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From: rdmiller@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Ruth D Miller)
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Subject: Re: INDOOR: Cockatiel laying eggs
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Based on my experience with a broody female Fischer's lovebird,
I would suggest you get your cockatiel a nestbox; she will
probably lay a clutch and sit on it for the 'appropriate' time
(@3-4 weeks for lovebirds) and then suddenly ignore the eggs.
This is what Tangier did; it kept her happy and kept her from
overlaying herself, though we saw her rarely while she was sitting.
When she "gave up", we removed the nestbox and she was fine.
(Note: our birds won't lay w/o nestbox and nesting material, since
lovebirds are one of few parrot genera that build a nest. )
Cockatiels may be different from this: anyone with other experiences?

Ruth