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Post by John on Dec 26, 2005 7:59:51 GMT -7
At what age do tiels start laying eggs. Rosey is about 4 years old now and she has been acting frisky with one of her toys. Not sure if she is a she tho, her previous owner said the breeder told her she is a she hence her name. thanks for your help, John
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Post by Preston on Dec 26, 2005 8:21:54 GMT -7
She's getting close. I can't remember if mine was 4 or 5 when they started breeding. If you only have one you don't want her laying eggs; no sence wasting calcium on infertile eggs. We stopped ours after 8 chicks were produced by taking away thier nesting ability.
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Post by John on Dec 26, 2005 8:45:53 GMT -7
Thanks Preston, How do you take away nesting ability?
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Post by Preston on Dec 26, 2005 9:30:25 GMT -7
We put a grate in the bottom of the cage to keep them away from any material to make a nest with. The stopped.
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Post by John on Dec 26, 2005 10:18:44 GMT -7
thanks again preston. I have a grate at the bottom of her cage and she has no nesting material. She is so happy in her new home, she takes a bath in her water bowl every 2 days. She is very loving, she puts her head down for neck rubs whenever I am near her.
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Post by Preston on Dec 27, 2005 9:32:05 GMT -7
Yes, they are very gentle souls.
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Post by mannie on Dec 28, 2005 20:52:18 GMT -7
Ok I am going to ask a question which I should prolly know the answer to. Sable my cockatiel lays eggs in her food bowl. Any thoughts on how to stop that??
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Post by Preston on Dec 29, 2005 7:39:27 GMT -7
Put a cover over it with space enough for her to eat and not climb in. If you want her to lay eggs gige her some news paper to make a nest with.
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Post by hillarious on Dec 29, 2005 16:33:37 GMT -7
I have two tiels myself, one a very hormonal hen. A good way to discourage nesting behavior is to make SURE they get more sleep then usual (to give the effect it is not spring), rearange the toys and perches and discourage lots of affectionate time with you (if they percieve you as their mate, that is).
Also, what kind of tiel is it? It is a normal grey? If you tell me what color she is I can maybe help sex her for you. One more thing, if she DOES lay eggs, DO NOT remove them or she will just lay more and it can cause calcium deficency. If you think the eggs might be fertile, boiling them for about a minute usually works good.
Hope that helps
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Post by John on Dec 29, 2005 17:24:11 GMT -7
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Post by Preston on Dec 29, 2005 21:25:10 GMT -7
Rosey is a Regular Cockatiel. hillarious's post may well be valid as we stopped a breading pair with the way I mentioned. I have no experience with a single hen laying eggs. I can't see a need to look at a picture to sex an bird that lays eggs.
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Post by John on Dec 30, 2005 9:45:37 GMT -7
Rosey hasn't layed any eggs, she is just getting frisky with a toy and may be showing signs of nesting in her food bowl. I figured I would know for sure she is a she if she did lay eggs. Its warm here now so she may think its spring time. I have been leaving them covered longer do deter this.
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Post by Preston on Dec 31, 2005 6:08:13 GMT -7
Jamaio,
She looks very young, I'll bet she is a sweetheart. Is that the 4 year old? Regulars usually loose the grey on thier head as it turns yellow, but Cockatiels have been crossbread so much there's no tellin'.
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Post by lindsay on Dec 31, 2005 7:26:25 GMT -7
We started out with a male then bought a female (someone told me two males wouldn't get on) They were both from a pet store so I'm unsure how old they were but they did have their adult plumage so they must have been over 6 months, the female started to lay after we'd had her about six months and shortly after that they started to mate. As they had no nesting box we were a bit shocked and unsure what to do when she laid an egg that was obviously fertile.
She sat on that little egg on the cage floor (no grate) for about two weeks....I put up a nesting box and moved the egg but they wouldn't go near it, I put it back on the floor and she continued to sit on it for another few days then got bored.
When I was convinced she wasn't going to return to it I took it away. I was curious and opened only to find an almost fully formed chick (no longer alive) It was so sad.
I decided since she was so determined to lay I'd leave in the nesting box and within one month we had three healthy babies, two grey cocks and a lutino hen (this was a shock as the parents are regular greys, the female has less yellow than other females I've come across ( I then read that the males can be split grey/ lutino and this will produce lutino hens)
One of the little boys went to my sons friend who wanted a companion for his tiel and they're now great cage mates (two males)
We kept the other two and all four live in the same cage and get on famously, they have a grate at the bottom now but the females still lay (from the perch, so of course they break) from time to time.
I do have one question though, recently the lutino hen has started to sing constantly like a cock (she's three now) she sounds so sweet, not as tuneful as the males but not bad, why is this do you think?
It seems to have started since we got Georgie, do you think she fancies him?
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Post by John on Dec 31, 2005 7:26:54 GMT -7
Yes that is the 4 year old. Her face seems to be getting more yellow and her feathers are brighter. I will have to get a pic of her doing her Angel strech, She is so pretty.
John
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