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 towards the male and the male accepts the food and some times see the male feeding the female. Its as if the male is afraid of the female. Also the male never entered the breeding box. I also placed wooden toy sticks near the hole of the box for them to chew on but they never touched it. The female just chewed the wood chips within the box. I also never seen the pair mating.
I was feeding them RodyPush High Energy Pellets and Zoopreem Pellets. Now I removed the pellets and I started to Sprout SunFlower and Safflower Seeds and Also give them Some Hemp seeds. I'm also giving them mixed vegetables and apples and quinoa.
Now I decided that there was something wrong as the aviary was in shade now I did a new one which has more light and 2 weeks ago I transferred the birds to it. Till now I didn't place the breeding box as I'm doing a new one.
I was reading that to trigger mating Ideally for every Female you should have two males. Before I start the research to find another Male do you have any other suggestions.
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 towards the male and the male accepts the food and some times see the male feeding the female. Its as if the male is afraid of the female. Also the male never entered the breeding box. I also placed wooden toy sticks near the hole of the box for them to chew on but they never touched it. The female just chewed the wood chips within the box. I also never seen the pair mating.
I was feeding them RodyPush High Energy Pellets and Zoopreem Pellets. Now I removed the pellets and I started to Sprout SunFlower and Safflower Seeds and Also give them Some Hemp seeds. I'm also giving them mixed vegetables and apples and quinoa.
Now I decided that there was something wrong as the aviary was in shade now I did a new one which has more light and 2 weeks ago I transferred the birds to it. Till now I didn't place the breeding box as I'm doing a new one.
I was reading that to trigger mating Ideally for every Female you should have two males. Before I start the research to find another Male do you have any other suggestions.