VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

Breeding cockatoos

BREEDING OF COCKATOOS  [Web link....]

• Breeding sulfur crested Cockatoos is not easy.  It takes four to five years before the birds are sexually matured. 
• The female lays 2 to 3 eggs that are incubated by herself and the male in turns.
• After about 26-30 days, the young hatch and two month later fledging occurs.
• At that point, they are not yet able to look after themselves and are fed and nurtured for some time longer.
• During the entire breeding season, peace and quiet is extremely important.
• During the breeding season, normally tame bird can become far from friendly to wards their keepers.