My 2.5-year-old cockatiels mate, but aren't laying eggs. Is it normal?

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My 2 coakatials does sex alot but still no eggs their age is 2 years and half ? Is that normal when is she gonna lye eggs

Dr. Paula Simons · Accepted Answer

Here is a excerpt from a cockatiel breeding page: To breed successfully however, cockatiels require five breeding prerequisites that include optimum nutrition, temperature and humidity, extended photo-light (daylight) hours, an adequate nesting site and an appropriate mate. From what you have stated, it would appear that the reason your cockatiels have not bred is probably due to insufficient daylight hours, which are needed to stimulate breeding hormone levels adequately. To emulate the breeding season, aviculturists allow their cockatiels to awake at daybreak but typically add a few extra hours of daylight by providing artificial light beyond dusk - for example until 9 or 10 p.m. These extra hours coincide with the natural breeding season, which ensures parent birds have the added time to seek out food and feed hungry chicks for a final good meal to last the night. Provide a nutritious conditioning/breeding diet consisting of a quality cockatiel mix, cockatiel pellets, cuttlebone, water, dark green leafy vegetables and other soft foods. Attach a cockatiel-size nest box outside of the cage to allow the forthcoming chicks the space they need when they finally fledge the nest and perch inside the cage. Although some pairs act as if their cage is a nest box, especially if it is covered a lot of the time, most cockatiels prefer a natural nest box in which to reproduce. The fact that you allowed your cockatiels freedom to fly outside the cage on a daily basis is important, because it allows them to build up stamina for the breeding season and it improves the hens muscle tone for important egg-laying muscles to successfully lay eggs and prevent egg-binding. Link provided: http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-breeders/bird-experts/linda-rubin/successful-cockatiel-breeding-advice.aspx

My 2.5-year-old cockatiels mate, but aren't laying eggs. Is it normal?

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