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Post by donnakausch on Jun 18, 2016 12:50:53 GMT -5
I have a quaker parrot that is about 7 years old. He all of a sudden seems to be nesting at the bottom of his cage. He sits on a cluster of peanuts. He won't let me clean his cage. Is he a she? Will I soon see an egg? Should I even clean the cage? Any help would be wonderful!
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Post by donnakausch on Jun 18, 2016 13:32:25 GMT -5
I kept the paper with the peanuts and such and placed it back in the cage once I was done cleaning it. he seems happy about that.
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Post by easttex on Jun 18, 2016 15:21:02 GMT -5
It sounds like you most likely do have a female. I've only seen that kind of broodiness, that is before there is an actual egg, in females. Perhaps someone else here has seen it in males, but I haven't. You could well have eggs in the offing. Since she has not laid yet, I would try to gently discourage the broody behavior, to maybe head this off. There's no good reason to expose her to the risks associated with egg laying if you are not breeding her. But it is very natural behavior for a parrot and if she does lay eggs anyway, accept it and try to support her as well as you can. Don't take the eggs away, as she will probably just lay more. She'll eventually lose interest. In the meantime, I would take away the nesting peanuts, if you can, and try to get her interested in leaving her cage. Easier said than done, I know.  |
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Post by donnakausch on Jun 19, 2016 5:05:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the suggestion. I appreciate your input. I am not breeding but i'll try to take away the peanuts. If he/she does lay an egg, I don't know if I'll ever get used to calling it a she. All my animals are male!!
Thanks again!
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Post by easttex on Jun 19, 2016 6:05:53 GMT -5
Until "he" lays an egg, or has a DNA test, which doesn't claim 100% accuracy but is pretty close, you can't be sure. No harm in continuing with the "he" anyway. What do they care bout such things, as long as you totally devoted to them? |
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