies and sell them as a kid by myself. Is there anything I can help without needing money I only have $2 at the moment.... They have plenty of seed. Which they love it's premium seed they love it more than treats. Is there anything I can make that will help? Can't wait to have adorable little baby tealies :yellow1::white1::grey:
 

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Hello and Welcome to the forums! I'm glad you joined us. We'd love to see photos of Tinsel and Zap.

Cockatiels are great little birds, please do a lot of research before you go any further with plans to let your pets breed. Everyone thinks baby chicks are cute, but not everyone should consider breeding.

Please take a few moments to read through the following thread. If you aren't convinced after reading this wonderful article the first time, please read it again.

http://www.parrotforums.com/breeding-raising-parrots/54987-before-i-start-breed.html
 

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Well $2 will get you a cuttlebone, which Tinsel needs right now if she will be laying eggs (extra calcium). You also need to give both your birds some fresh fruit and veg. An all seed diet (premium or otherwise) isn't a balanced diet, especially for breeders who need to produce and raise healthy babies!
 

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I really hope you read the thread above, as well as checking out the link I'm sharing now. Simply put, and with all gentleness possible, I urge you to NOT allow your birds to reproduce on such short notice with so little money and research. They do not need to, and once you allow a pair to start you may have difficulty stopping them, given the nature of cockatiels. And I means you might not be able to get her to stop laying eggs. I once had a hen lay over 60 eggs in one year despite my (uneducated) best efforts. Please consider that ethical and responsible breeding includes intense preparation both educationally and financially, and it is not fair or safe to breed your birds in this state.

Handling Hormones ? Silver Sage Aviaries
 

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Do you think your babies will grow OK on a seed diet? Mom and Dad can only feed what is available.
 
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Thanks everyone it's no big deal I just don't have money for a few days she hasn't layed any yet I've resererched it abit with cockateils. I can handle breeding birds I had 4 pairs of budgies and have had tinsel since I was 5 I'm 17 now.She seems happy to have babies I'm going to seperate zap from her once they hatch so they don't end up breeding again. I'm going to half handraise them which I did with the budgies I used to handle them as soon as they were out of the nest. I'm only going to let this happen once with tinsel since I don't want to put to much of a strain on her. She is a really gentle overprotective bird so if something goes wrong and the eggs go off she'll keep sitting on them for months until I take them away so I'm hoping nothing goes wrong. Anyway wish me luck guys
 
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Here's a pic of tinsel and zap, tinsel is the black dotted one at the front and zap is the one on the make do nest . Had trouble linking the image properly so I just uploaded it to another site. It can be hard to do things when you only have a phone cos you need a new PC (・_・;
 

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I'm sorry, but I still don't understand why you would want to do this to a beloved pet. You've had Tinsel for so long, she's your companion, why would you even take a chance of harming her? You have received excellent and very gentle advice in response to your original question. Have you actually read and understood what you have been told and considered the possible outcome? There's a very good chance that you wouldn't have a single surviving chick out of the clutch, is it worth your pets' health?
 

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Thanks everyone it's no big deal I just don't have money for a few days she hasn't layed any yet I've resererched it abit with cockateils. I can handle breeding birds I had 4 pairs of budgies and have had tinsel since I was 5 I'm 17 now.She seems happy to have babies I'm going to seperate zap from her once they hatch so they don't end up breeding again. I'm going to half handraise them which I did with the budgies I used to handle them as soon as they were out of the nest. I'm only going to let this happen once with tinsel since I don't want to put to much of a strain on her. She is a really gentle overprotective bird so if something goes wrong and the eggs go off she'll keep sitting on them for months until I take them away so I'm hoping nothing goes wrong. Anyway wish me luck guys

1) it IS a big deal. Clearly you have never had to drop $600 on a baby bird who will only fetch $50. You don't even have the money (or apparently the knowledge) for a proper diet.
2) speaking of not having the proper things or knowledge, you say you have researched a bit. Not enough, clearly. Some simple examples; you haven't even got them a proper box. Parrots are meant to nest in dark cavities, being exposed to that much light is HARMFUL developmentally to the babies. Did you know that baby parrots raised in the dark actually have DIFFERENT BODY SHAPES Han babies raised in the light? Just goes to show how deeply they can be impacted by such a little thing. You also seem to have absolutely no knowledge of proper breeding diet needs for cockatiels as you seem to think seed alone is ok. You are ever so wrong. Im just going to guess based on that deep problem that you also have not researched how much food to feed? Did you know that providing too much food to the parents will kill the babies just as quick as too little food? Do you have any idea how to spot things like slow crop, yeast, mites, stunted chick, dehydration to name JUST A FEW issues that can AND DO pop up in cockatiel babies even when you "do everything right" which we can already see that you aren't going to do?
3) why would you even allow this dangerous cycle to START in your pet bird? Have you heard of egg binding? Do you know what leads to it? How to prevent it? Did you not read what I said about my hen? It seems like you are set on your choice but are disregarding all the advice from people who actually know what they are talking about.

I'm not trying to be harsh, but if someone had said to me the things we are saying to you when I was 17, a lot of baby birds would be alive today that died because I thought I didn't need to put in the MONEY or the time to learn and be sure I was doing everything in my power to protect and help my birds.
 

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Please think of it this way.

There are literally thousands of birds needing homes all the time. And SOME of these ones are in an abusive or neglectful home. Some of them have even been raised by someone who carefully selected and researched the particular genes they wanted to breed. Yet others were produced randomly by inexperienced handlers that didn't know any better.


You DO know better but I'm willing to hazard a guess that neither your male or female have been carefully selected. There is absolutely no need to create more of these. Browse your local craigslist and adopt one that needs a home. Separate yours an enjoy them as healthy pets.
 

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I should also point out that no 12 year old cockatiel should be allowed to go down for her first clutch at that age. Dangerous, reckless.
 

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