They both are togehter for a while now. The female preens the male, but the male never preens the female. He is a little aggressive. if the female wants to get preened, he pecks at her. Today the female layed an egg. I dont know if its fertile or not. I have heard chirping noises once before. But i dont know if they have really mated. How do i stop the male being aggressive?
I have another pair which is set right beside their cage. Do you think this is the problem?
2007-01-04 14:14:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
That is an interesting question, however I am afraid that there could be different things that could make that result. I have a pair myself, and had a similar thing happen. They both preened eachother, but the male seemed to want to pluck the female's feathers. They seemed to like eachother, and even had baby birds. I now have them in two seperate cages, and all is fine.
In your situation, I think I would recommend doing the same. Remove the male from the cage for a day or so, but let them have cages near eachother. Observe how they act. Do not be worried about the female's eggs because if they are fertile, the female still will be able to sit on the eggs on her own if she wishes to. ( I know from previous experience) However, your highest priority should be the adult birds' safety. If the birds seem to act nervous without eachother, put the male back in. If they dont seem to mind, leave them out. If you want you can put the male in the cage every so often for them to meet for a little while. And like I said before, the most important and highest priority for you should be the adults' safety. If the female seems to be showing signs of being injured, immediately remove the male from the cage.
If you want to learn more information about cockatiels, there are quite a few websites, books, and magazines that have a bit more information on this topic and other important subjects.
Best of luck to you and your birds!
2007-01-04 14:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by Kelsey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know may be the cage is too small for them thats why she peck the male...or your male bird is annoying thats why she pecks him...one solution is too separate them or if their cage are small then get a bigger cage.but i had a situation just like that except it was my hamsters my female hamster thinks the cage was her teritory so i have to separate them but i bought a bigger and nicer cage for the male but my parents said its too big for him and he is alone so i put them together they got along it was probably about their teritory or the size of cage....try my advise it might work cuz i have no problem now their together and they start to get along ...but they wont get along that quick just give them time and it might work...
2007-01-04 15:53:48 · answer #2 · answered by Faye 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My budgies try this each and each and every one the time, my woman bullies my male. If he needs to eat, she needs to eat there too. She'll attack and he will locate yet another position to eat and then she will kick him out of there too. they strive against a lot. I doubt they are going to kill one yet another. Birds are very social animals, they choose different birds as companions. He would basically be performing territorial. enable them be, quickly they receives used to at least one yet another.
2016-10-16 23:33:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just tell your female bird to tell your male bird she has a headache....just kidding. I am not sure it might have something to do with having the 2 cages to close to eachother
2007-01-04 14:35:50 · answer #4 · answered by Lil lady 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋