I have 3 'tiels. I think I have 1 male and 2 females. The reason I think this is 'cause the male is very noisy, talks and whistles, is starting to breed with the supposed "females", and can be aggressive. The 2 females are VERY quiet and much more docile. My question is at what age do the females start laying eggs? I think the male is about 3 and the 2 females are a little over a year old at the most. He breeds with both of them! They all get along beautifully and I have a very large cage. I don't want to separate them. He seems to prefer the lutino female and she is older and a bit more dominant than my white face female. If I put the nest box in there, will he choose one and will this encourage them to lay eggs? I've sucessfully hatched lovebirds but I didn't handfeed, I let the parents take care of them. Do 'tiels share parenting responibilities? Is it possible they'll just ignore the other female or could they both lay eggs and all of them parent? (Continued)
2007-01-22
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