Any suggestions on how to nest parakeets. Eggs are always pecked open? 1 female, 2 males in the cage.?

Answer 1

The male who is not the father is pecking the eggs open. Remove the male you don't want to female to breed with, and make sure you have an appropriate nesting box for them to lay the eggs in. Try not to handle the eggs unless absolutely necessary. Add a calcium supplement to their food, also, just incase it's the female herself pecking the eggs open because of calcium defficiency.
Best of luck!

Answer 2

Bird eggs will NOT hatch in a cage. If you want the eggs to hatch, you must attach a nesting box to the cage where the female can lay her eggs and have privacy. Better yet once she is pregnant remove both males, but she will stilll need the nesting box. Go to the library and get a book on breeding birds. The pet shop owners are always willing to give free information too. Good luck!

Answer 3

Take out 1 male. If u have 2 males and 1 female the 2 males will compete against each other 4 da female.the male that is not breeding with da female will be chipping da eggs

Answer 4

whichever male isn't the mate of the female needs to be removed and that should solve the problem. If it doesn't, then its not a good pair to breed. So birds are better at it then others. You should also mist your birds daily so they in turn will be able to get some moister to the eggs, the will dry out if you dont. there are lots of books that are cheap out there and some Bird sites with forums, like Feathersite.com good luck

Answer 5

Keep only the ONE pair in the cage with the box, High chances both males are mating with her and there is jealousy in the situation hence the eggs being broken into..

Answer 6

You need to take your birds in to see a vet. The vet can help you learn to take care of your birds properly and prevent breeding.

Here is a link to help you find one:
http://aav.org/vet-lookup