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Post by tielkeets04 on Oct 27, 2004 11:07:16 GMT 10
my younger pair of cockatiels are nesting I'm having the same problem for the 3rd time they lay fertile eggs , sit real tight during the day then as soon as its night time they both leave the nest for the roosting perch now Im wondering should I raise the height of the nest box or remove the roosting perch  Tanya |
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Post by hillcresttiels on Oct 27, 2004 11:43:31 GMT 10
When you say young how young are they? Frank
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Post by tielkeets04 on Oct 27, 2004 13:00:24 GMT 10
their 2 years old in january
tanya m
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Post by hillcresttiels on Oct 27, 2004 13:18:58 GMT 10
At that age they should be switched on with thier maternal instincts sound like the hen is not doing her job at night is there any reason something might be keeping her from entering and incubating at night such as cats or other i don't think removing the perch or relocating the box unless its in a threatning location will make a difference,is the hen handreared cheers Frank  |
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Post by tielkeets04 on Oct 27, 2004 14:04:30 GMT 10
I breed them in indoor breeder cages , and yess she's a hand reared bird so is her mate
tanya
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Post by hillcresttiels on Oct 27, 2004 15:05:34 GMT 10
Could be her instincts are not up to scratch unfortunately! Frank
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Post by tielkeets04 on Oct 27, 2004 15:51:42 GMT 10
another one where time will tell , least the male looks like , with the right mate he'll be a good nester , he's hardly been off the eggs all day
tanya
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Post by lovemytiels on Oct 27, 2004 16:52:07 GMT 10
Hi Tanya, I was just wondering if maybe mice are getting in to the breeding cages at night. I have been using breeding cabinets this year & although i cover them up at night the little buggers still manage to squeeze through the bars, & this will certainly scare the parents. Just a thought as mice will still get into a house looking for seed & other food that you have for them. I make sure my blankets are tighly tucked around the box to prevent mice getting in & also had to resort to mice bait as they can steal the eggs as well. Cheers for now Anna
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Post by josiedownunda on Oct 28, 2004 6:32:35 GMT 10
Hi Tanya,
My platinum wf hen was similar to yours by the sounds of it. First clutch was a total disaster.....let chicks get cool and didn't feed enough. 2nd clutch she abandoned eggs 3 days before hatching so I fostered them. She was handraised too and the breeder said not to breed with her cos she was raised to be a pet not a breeder!!!
Lucky I didn't listen!!!LOL
Last clutch she sat on 4 eggs and raised them perfectly...her and her mate that is. Maybe they are a bit slow to learn but I decided to give them the chance and it worked. Luckily i have other pairs set up on the same time frame so I can foster if need be. This time it was just as well she got it right as all the other boxes were overflowing with eggs already!!LOL
I would give them another try....maybe you could let them breed at the same time as another pair so you have backup if the need arises.
I give them 3 times.....3 strikes and your out!!! Maybe you could change things around a little before you try again........maybe one last time.
Are they bonded or just a pair? I find bonded pairs are better parents and my platinum was bonded to her mate well and truly by the third clutch. Not sure if that was the difference or not but i also put her cage under the house instead of inside so there were less distractions. Whatever the reason it worked.
Jo-Anne
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Post by tielkeets04 on Oct 28, 2004 7:37:09 GMT 10
jo anne , I have four of her eggs under my older pair they should hatch soon I'm starting to think she likes her mate and wants to please him by laying eggs he wants but thats it she aint sitting on them she is on her perch this morning and he's on his eggs lol who knows she might get more interested one day its up to her , I got them as pets but I do let them hatch a few if they want too I'm learning lots and enjoying it all tanya  |
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Post by Zack on Oct 29, 2004 15:45:25 GMT 10
Hi Tanya, Just wondering if your hen is attnetive to you? reason I ask is that I had the same problem, my hen( hand-weaned) was used to me for 4 years then I got her mate. She started out laying her eggs off the perch, so naturally they broke. Then she finally laid them in the box but wouldn't sit at night, and my male knew it was her turn so he didn't either!!
It is like trial and error for them a bit, because they were handraised and didn't have their parents to teach them or other birds to learn from they have to work it out all by themselves.
My hen eventually was going in and sitting when the light started to fade, but I did have to be careful not to go near the cage or make any sounds in the vicinity as she would come out to say hello to me and not go back in.
She did settle down though, she laid 5 eggs for her first clutch and 3 hatched.
As every bird is different you might have to wait and see what happens. But if you're sure you want to breed from her don't give up on her yet.
Kazz
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Post by tielkeets04 on Oct 29, 2004 17:50:40 GMT 10
she isnt as bonded with me as the male is , she is a bird that some other person raised , then spent over six months in the pet store
so I swaped her for one of my hand reared females , It was her idea
to lay eggs so I gave her a nest and I'll just wait and see what ends up happening , the last few days have been interesting the male is sitting more and more and she is going in when he comes out for a feed
now this is womans lib at its best lol
tanya
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Post by Catbird on Oct 29, 2004 19:16:19 GMT 10
hmmm I don't know guys. My best breeding hens are handraised, they sit tight, lay good clutches and rear the chicks really well.
I seem to have more trouble with parent reared birds where the previous breeder obviously didn't spend a lot of time with the birds because when I go out there they freak out. Birds that I have bred myself seem much more well adjusted and quiet because I spend time around my birds so they get used to my movements and activities around the aviaries. My WF platnium hen is a good example, she's very flighty, sits too hard on the eggs, throws out nesting material and freaks out whenever someone goes near the aviary. Mind you I also have had very good mothers that were parent reared.
So I think its more to do with the personality, bloodlines and environmental history of the bird rather than if they were parent or hand reared (relating to cockatiels here, not other birds).
- Claire
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Post by tielkeets04 on Oct 29, 2004 21:13:19 GMT 10
clare , my oldest pair are hand reared birds and there very good parents , my oldest hand reared male has never shown any interest
in breeding he's nearly seven years old and lives with a hen of his choice and this young pair the male is showing that hes going to be
a good breeder , personality might play a big part in all of this
Tanya
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