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From: hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov (Dale Hubler)
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Subject: Re: INDOOR:cockatiel breeding help!!!
Message-ID: <1991May30.002513.17770@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
Date: 30 May 91 00:25:13 GMT
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In article <1991May29.140544.761@oakhill.sps.mot.com> crossley@oakhill.sps.mot.com (John Crossley) writes:
>Cookies at it again - She is laying eggs and we don't know
>what to do, We think they cannot be fertile eggs because
>
>Putting the male back with the female seems fine but Cookie
>harrasses the heck out of him.... sigh........
>
>John Crossley

Well, not every tiel makes a good parent or mate.  Is cookie a young
bird and inexperienced at breeding?  How badly does she harass the male?
Does she actually draw blood or physically fight.  Cockatiels are also
notorious for foot biting.  You should at least allow her to sit on
the eggs to get the laying stopped.  Also make sure she is getting a
good amount of calcium.  Maybe the aggression is due to breeding urges
or maybe she just does not make a good mate.  One possibility is to let
them breed, remove him to some out-of-sight area, and let her raise the
chicks.  If you really want to breed, you might consider getting another
mate too.  Hope it works out.

Dale Hubler


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