how long will it take for my cockatiel to lay an egg after she breeds?

Question

i dont know how long it will take after i breed her with my uncles cockatiel?
months days weeks?

shes 2 years old and shes a pearl i think , im breeding her with a yellowish white one

Answer 1

Has she been introduced to your uncles bird yet? Birds dont usually just mate with a bird they have never met.They have to establish a relationship first and sometimes they dont get along at all.Even with established pairs of birds they dont always lay eggs and sometimes; if its their first time ; they dont always "do it" right.So there is a lot to consider.If everything went as it should, the female will start laying eggs 18-21 days after mating and will lay 1 egg every other day until she has laid 4-6 eggs.

Answer 2

Birds are not like dogs. These birds will need to be together as a pair for a while. That means living in a large breeder cage together. Cockatiels incubate and raise the chicks together, so they will need to be together!!!!

They will both need to mature, be put on a good BREEDING diet, not seeds that is birdie junk food.

YOU will need to do LOTS of work and research.
If your birds abandon the chicks or refuse to feed, you will have to step in and feed the chicks. This is AROUND THE CLOCK. They would then need to be in a brooder so they could digest their food properly, otherwise they will die. If they are handfed incorrectly, they can die a very slow, painful death from crop burn, slow crop, pneumonia, or infection.

I'll go into a short list of things that you as a responsible person will need to do before allowing your birds to breed.

******First, do not put the nest box in the cage until you do your research.********

Go to the book store and purchase a book on how to raise and breed cockatiels.

Go to the vet and learn how to properly handfeed, just in case they toss or abandon the chicks. They can also help you out if your hen becomes eggbound. This can be and is usually fatal if not treated immediently.

Find buyers for any and all chicks that hatch, before you let them breed. There are LOTS of birds out there due to overbreeding that are in need of homes, most are cockatiels and budgies (parakeets) due to the ease of breeding these birds.

Why do you want to breed? Is it to better the species, or because you think they need to?
Do you know the background of both birds?
Did their parents have any problems?
Are your birds on a good breeding diet?
Do they have enough calcium to prevent eggbinding?
Do they have fresh foods offered daily?

If you cannot answer all of those questions, then I would not breed.

If they are not on a good breeding diet, pellets, fresh foods, and very little seed, you may loose one of your birds during the breeding, or have chicks that are sickly.

If you plan on breeding, you will need a very large cage because until the chicks are weaned, you will have up to six chicks and two adults living in one space.

Answer 3

how long does it take a hen cockatiel to lay her eggs