Consider Sunny laid her first egg July 20th.
First egg hatched August 10.
I caught Sunny and Cheeky mating this morning.
I thought that Tiels only have 2 clutches a year. I thought that they would wait till spring, this seems a bit soon to me.
Does anyone make an equivalent to saltpeter for birds
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I am guessing the advice I will get is to separate them but this seems cruel to me. I know the birds will be unhappy and they will make their displeasure known to anyone within hearing distance.
I removed their nest box and separated the babies because of parental abuse (feather plucking) about 10 days ago. The reason for the feather plucking seems clear now but I thought with the lack of a nest box and the fact that they are still feeding the babies they would not engage in mating until the chicks are weaned. I don’t know what else I could have done. Leaving the babies in with the parents to have their feathers plucked would have bothered me also.
I guess I am posting this as an FYI more than looking for a solution. Both parents seem to be healthy and if mating continues I will add supplements to the food for egg laying birds.
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First egg hatched August 10.
I caught Sunny and Cheeky mating this morning.
I thought that Tiels only have 2 clutches a year. I thought that they would wait till spring, this seems a bit soon to me.
Does anyone make an equivalent to saltpeter for birds
.I am guessing the advice I will get is to separate them but this seems cruel to me. I know the birds will be unhappy and they will make their displeasure known to anyone within hearing distance.
I removed their nest box and separated the babies because of parental abuse (feather plucking) about 10 days ago. The reason for the feather plucking seems clear now but I thought with the lack of a nest box and the fact that they are still feeding the babies they would not engage in mating until the chicks are weaned. I don’t know what else I could have done. Leaving the babies in with the parents to have their feathers plucked would have bothered me also.
I guess I am posting this as an FYI more than looking for a solution. Both parents seem to be healthy and if mating continues I will add supplements to the food for egg laying birds.
Texsize
