how do i get my cockateils to breed, i want birdies?

Question

i have two cockateils, a male and female. i have a breeding box and the nesting hair. do they breed in the box, or do the decide. because in my book i saw them mating on the perch. and once the female has the eggs, do i have to take the male out, or does he help out with the eggs, one more, how long does the female keep the eggs inside of her and how long will it take for the eggs to hantch. i need all these answers so please help!!!

Answer 1

First of all, I hope they like each other, because I've had pairs that wouldn't mate, and then when I put those birds with different partners, the birds did like the new partners. If the pair do like each other and "hit it off", they will mate on the floor, on the perch, or in the nest box. You don't have to take the male out, he will take his turn on the nest too, and take his turn feeding the young. Cockatiel eggs take about 21 days to hatch after laying, most hens lay from 4 to 7 eggs. Cockatiel babies are naked at first, then they get yellow down feathers unless they are whiteface in which case they get white down feathers. By 6 weeks of age, they look just like the adult birds. Many breeders will let the parents raise the babies for the first few days or week, then take the babies and handfeed them, because handfed babies are much more social with people than those that are completely parent raised. Some breeders will take the babies as soon as they are hatched and handraise them, and most breeders of the bigger parrot species sold as pets, totally handraise the birds.

Be sure you're feeding the parent birds a good quality cockatiel food and that there is cuttlebone and a mineral block available. A hen needs good nutrition and proper minerals to make good eggs with strong shells, to help avoid a condition known as "egg-binding."

Bird breeders often check the eggs ("candling the eggs")with a special light, approximately a week or more after the eggs have been laid, called a candler, candling light, candling bulb. A fertile egg will show the blood vessels of the developing baby through the shell when the egg is candled. Of course, time will tell anyway when the eggs either hatch or they dont. Sometimes eggs don't hatch because of lack of moisture, you can lightly mist the parent birds with water spray a couple of times a week, some people lightly mist the eggs with warm water every 2 or 3 days if they don't give the parents misting or baths.

Here's a link that has some very good FAQs on cockatiel breeding and raising.
http://www.cockatielsociety.org.au/articles/faq.htm

Answer 2

Before you try to breed your cockatiels, you need to do a lot more research. You need to talk to your avian vet and perhaps a local breeder. Bringing new life into the world is a big responsibility, you want to make sure you are ready for it.

If you don't know the answer to one or more of these questions, that is a sign that you shouldn't be breeding yet.

*How many eggs in an average cockatiel clutch?
*What does the hen need more of while laying?
*What is the surest way of sexing a cockatiel?
*What is the idea temperature of handfeeding formula?
*How often will the female lay eggs?
*What is the appropriate sized cage for cockatiel parents and their clutch?

This is just a small quiz. There is a lot more you need to know before you consider breeding.

Answer 3

cockatiels are pretty easy to breed, the nesting box should be fine as they arent too fussy.both birds share the brooding.incubation is about 19 to 20 days.perhaps you dont have a pair,sexing is sometimes hard because of all the different opinions people have,there are allot of types and mutations but experienced people can by the colours. generally the male does all the talking and whistling but they can be DNA tested by your vet. good luck.

Answer 4

We have a pair of cockateils for many years. They often seem to breed and are ( having sex ) but there have never been any eggs laid.

Answer 5

Put on soft music,dim the lights,and let nature take it's course.

Answer 6

if you got a book then i think you should be ok but id let them do it on their owm put like a light cloth over the cage and they should mat eon their own