How do I change the mind of a stubborn Female

[blbadgley]

About 3 months ago I was give a Pacific Parrotlet pair and 2 males. Zebra Finches, keets, love birds + The probem started when my parakeet pair started nesting and had a clutch of 4, my (at the time) only lovebird started trying to carry stuff back to her cage etc. When I was given the parrotlets I was given 3 love birds A black-masked blue male and a Fischer pair. The first thing that happened was that the black masked and my Dutch blue made friends and then mates (I didn't know that could happen) The dutch blue laid 4 egss and hatched 3 they are now about 3 weeks old. She made her nest at the bottom of the cage and would not let anyone touch the eggs. Now every pair in the room is nesting. The parrotlet pair and the other lovebird will not use the nesting box. Like the lovebird they have picked a corner in the cage and made a nest of the chewed up wood pellets. I am not sure what to do. The person who gave them to me said if I messed with them they may not nest again. That is what happen when she changed where they wanted to nest. Please help! She has been sitting for a week.

[Lori~D]

All you can do now is wait them out till they get bored or hatch if they are fertile. Then if there are babies to care for deal with that. To stop nesting behavior you need to shorten the days for them and separate males if nec. Until you get everything in order.