i have some concerns about the breeding of my cockatiels?

I am here to dispel the myth about touching baby birds. It isn't necessarily true, but it can happen. People say the birds can smell your scent, which isn't true at all, as birds have a very poor sense of smell, given that they mostly rely on sight for food.

You won't have to worry about it if you hand feed the birds, but it takes practice, and you will risk asphyxiating a bird the first time around. You have to weigh out the risks and benefits of hand feeding and parent raising. Do you intend for the birds to be tame? You'll have to figure it out based upon your situation.

*EDIT* Wow, someone said almost the exact same thing as I did. =P

it's very unlikely the birds will not claim their eggs after you've touched them. the difference between your cockatiels and wild birds is the fact that they know your scent. It doesn't scare them and its not foreign. i've bred cockatiels and you can candle the eggs about a week after they've been laid. its best to do it while both birds are out of the box. a good way to do this is feed them. don't take the eggs out until the birds are done sitting on them though! this is very important! if you take them out too soon, the hen will just lay another clutch (group of eggs) to replace them and this is bad because she will be depleting her system and it opens her up to the risk of malnourishment and disease. its best to just let it run its course and if the eggs are duds she will know when to give up on them. also the eggs need moisture. if you dint have a bird bath for them try putting a very shallow dish in the bottom of the cage for the hen and change the water daily. a great source that i always rely on is www.cockatielcottage.com its amazing and has answers on just about every bird topic there is. i have yet to find an incorrect fact on the site. good luck!

It's a common myth that if you touch a baby bird the parent won't care for the babies.It's nonsense. Birds are excellent parents and don't care if your scent is on the babies. In fact birds have a very poorly developed sense of smell.

You can go ahead and change the nest box and handling the babies will help them to become friendly.

http://www.avianweb.com/cockatielchicks.html

Are you helpful that they are woman and male, because of the fact 2 male would desire to nevertheless 'mate' (for relaxing i think). My breeding pair mate each and every of the time with out honestly laying, it would desire to be the time of yeah as Spring is many times mating season. (wintry climate in Aus atm). perhaps try separate them from the different birds, so as that they have got their very own place to place with out having to share.

if you are getting mixed answers just don't Touch them at all unless you want to hand rear them. in the wild the nest doesn't get cleaned out unless the birds do it so just leave it. mine are on eggs atm and i just leave them to be :)

NO TOUCHY TOUCHY