Hi Everyone! I have three chicks, parent raised but handled often. They're almost 3 weeks old. This is the first clutch where multiple chicks have made it and I have a question about fledglings and removing the nest box. Today one of the chicks was brave enough to leave the box and walk itself...

So I'm sure this is a familiar story for this forum but I woke up this morning to find an egg on the bottom of our cage. We think we know who the mother is as we have two females but we didn't think our male was old enough to breed yet. This leads me to two conclusions. Either the female is...

Just out of curiosity Has anyone ever thought to use wood stove pellets for nest box bedding? Everyone uses ceder shavings right? just wondering, saw dust is used sometimes as well but i thought that might cause respiratory problems in the chicks and parents. I do know that wood stove pellets...

My female cockatiel has been laying too many unfertilized eggs. She has 2 1 month old babies who have not left the nest yet. They are not handfed. I have been told to leave the unfertilized eggs there till she abandons them. But what do I do now that she won't stop laying unfertilized eggs?? I...

Hey there. My cockatiel pair have 2 babies. They are around 4-4 1/2 weeks old. They are not handfed. They are parent fed. The babies have not begun weaning, but they have begun to walk out of the nest and explore the cage. They have also started to lose weight and begin to flap their wings. But...

My mama cockatiel has 2 babies that are 4 weeks old. She is so loving with her babies. Papa cockatiel is also caring for his babies when it comes to feeding and protecting them. But papa cockatiel sometimes goes inside the nest and plucks a few tiny feathers under the chick. This rarely happens...

Hi. My 2 baby cockatiels have grown up so fast. They are about 4 weeks old. They have begun to flap their wings and pick at their nest. But I'm not sure when/how fledging or weaning begins for them. They are parent fed. One of the babies have begun to step out of the nest and start to stand on...

I have a female cockatiel right now, but I'm thinking of getting a second one. A breeder I know has 3 available babies, and 2 are males. If I get a male, will they try to breed (if they like each other, that is) even if I don't provide them with a nest box? I will be keeping them in separate...

hi all u know the perch that come with the nest box is it best to have the perch on the out side or half inside and half out side also it hasnt got mesh in for them to climb out just 4 bits of wood inside for them to climb out am i ment to put mesh in on them bits on wood tony

You read right!! :D Cookie seems to be all better and yesterday i put the nest box up. Bailee's been living with her for over a week now, but they haven't been mating. I can just see Bailee thinking (shocking i know) "ohhh, how silly do you think i am mum? Last time i made a move you moved me...