HeatherDesigns
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- Jun 21, 2014
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- Parrots
- 2 Lineolated Parakeets Amy and Rory (yes, they live in a blue cage), 1 Sun Conure Sunny, 1 Cockatiel Chucky
I've had my Linnies for four years. I didn't really want to breed them so I never gave them a nest box or nesting materials. This year they took matters into their own beaks.
This was laid today. I know I can just take it away if I don't want to deal with babies but I sort of admire their ingenuity and feel like it would be a shame not to let them raise their family after so much hard work.
I don't have a nest box and don't know what sort of nest linnies like. Do I need to get one or can I give them a plastic shoebox with nesting material for them to use? Or I have a corner litter box that I used to use for my rabbit and I could hang it in the cage.
So, box on the floor or hang the litter box?
Will they abandon the egg when I move it?
This explains why they've been so much more aggressive this year than in previous years. Every spring they get a bit cranky but this year has been excessive.
This is the first year that I've had other birds in the house. Could that be why they decided this year it was time? It isn't an age thing, they were both more than old enough to breed when I got them.
Thanks for the help!
ETA: Sorry about the blurry pic, they were getting really agitated so I just took a quick snap and didn't want to upset them anymore than I already had.
This was laid today. I know I can just take it away if I don't want to deal with babies but I sort of admire their ingenuity and feel like it would be a shame not to let them raise their family after so much hard work.
I don't have a nest box and don't know what sort of nest linnies like. Do I need to get one or can I give them a plastic shoebox with nesting material for them to use? Or I have a corner litter box that I used to use for my rabbit and I could hang it in the cage.
So, box on the floor or hang the litter box?
Will they abandon the egg when I move it?
This explains why they've been so much more aggressive this year than in previous years. Every spring they get a bit cranky but this year has been excessive.
This is the first year that I've had other birds in the house. Could that be why they decided this year it was time? It isn't an age thing, they were both more than old enough to breed when I got them.
Thanks for the help!
ETA: Sorry about the blurry pic, they were getting really agitated so I just took a quick snap and didn't want to upset them anymore than I already had.