Parakeets

You said in one of your responses that you had owned them both for a year and a half. If they were raised from a young age together, maybe they are (or think they are) siblings, perhaps? Many animals will not mate with what they percieve to be a "littermate." Nature's way of preventing inbreeding, I guess. I don't know if this is true of birds, but others had already mentioned that 'keets need to "like" eachother before they mate, and I thought this might me a reason if the "likeing" one did not apply. Good luck.

I have Keets also...one boy, one girl...you may find this unbelievable, but the girl has to like the boy before she will mate with him...seems silly, but thats what the breeder told me....i laughed....

I am not sure what I did years ago when I had parakeets. But a pair of them did end up breeding.... or somebody did anyways.. lol I was given a huge cage that had 13 parakeets in it. What a noisy bunch they were. Out of all of them I think there was 4 females. And daily when I would "spy" on them, I always noticed just 1 female getting all the attention from all them males. So I made a little wooden box to hang inside the cage. It was like a 6 inch square box with a hole in the front, and of course the lid on top so I could check occasionally. Within 2 days that female was inside the box and away from all them males. I left them be as much as possible, only going into the cage to feed and water them daily. And most days I kept the cage covered with a thin sheet, the light would get in, but they weren't aware of us moving around in the house, type of thing. About a week later I noticed a couple eggs in the box, then I really avoided the cage. I didn't want to disturb anything! She came out at feeding time and stuff then would go right back, so I know she was 'busy' in there. Then 1 day I heard this faint little noise and we had babies! She hatched out 8 in all, and I think that was too many for her to care for, we ended up losing quite a few. All the babies were different colors, when they got their feathers in. So I am pretty sure that it wasn't just 1 male "helping". The female was white and the colors that came out were so pretty! Anyways, I just wanted to tell my "breeding" story and maybe something here may help. I wasn't trying to get them to breed, I was just trying to give that girl a break from all those men! LOL

I don't know anything about parakeets, maybe they just don't want to at this stage, I think you just have to leave it up to them, maybe someone can come up with a little magic potion, lets hope so....

If you provided everything they need......the only thing you can do is wait. Some pet birds never breed....so don't be to disapointed if you don't get any babies. You can still enjoy your birds no matter what.

I breed canaries, and one thing that is important is the diet you give them to get into breeding condition. A high protein diet will encourage them to breed. I make hardboiled eggs and, without peeling them, cut them into quarters with a large knife. I put a quarter of an egg in each cage in the morning, and remove it if it isn't gone by the afternoon. If the birds don't eat it that way, I mash the eggs up and add Pet-a-mine, which contains protein and various seeds that they like. Pet-a-mine also makes a nesting food, which is to give the parents to feed to the babies, but it is also used to get the adults into breedin condition---easier than making the eggs yourself. Giving your bird dark, leafy greens (like kale) also helps, and broccoli is also good---washed but not cooked. Some birds won't mate or raise babies if they are in a noisy, active location. I have had canaries raise families in my livingroom, but if they don't mate, I put them in a quieter location, like a bedroom. Light is also important---it stimulates the hormone that make they want to mate. They probably need about 14 hours of light, which can be daylight or artificial light. Your female will show she is ready to mate by nesting---picking up anything she can find and putting it into her nest. I have noticed that some of my hens used nesting boxes, but most of them preferred an open nest. You could make both available for her. Breeding pet birds can be very hit or miss. When I bought my first canary, I thought he needed a friend, and 2 males would fight, so I bought a female, but had no intention of breeding and didn't do anything to encourage it. By Valentine's Day we had the first clutch of babies, and ended up with 2 more over the next few months. With other pairs, I have done everything short of showing them X-rated movies, and nothing happened. So there is a little luck involved. Good luck, and let me know if you have any other questions!

Ask your pet shop owner or a vet. Look for suitable books in the library.

Maybe they are just not compatiable. Let them get check by the vet, maybe one of them is not capable to have children.

look the thing is that u must give them a deserted big cage enough to eat! fresh water and a pot to breed in with one hole! and i think that they will breed like any thing Insha'ALLAh dun move the cage so often it disturbs the birds i have been aising the parrots since i was in fourth grade! and now i am in bachelors wish u the best

Have you provided them with a nestbox? They will want privacy and need a box to raise babies in. Also, are they tame? Pets do not make good breeders. How old are they? If they are under 6 months of age, they are too young to breed. Feel free to message me if you have any questions...I breed parakeets and other parrots.