PETS HELP with Breeding birds?

Question

i have a mated pair of cockateils. i have taken out the nest box to give her a rest from laying. however HE is still mounting her and mating. Will she still lay eggs? Should I take them away from each other and I have and man does he scream all day and nite for her. HELP

Answer 1

There are several ways to regulate a bird's hormone levels so she will stop laying eggs. The first one, which you have already done, is to take out the nestbox. Also check around the cage to see if there is anything she is considering using for a nest. Anything she can sit in and get a little privacy might provoke nestiness in your bird.

The second thing you need to do is regulate her food. Make sure your birds both get enough to eat, but that they don't have a lot of extra food laying around. Birds are more prone to lay eggs when there is abundant food. Measure the food so they don't have any left in the cup at the end of the day, or only offer the food at set times in the morning and evening for a few hours. Still offer water and mineral block or cuttlebone at all times, and make sure to keep a careful eye out for signs of frantic hunger, running around the bottom of the cage, pecking constantly at droppings, etc. The object is that your birds should have enough to satisfy them, but not so much that they think there'd be enough to fill more mouths.

The third important thing is to regulate photoperiod, or the amount of hours of light and darkness they get each night. Longer daytime hours trigger more nestiness. Put a cover on your bird's cage early in the evening and take it off in the morning, so that they get about twelve hours of darkness at night while your female is in the egg-laying mood. If they think it is winter with equal length day and night, they will not want to lay.

All of these things together should hopefully stop the laying behavior. If not, you may need to consult your vet and get the female a hormone shot to stop her laying. Good luck!

Answer 2

She might lay eggs.
She might even lay eggs if they are separated. Mine kept laying eggs after her mate died.
There are other ways to stop her laying. Some may work better than others. You could leave them together in the same cage, probably.
1] Put the cage in a different room. 2] Put the birds in a new cage. 3] This should definitely work: Put them in one cage for the daytime and in a different cage at night.
My cockatiel stopped laying when I used plan #3, but it was a hassle. Then I noticed that whenever I put another bird with her, she stopped laying until I took it out. Finally I bought a young and tame budgie and put it in the cage with her. She quit laying eggs from that day on, and they were best friends.

Answer 3

If she lays again I would separate them for 4 to 6 months but leave them side by side or they will yell for each other.

Answer 4

nuter your birds