since the eggs be having holes in them the female and male be fighting...what do this mean ..HELP i came home today and both parakeets had little blood on them so i seperated them why are they doing this?????
2006-07-02 13:49:33 · 7 answers · asked by lil_shawty_wit_attitude05 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
A possible lack of calcium, provide calcium for your birds, in the way of cuttlefish bone and mineral blocks.
Egg shells are a good source of calcium that could be the reason they are pecking at them.
2006-07-02 23:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by jordancassandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a couple of reasons why the hen and cock are not getting along. They could be an incomapatble pair or they're just not ready to nest yet. You didn't say how old your guys were. If they're under a year old, they're probably too young to know what to do and are picking on eachother out of frustration.
I don't think that the hen is trying to help her chicks in this case. Budgie hens will help their chicks hatch by peeling away the shell as the chick starts to peep. I admire this in budgies as most species won't do this.
I'd seperate your guys for 2 or three days. That might give them enough space to relax. Then put them together again.
Good luck! it's always frustrating to lose eggs and not know why they're being beaten up!
2006-07-02 15:23:23 · answer #2 · answered by white_ravens_white_crows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I refuse to answer any question where the asker replaces the word ARE with BE and DOES with DO. I always wonder when I see this, if people like you just dont know any better, or if they really think it sounds cool to talk like that. No, I'm not some 40 year old house wife holyroller either. I am actually only 20, but I still think "ebonics" is the worst slaughter of the English language that has ever occured in history.
2006-07-02 13:56:35 · answer #3 · answered by E 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do parakeets in the wild jointly raise young, I think so. Birds is captivity behave differently the male may not like the eggs there or he may be looking for calcium. Do you have a calcium stick in the cage, it is also used for shapening beeks. You had better keep them seperate until the chicks are grown.
2006-07-02 13:56:47 · answer #4 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jealously
2006-07-02 16:20:12 · answer #5 · answered by Angus. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all how old are they.
have they been doing this for long
maybe its the male that wants more sight of the female. my mum has heaps of birds she some times would get the eggs and hand raise and hatch them her self
2006-07-02 13:56:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find an avian vet in your area and see him/her as soon as possible.
2006-07-02 13:56:47 · answer #7 · answered by Spooky Wan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋