breeding

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Hi i bring up couple of eclectus(not for breeding), and its first time laying eggs. i think my parrot failed to hatching, because more than a month has passed. i'm trying to remove nest box, but female eclectus dosen't show up her whole body outside(just her head!) so i can't pick her out. How...

So i have a pair of irn. This is their first time laying, the female laid the second egg on thursday and hasnt layied since today is sunday. I am told that they lay eggs every 36 to 48 hours and its been well over 48 hours. Below i atached a screenshot of my hen she seems that she has an egg...

I have a pair that has successfully raised babies before. I keep Bourkes. They had three babies, they abandoned the runt that fell out of the nest before they had feathers, still had an egg tooth he was quite a bit younger. I took him and am handfeeding, they are all old enough they are fledged...

Hi I have a blue ringneck hen (2022) I whould like to ask what is the best colour to pair her so i can get the most colour combinations?

My sun conures have laid two eggs so far! I’m very excited. I want to hand feed them but am unsure at what age to take them from their parents. I have heard different recommendations. Anywhere from when they first hatch to four weeks. Any advice is welcome.

Hello! I need some advice on what to do with a family member and her budgies. She recently moved into our home with 3 budgies that she got from a neighbor (2 males, 1 female, about 5 y/o now). Their cage is on the smaller end (2' L x 3' H x 2' W), but they were never socialized when they were...

I was wandering if a Hybrid between a Crimson Rosella and a Blue-rumped parrot is possible? They are part of 2 different Subfamilies, but are part of the same family, I have seen pictures on the Internet of a Rainbow Lorikeet and a Crimson Rosella Hybrid but I’m not sure if it is real, the...

My cockatiels have..."done the deed" many times since Lucy flew away (thanks a lot dad) and they're gonna be parents soon. Of course ill be getting a new cage for the 2 babies I will be keeping, (I didn't even want two more parrots, I just wanted to keep Lucy, thanks again DAD.) and will be...

I have almost 2 years old African Grey. What you guys think I should introduce nest box as they are chewing almost all the woods and perches,feeding each others. Regards,

Hi everyone, as many of you know i found a nest of 3 quaker parrots without parents being around when they were just a week old, now they are 3 months old and beautiful and loving as ever, i have asked on this forum before if i should have seperated them while young so that they would be able to...

Hi, new member here. I got worried when a friend's parot sudenly died. I have an alexanderine parrot that i named Alex because why not. I feed him vegetables like carots and cucumbers (pic atached bellow) .I change the bowl every day. I also change the water once a day, the water temperature is...

I currenting have 5 eggs incubating in a homemade incubator everything that is needed for the eggs have been met as all 5 have life. Now the first egg has started pipping 28 hours ago . It still only has a small hole. I have tried to read and do research on the matter but not much is found. I...

Hey, I'm kind of new to forums and not too sure as to how you use them. Please let me know if I am doing anything wrong. However, I do have a question. About 2 weeks ago, my mom brought my birds to a boarding place. We left for a week and picked them up 2 days after we got home. (The place was...

Hi guys, long story short: Whiskey laid 2 eggs which is adorable. They are clearly duds (we checked) but we left them for her of course so she can take care of them and follow her nature. I read that they usually abandon them after 3 weeks but it´s been 4 weeks now and she´s still all over...

My conures bred over a year, but they don't breed a second time. I keep thinking they are gona breed cause they eat lots of calcium and feed each other then randomly stop. I've tried increasing lighting, giving supplement, things to shred. But they are not breeding. Any advice? Btw I have bred...

Hi, Does anyone have a female Illigers that they want to try breeding? Thanks, Rocky

Hi, I am wanting to start breeding CAG birds sometime in the future and I am wanting to ideally buy 2 young birds and after afew years and they are old enough let them start breeding in my Avery. Just wondering at what age can I expect to see if the birds pair up? Like will they only start...

Hey guys nice to meet use ive been doing my research for a week now getting tips to keep my pair healthy and stay breeding.. here is my set up i also have questions to ask... (Wild pair ) +7 years of age. Can I have more than 1 pair in my avairy without a visual barrier? Just 2 nest box one on...

Hi, I have an Avery and am wanting to buy a pair of sun conures and Green cheek conures and put them in it together and am just wondering if the birds will be okay with each other. Thanks

Hey guys. I am new here. I have a pair of cockatiels that I house outdoors. I cover their cage at night, anyways, They had a clutch of eggs a few months ago. One baby hatched but they let it die like a day or two later. Then about a month later I believe they had a second clutch of eggs and...

do u guys think its a good idea? my 2, snowy (almost 2 year old female) and daisy (2 year old male) see bonded and daisy always sings near snowy and feeds her. they don't go anywhere without eachother i have 0 experience breeding budgies so i have these questions: - is it a good idea? are the...

I have 2 budgies Percy (female) and Beckett (male). After living together for over 1.5 years, Percy suddenly started laying eggs. Even after moving them into separate cages she laid 12 eggs over about 2 months and ended up at the emergency vet egg bound. They now live in separate rooms. Percy...

I have a lutino hen and a sky blue male. They’re not mates, I’ve just always wondered what their offspring would look like. My lutino hen, Okli, mated with my normal green/yellow male Carlos. Me, being a newbie to mutations, was expecting yellow and green pied babies. Boy was I off. (Note; The...

Hi! I am new to the site and have never posted on forum but am in need of an answer and hope to find it here. I have a budgie, sun conure and double yellowhead. My budgie has mated with the sun conure about 8x this morning. Is there any chance they were successful and will they (or can...

Hello fellow bird owners :) I just registered this account, mainly to ask advice on what to do with my love birds, but I’m already so excited about everything! Lol and I can already see myself being on this site allot. I mean just look at these parrot emojis!! :green1::red::orange::blue1...

Hello! My feathered pets of a few years decided to have some babies. The male is a normal Green-cheeked Conure and the female is a yellow-sided. They currently have 3 babies, the eldest being 3 weeks, the second 2.5 weeks, and the youngest 2 weeks. All three of the babies appear to be developing...

Hello! My feathered pets of a few years decided to have some babies. The male is a normal Green-cheeked Conure and the female is a yellow-sided. They currently have 3 babies, the eldest being 3 weeks, the second 2.5 weeks, and the youngest 2 weeks. All three of the babies appear to be developing...

Hello! My beloved pets of a few years (Brazil and Zealand) have decided to pop out some eggs a second year in a row! Last year, all of their chicks died. This year, I am determined to ensure their health. As I was changing out the birds' bedding, they both came out of the nest box. Because of...

I have been trying to get my CAG pairs to breed successfully for the past 6 years. I have done my homework on how to acquire birds, set up cages, diet, environment(privacy) etc.. and set them up. I have followed the initial how to's from Mrs. Jean Pattison's blogs especially to get the pairs...

So my Male and female have been together 3 years and I just candled their first fertile egg, the other one is not, and it's been cracked by mom, what should I do? Should I throw it out so she focuses one the fertile one or leave it in the nest? Please help I have never done this before and am...

Hello all, We are the caretakers of a 19 year old female Eclectus named Pebbles. Her mate Rocky, sadly passed away unexpectedly several months ago. It was a heart wrenching discovery that we still haven't recovered from, nor understand. They were bonded to each other and would breed each year...

Hello everyone, well this is my first post here on Parrot-Forums and I have a question(s) about pairing and/or separating already bonded lovebird pairs. In my case I was recently given the opportunity to care for two lovebirds of different species (a black-mask and a peach-face) after their...

I'm new here and joined hoping to get some help with an unexpected problem with my blue and gold macaws. A bit of history, I inherited these birds from an abuse situation. They have been living in a cage about two and a half feet square and 4 feet tall this winter as they recovered from a...

So I have three budgies and I want to breed the two. There are two males and a female. One of the males is already bonded and preening and feeding each other. The nesting box has been in there for about two and a half months and there is no sign of the female ever going inside of it. There is...

I was wondering if I could keep a male and female budgie in the same cage without breeding. I've been looking for a cage mate for my little Caso and I completely fell in love with a little male in my facebook group that's up for sale. He looks to be a rainbow with a bright blue belly, yellow...

I was wondering if I could keep a male and female budgie in the same cage without breeding. I've been looking for a cage mate for my little Caso and I completely fell in love with a little male in my facebook group that's up for sale. He looks to be a rainbow with a bright blue belly and yellow...

Our sweet macaw is prone to egg binding. It has already happened twice. Both times the egg got removed. My question is there anything one can do to help avoid this? Should I put her in the sunlight or leave her covered? I am confused because I am hearing mixed things. Some people say to leave...

Hi everyone. I have found a person looking to rehome their cockatiels. They are adorable pair of male and female. However the owner says they haven't had time to tame them so they never leave their cage. My main concerns are: Would having a pair of untamed birds make taming them difficult? As...

Hi, So I have a pair of eclectus 12 years old. I bought them last year, and the previous owner told me that he successful had chicks from the pair. For the last year breeding these pair was a total disaster. The female produced clear eggs, although I did see mutual feeding from the female...