breeders not producing babies

[birdymomma]

ok so this one set of parrotlets i have will lay eggs but they are never fertile9yes i'm sure it's male and female) any advice they get high quality food as well as veggies and fruits (but they don't seem to like it) anyways i'm cutting back on non producing birds and i wanted to try couple different things before i sell them any ideas?

[MicahEspudo]

haha you'd have to be pretty stupid to not know it's gender (no offense)

[kevinp]

Hi birdymomma, here is a link to my site which describes how to sex parrotlets and the different mutations you may get.


Parrotlet info site

depending on the mutation it can be very difficult to tell male to female

[birdymomma]

thank you but sexing them isn't the problem it IS a male and female they simply aren't producing fertile eggs

[birdymomma]

Originally Posted by birdymomma

ok so this one set of parrotlets i have will lay eggs but they are never fertile9yes i'm sure it's male and female) any advice they get high quality food as well as veggies and fruits (but they don't seem to like it) anyways i'm cutting back on non producing birds and i wanted to try couple different things before i sell them any ideas?

lol yeah i know but someone suggested elsewhere that perhaps it wasn't a true male and female

[Tombstone]

Birds can be infertile. If you continue getting clear clutches then I would say if their only purpose is breeding, they probably need to go.

[Koki]

Parrotlet's need very sturdy perches. I"m watching one of my pairs go at it right now. They make thse cute/weird little sounds.

Anyway, they do it and make the sound for about 45 seconds before they actually "connect." YES, you can see it if you have the right angle. At the momment they connect the sond changes to just a bit and they're done in 2 or 3 seconds.

They need a stable perch.

If this isn't the problem, you could try to re-pair them. Sometimes this results in both birds producing.

[huntress]

What are there ages. And have they produced for someone else. I often have young pairs lay clear for a few clutches and older pairs 4-5 years who quit showing fertile.