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My lovebirds just started to build a nest in hanging fleece hut.?

Is nest building normal? or does it always mean eggs are soon to follow? I have 2 lovebirds, not sure of sex- one definitely female who is the nest builder. I have no desire to breed these birds-what are your suggestions? Let them lay eggs, continue with building the nest and if eggs come – remove them? or, Disrupt behavior, take down fleece hut and separate birds? Do female birds always build nests, even without a male partner? The female is constantly in the fleece hut and the other one is hanging outside the hut, occasionally making a visit. What do these behaviors indicate? The only reason I can see why the behavior changed with the birds is I recently put palm shredder pieces into the cage- no nesting box- no paper towels, nothing different other than the shredders. Would this trigger mating behavior? Or coincidental? It is winter here in Philly, do they breed all year round- I thought spring was the season. Thanks for your help.

Love Birds can have babies basically every 3 months. If the bird makes a nest it doesn’t always mean they are ready to breed. Let them make the nest and lay eggs. If you do not want babies you can get fake ones to switch out. You might just find out they are not fertile though.I wouldn’t let them have eggs and hatch them in anything but a nesting box. By taking their house away you will just stress them out. Let them do what they want and just watch and see if they lay eggs. A female will make a nest even if there isn’t a man. Female birds lay eggs even if there isn’t a man. They are just doing whats natural to them. If they lay eggs and you take them away they are just going to lay more eggs and its not healthy for them to have that many eggs in a short time period. You would take out the fake eggs when they lack interest in them.

Also you will have to do this every breeding cycle unless you seperate them. But the best thing is to see what they do first before you decide what to really do. To tell if the egg is fertile put it up to a light. If it is pink and empty looking than its not fertile.

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