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Old November 19th, 2005, 08:48 PM
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Seems like your daughters birds have finally settled in and decided that they are comfortable enough to start breeding, from what I've read cockatiels can breed at anytime but from the age you're saying that they are they should be slowing down. when they lived in your neighbors house were they in the same cage or were they in seperate cages? If your daughter doesn't want anymore chicks that is the solution, put the cages side by side so that they can still enjoy each others company.
Cockatiels actually become better parents as they age, the male will be a bigger help in the rearing.
It's possible that the bath was just the last thing to let them know that everything in their world is now good enough for them to rear their chicks.
An avian vet is a must, I asked our vet if they could give me a list of avian vets in my area.

http://www.cockatiels.org they had some interesting articles on breeding as well as other topics.
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