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Post by sabriel on Dec 8, 2010 20:25:45 GMT 10
I have a 5m-3m avairy with 9 rainbows, 2 crimson rosellas and 2male+ 1 female King parrots.
My question is, how do i know which male she's bonded with?
Lately she's been coming in and out of the hollow nesting log but no eggs or males feeding her or anything.
Some advice please as this is my first time as a King Parrot owner...
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Post by vankarhi on Dec 8, 2010 20:54:04 GMT 10
Maybe she has not bonded with either of them yet.....maybe she is just playing house/practising  |
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Post by avinet on Dec 8, 2010 21:20:29 GMT 10
How old are they, how long have they been together, and are all those birds sharing the same flight? And what area of the country do you live.
King parrots can take a long while to bond - several years sometimes. If you put mature birds together then they may never bond - or bond immediately. The hens are very picky about their mate.
I had a pair of pet Kings - given to me by an American couple who had to leave the country due to visa problems, and those birds were passed on to a friend when I was very sick a while ago. That pair are now around 10 years old, have been together since the hen was 10 weeks old (I hand raised her) and the male was 12 months old, and it is only this year that they became bonded sufficiently to try to breed. They didn't have fertile eggs, but at least they tried! The hen had a broken leg a few years ago and while it healed reasonably well, the leg doesn't have much strength so when they tried to mate her leg would give way and he fell off!.
So be patient - eventually she will probably beg for food from one of the males and then you will know which one she has selected.
cheers,
Mike
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Post by sabriel on Dec 14, 2010 6:28:43 GMT 10
The Rainbows, Crimsons and Kings are in the large flight, we had unexpected trouble getting our other aviary here but we have now sorted that problem.
One cock bird and the hen are 6 years old and the other cock bird is 5. So she may eventually bond and breed with someone then?
Is there any sort of diet changes i can make to make sure they are in peak condition? ATM it's an wild bird mix diet with fruit and veges....
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Post by sabriel on Dec 14, 2010 6:30:14 GMT 10
They have been together for 4 years, but with me for a year.
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