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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 11, 2014 17:08:58 GMT
Unfortunately, the mating has not stopped.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Dec 19, 2014 22:05:41 GMT
Poor thing
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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 19, 2014 23:31:57 GMT
I have had to bite the bullet and separate Emma and Piper.
I felt that, if the laying did not exceed twice a year I would allow them to stay together, since they obviously love each other. When the laying started again about three days ago, I felt I had to do it.
We're playing musical cages right now, and Piper isn't getting much out of cage time.
On the other hand, when the two tiels are out of the cage together they are following each other everywhere. They look so cool together, sitting on top of the TV or on the back of the rocking chair. When it's time to go into the cage, Silver goes into the large one where Piper is. So, Piper gets some company.
I am thinking about getting a second budgie to keep with Piper. Wondering whether I should get a male or a female. I would prefer not to have more egg problems.
I thought that a female cockatiel would not lay eggs unless they were given a nestbox. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be true.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Dec 22, 2014 2:04:04 GMT
That is a bummer! How was Piper liking the separation?
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Post by Pammy on Dec 25, 2014 14:15:00 GMT
Diana, I think you've made a wise decision, and now you have two cockatiels and two budgies, and everyone has a companion. Please let us know how each bird is reacting to the change. I'm particularly interested in hearing how Piper has accepted Winter. I know it's only been a few days.... Hope all is going great for you and your birds!
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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 27, 2014 1:57:09 GMT
Piper and Winter are coexisting peacefully in the snazzy new cage I got for them. They have been engaging in parallel behavior: both preening the right side of the body at the same time, eating at the same time, etc. No preening yet. I am hopeful
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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 27, 2014 15:49:35 GMT
Hey, Pammy, Have Kringle and Klaus tried to mate with your females? I am asking because someone on another forum had a female that was biting the male and someone said it was probably because he was trying to mate with her, and she was too young. My brother was here last night, and we had the cockatiels out. He was commenting on how much better the chemistry seemed between them. They tend to stay together. Then, if one flies over to the TV, they will each call the other. It's like they are saying "Come over here!" "No! You come over here!" Then, one of them decides to join the other, and the calling stops. The only difficulty is finding a time to let the budgies out when the cockatiels aren't. But after the holidays I think I will figure it out.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Dec 27, 2014 19:49:27 GMT
Glad they are doing much better, you could always split it in half for flight time. That is what I did, sometimes neither of them wanted out lol.
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Post by Pammy on Dec 29, 2014 5:24:56 GMT
No, Diana, I have not ever once witnessed my birds attempting to mate. Kringle is sweet on both girls, and they like him, too. They will feed one another and preen. Clausy is friendly with everyone, but his best friend is Kringle. They will occasionally preen one another, as well. No mating. Don't know how I'm getting so lucky with this, but I sure hope it lasts. Kringle & Clausy are now likely around 4 - 5 years old, December is 1 1/2, and Sugarplum is probably right about a year.
I'm sure you will figure out a good routine for your two pairs once things settle down after the holidays. My four are currently all fully flighted. They stay at the open cage most of the time, but will all take a loop or two around the room a couple of times per day, generally when the family is being noisy and everyone is out in the living room. It's like the excitement stimulates them. I love to see them fly, and know it's healthy for them, but I do worry about the possibility of somebody flying out the door, like Noel did last spring.
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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 29, 2014 17:39:55 GMT
Maybe your boys are past the hormonal teenage stage. I have been told that female budgies are less likely to lay eggs than female cockatiels, provided there is no nestbox. I think something that contributed to Emma laying eggs was that I started putting the paper on top of the grate at the bottom of the cage, and changing it every day. She would go down to the bottom and chew on the corner or the paper. She was also chewing on books in my bookcase. I then put a cloth over the top shelf of books. Then, she went into the second shelf, where it is also dark. I didn't realize what was going on right away. Live and learn! Winter came out of the cage yesterday. Her wings are clipped, so she cannot fly very much. I'm not used to that, so I wasn't expecting it. Whoever clipped her did a pretty good job though. She doesn't drop too hard.
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Post by kmic on Jan 22, 2015 17:52:26 GMT
So glad to read your updates. It's nice to know our little ones are happy, even if we can't allow them to have 100% of what they want.
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