my tiel????

[my budgie billy]

ok recently my tiel sally has been sorta sqweezing(sp?) into her water bowl????

[Amy]

Having a bath perhaps? Choosing a nesting place?

[my budgie billy]

:o a nesting place!:D:D:D i hope so! and as for a bath it might be but she has a bird bath in the cage?? also when she is in there she makes this strange noise over and over again????

[Amy]

Maybe she's trying to lay?

[my budgie billy]

i dont no??she does it about 2-3 times aday but i get her out because i dont want her to hurt herself! she sqwashes herself in SOOOO tight!!!do you think next time i should leave her?

[redgirl]

I really have not got a clue sweetie, hopefully Bea and AnM will be on a bit later, I know they have tiels so they will be able to maybe help you out on this. Or ask Zarrion xxx :)

[Amy]

She might be eggbound..

[redgirl]

Could be, I can imagine doing that in the water dish will release a bit of the pressure if shes egg bound or laying, you would possibly be able to tell though if she was egg bound because she would be very distressed, does she seem distressed Joe x

[my budgie billy]

no she is very calm?

[Amy]

Hmmm. How long has this been happening?

[A-n-M]

I don't know what might be the reason for her doing this, I have never seen my tiel even go into his water dish, If it is eggbound hopefully not I found you some info on the symptoms of egg binding. Its on the third paragraph in Egg binding

http://www.cockatielcottage.net/binding.html

Have you seen your cockatiels show any signs of breeding?

[my budgie billy]

no A-n-M they have shown no signs of mating.does anyone know from the time they mate to the time they lay, how long is that period of time?

[Amy]

They might have done it when you were not looking?

[my budgie billy]

Hmmm. How long has this been happening?

It has been about 3days now, my mum says if she keeps doing it we are taking her to the vet!thats good:D but i dont like to think one of my birds has become ill because i somehow feel responcible :(

[Amy]

I don't think she's ill...

[my budgie billy]

why do you think she isnt?

[Amy]

Well.. just because she goes in her water bowl doesn't make her ill. :P

[A-n-M]

no A-n-M they have shown no signs of mating.does anyone know from the time they mate to the time they lay, how long is that period of time?

Eggs are laid about 7-10 days after a pair mates and 1 egg usually laid every 48 hours until the clutch is complete.

[my budgie billy]

ok thanks A-n-M.does anyone think it is anythin to worry about? because i am getting mixed opinions.

[Amy]

I'd see for a couple of days what happens. Keep us updated. :D

[my budgie billy]

thats exactly what my mum told me to do!

[zarrion101]

Ok, I just been chatting to Joe on msn about Sally his tiel. She actually sits in the water feeder with her legs in there for approx 30 seconds and does that for 3/4 times a day. Does anyone here think that is normal?

She slightly chirps as well....

[my budgie billy]

here are some pics of here in the water bowl.they are abit hard to make out but they were the best i could do.

birds eye view:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/pet_man/IMG040.jpg

side view:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/pet_man/IMG041.jpg

hope you can see it properly.

[pipp4]

i think u should buy a bird bath for her......lol

[my budgie billy]

she already has one.