Bourkes Breeding

[Ondarabird]

Hi,
I have a pair of Bourkes that have started be interested in mating,they have picked a fairly large nestbox approx 30cm x 30cm x 30cm,they have been in this box alot,I looked this morning and found 2 eggs and nothing else,no nesting material,they on the bare wood,do I interfere and put some wood shavings in and lay the eggs on that, or do I keep my nose out and leave them to it
any advice would be helpful,never had these birds before.
thanks
Brian

 

[MonicaMc]

It wouldn't hurt to try giving them some nesting material but they may or may not accept it.


If the nest box doesn't have a concave bottom, you may want to invest in one for future use.

 

[crimson]

parakeets are known for removing nesting material with virtually nothing left in a nesting box....I have no idea why, must be genetic.

like monica said, offer some and see what they do with it.