How to breed cockatiel

Hi everyone, i have a female white face and a normal yellow faced cockatiel. The male is nt tame at all while the female is very tame is close to me. How do i breed them? I really wish to have some baby cockatiels to carry on their legacy....wat should i do? Need as much advice as possibel....truly appreciate it. Thanks!

i tried breeding before... well, I think it depends on luck.

If your pair is a bonded pair, they will mate when the time is right. Your cage has to be big in order for your tiels to feel comfortable. Also, providing a large next box that is able to find both birds is good but not too big till the female can get seperated from her eggs. Once your tiels get used to their large cage and nest box, they will start breeding.

Provide lots of fresh foods, parrot food and cuttle fish bone or calcium block.

Hi Honeybunny,

As per mention by crazymouse_yyh, some time it is depend on the luck...

Well, the good news is that we can increase the possibility by giving them the 'best' condition or environment... and also good food...

However, the not so good news is that breeding bird need lots of commitment from the breeder...

Here is some simple fact about breeding cockatiel:
- not all pair will successfully produce baby for us(even they lay egg)
- best result can be achieved if we let they pair up by themself.
- 2-3 years old female is best for breeding
- most tame pet cockatiel is not a good parent

Here is some tip to encourage them to nest:
- suitable breeding cage (not so small)
- provide nestbox
- the pair must not be disturb
- no other BOP/CAT/ etc nearby which make the bird afraid
- control the food*

* control the food doesn't mean you limit their food but provide different portion of food to them

Hope it help

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Tanin Eh Boon
Malaysia Bird Community

Thanks for the advices u guys...i guess all i can do right nw is to pray hard...i have provided them with a 1 ft nestbox that i built myself and plenty of food so the rest is up to them...hehe....

Hi Honeybunny,

How is the cockatiel doing?

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Tanin Eh Boon
Malaysia Bird Community

hi all just wonder if i have a dog at home but i mounted my breeding cage up 4-5ft above the ground will the breeding pair still be disturb by the dog(my dog don't disturb the bird)