My quakers are in separate cages. Both have a supply of twigs for nest building. Cruzer is constantly building and remodeling and Sweet Pea just ignores the sticks. Is this a gender thing or are some just more industrious than others? These birds are not sexed, by the way.
http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/jjg/2-7-05.jpg http://img5.ranchoweb.com/imag.....988483.jpg
Saturday September 24, 2005 3:16 pm
Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10063
Re: Nest Building!
I don't have an answer for you but the photos are very cute.. Couldn't believe it when I saw the nest..
Sunday September 25, 2005 3:43 pm
Cheeta Moderator
Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia
Your quakers are beautiful!!! I too can't help with the nesting question.... sorry
Monday September 26, 2005 3:30 pm
Tia Fledgeling
Joined: 13 May 2005
Posts: 319
Location: Illinois
My Emmie does the same thing only I have given her straws! She loves to rearrange them and if one is out of sorts oh boy! does she get upset and won't stop until it is just so. I am trying to remember what I have read about them and their nest building, I don't think it is related to their sex but just to their nature....some are more adept in building than others just as some are more prone to speak than others. I used to visit a quaker site and they had a picture of their quaker and it's home.....some how managed to make a nest out of hangers around the cage! They are really quite good at this!
Monday October 17, 2005 4:41 am
saaaammmmm Egg
Joined: 10 Dec 2006
Posts: 14
Location: Texas
that is adorable!
Sunday December 10, 2006 8:49 pm
Jrmno1sCarrie Flier
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
Posts: 718
Location: Ohio
I have read that quakers are great nest builders and in the wild they make elaborate nests. That is why some states forbid you to have a quaker because if they escape and manage to survive(which they do quite well) they make these big elaborate nests sometimes in places where people don't want them. I've included a couple of links to more imformation about quaker nests. The one link has some pictures of nests in the wild.
http://www.duke.edu/~djb4/Monk%20Parakeets.htm http://www.geocities.com/Heart.....nests.html
Monday December 11, 2006 12:31 am
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