Is nest building normal? or does it always mean eggs are soon to follow? I have 2 lovebirds, not sure of sex- one definitely female who is the nest builder. I have no desire to breed these birds-what are your suggestions? Let them lay eggs, continue with building the nest and if eggs come - remove them? or, Disrupt behavior, take down fleece hut and separate birds? Do female birds always build nests, even without a male partner? The female is constantly in the fleece hut and the other one is hanging outside the hut, occasionally making a visit. What do these behaviors indicate? The only reason I can see why the behavior changed with the birds is I recently put palm shredder pieces into the cage- no nesting box- no paper towels, nothing different other than the shredders. Would this trigger mating behavior? Or coincidental? It is winter here in Philly, do they breed all year round- I thought spring was the season. Thanks for your help.
2007-01-18 17:07:06 · 4 answers · asked by ceangle13 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
Love Birds can have babies basically every 3 months. If the bird makes a nest it doesn't always mean they are ready to breed. Let them make the nest and lay eggs. If you do not want babies you can get fake ones to switch out. You might just find out they are not fertile though.I wouldn't let them have eggs and hatch them in anything but a nesting box. By taking their house away you will just stress them out. Let them do what they want and just watch and see if they lay eggs. A female will make a nest even if there isn't a man. Female birds lay eggs even if there isn't a man. They are just doing whats natural to them. If they lay eggs and you take them away they are just going to lay more eggs and its not healthy for them to have that many eggs in a short time period. You would take out the fake eggs when they lack interest in them.
Also you will have to do this every breeding cycle unless you seperate them. But the best thing is to see what they do first before you decide what to really do. To tell if the egg is fertile put it up to a light. If it is pink and empty looking than its not fertile.
2007-01-19 01:15:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tennis ball isn't that vast. in simple terms knock it down with an prolonged stick so which you're at a secure distance in case a wasp or 2 are in place of abode. it ought to no longer have many wasps in it simply by fact the queens purely come out of hibernation around could. Any nest will nonetheless be very youthful with few inhabitants on the 2d.
2016-12-12 14:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Angel has great advice. I would remove the hut just in case. If you don't want them to have eggs, reduce the daylight they receive and rearrange the cage.
2007-01-19 12:21:38 · answer #3 · answered by Christie D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Angel has very good advice...one last thought though....I wouldn't seperate them. Most birds needs attention. Either full time attention of a human, or more naturally, the attention of a mate.
2007-01-19 02:24:43 · answer #4 · answered by barefoot_yank 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋