umbrella cockatoos how long until I get eggs

chrisber · Feb 2, 2017

Hello

I have two umbrella cockatoos. A male and a female. They are both going into the nesting box allot. I have some grass and wood shavings in there. How long from the time a cockatoo mates until it lays eggs.

Any help appreciated.

GaleriaGila · Feb 2, 2017

Oh, my gosh... breeding cockatoos is such a complex undertaking. There are many experts here, to be sure, but...
What is your background and experience? Tell us a bit about yourself, please.

SailBoat · Feb 2, 2017

chrisber said:
Hello

I have two umbrella cockatoos. A male and a female. They are both going into the nesting box allot. I have some grass and wood shavings in there. How long from the time a cockatoo mates until it lays eggs.

Any help appreciated.

Please separate these two Cockatoos!
Remove the Box!
You are not anywhere ready to process in this (as stated above) very complex and very demanding process!
Once you have separated the Cockatoos! Then proceed to the Breeding Forum and Read, and Read, and Read!

Just a couple of realities:
A couple can take years before they interact!
Not every couple will produce eggs
Not every couple will product eggs that will provide chicks
And than the hard part starts!

NOTE: Very few experienced Breeders are profitable!

Taw5106 · Feb 3, 2017

I agree with the previous two comments. I have an Ekkie that keeps laying. Trust me, you don't want to deal with egg layers or trying to birth babies. It is so tedious and sensitive. It's a lot of work, time and expertise. And most babies do not find a very loving home. That loving home is why I don't breed, no one would be good enough for my baby parrots!!!! Right now my Ekkie hen has laid two infertile eggs, I have bulked up her calcium in her food, the females deplete their calcium laying eggs.

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plumsmum2005 · Feb 3, 2017

Before you decide to breed please do as stated previously educate yourself to what happens and what you need to do.

How would you feel if through ignorance you lost your female 'too? It happens.

Also can I ask you to search for cockatoos up for re-homing, many of them go through multiple homes in their lifetime and that is not fair. See if you can make contact with a breeder maybe.

None of us are having a 'go' but we are very committed to giving the very best to our birds and wish that for all captive parrots.

Kentuckienne · Feb 3, 2017

If you read a few posts from the recent past you will find people whose birds have laid eggs, hatched some chicks, and either abandoned or attacked the babies. Sometimes the parents don't want to raise one or more of the new babies and push one out of the way, and sometimes the older chicks will attack a smaller one. Then the humans come and ask how to get the parents to take care of the chick. In some cases the only way to save the chick is to put it in an incubator or brooder of exact temperature, feed proper formula by hand every few hours...and formula must be prepared and fed correctly and the exact right temperature....if not done right the hand feeding can kill the babies. So the advice to separate the birds and remove the nest box until you can read more about the process is very good advice.

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