Nesting ringnecks

[Blisschick]

I took a large oatmeal container and made my ringnecks a nesting box, then put some shavings in it for them. They've been doing the wing flicking thing and grooming each other, so I figured maybe they're wanting to make baby doves.

Right now, they're checking it all out, and playing with the shavings. How soon can I expect that they'll get down to business?

 

[sport14692]

Put on some Marvin Gay Music today and it could happen tonight, lol

Good Luck

Sport14692

 

[Blisschick]

LOL They're very partial to 70's music, so maybe that will happen!

Seriously, since I put the shavings in their nesting box yesterday, it's been all about that nest. Cuddling, cooing, grooming each other, checking out the nest repeatedly...

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

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[Blisschick]

Will both male and female sit in the nest? If not, I think I may have two females.

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

Yes, both will incubate and feed the babies

 

[Blisschick]

I just managed to find some good info on mating behaviors, and so far, it looks like everything is going normal. I had been suspecting that my white one was a male, so I had gotten a female, but was beginning to wonder if I had been wrong, especially since the white one is the one sitting in the nest most of the time now. Now I know what he's up to.

 

[magicpigeon]

Just in case you have two females- they will incubate anyway. I've got two brooding on a pigeon egg now

They have also hatched a chicken egg and a cockatiel egg. And, since they're both girls, I can control the population. You might want to watch out; once they bred you'll have a new pair every month....

Here are mine (please disregard the coke can, they wanted it!

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[Blisschick]

(please disregard the coke can, they wanted it! gig )

Haha! Mine demand a constant supply of millet spray. One of them has taken a couple of old stems and stuck it in the nest.

 

[KimberlyJ]

Mine nest on the floor of their cage. I remove 2 eggs every third Saturday like clock work. It I didn't, I'd be over run with them. Don't have a place for anymore doves. Good Luck with yours. I think baby doves are a bit ugly---the beak is huge!