Poor female Red Rump

[Laraine]

I have a nice pair of Opaline blue Red Rumps and a couple of weeks ago I noticed that the female had blood on her head and had been badly pecked. I took her inside and after a week put her back in. I then noticed her cowering down in the corner and bought her back in again.

Yesterday I put her back in the aviary and a couple of minutes later there was a commotion and another pair of Red Rumps were attacking her and her head was bleeding again.

I put the bullying pair into a cage and took them inside
Now I have the problem of where to put either pair. I don't want to sell them as they are all nice colours but can't have it all happening again. The male is so protective of her and was trying to get her away from the attackers. She has been trying to breed lately and keeps laying eggs now I know what has been happening. These birds certainly create problems. Lol.

[Karen]

I have to say I have had some issue's with my red rumps but not alot.
I currently have 4 pairs breeding in the same aviary and the only problems have been the batchelor males being attacked so I took 1 out but the other one I was too late.
My birds all know their place, there is one dominant pair that always take the top right hand corner breeding box and eat the fruit & vegies first.
The other pairs take the lower boxes and everything is fine.

[Laraine]

It's good that they all know the pecking order. This is the first problem I have had where blood has been spilt. The males often fight at the beginning of the breeding season when I first put the breeding boxes in but have never attacked a female before.

[jusdeb]

Its a pain to have to have birds in individual cages for their own protection .

[Laraine]

It does cause a problem I prefer to have my species together, but have decided to move the blues out as they are docile, and put the bullies back into that aviary, but will wait to see if she lays more eggs.