Hello,
So this is a bit random but I was wondering if you could answer a question of mine, you seem to know a lot about birds and breeding.
So I got two parrotlets from a breeder in California. A male and female, we had them shipped to us and everything, it was about a $500 deal all together.
So anyways, they’re not as tame as I would have liked, the breeder breeds a ton of parrotlets and I dont think they were hand raised as well as I would have wanted to have tame, nice birds. And after an attempt of separating them to make them more tame, I gave up and put them back together because they love each other and had already bonded.
Anyways, these birds were supposedly born in the middle of Feburary of 2010. And I didnt have reason to doubt this until they started to try to breed.
I thought that parrotlets dont have any incline of sexual maturity until after their first molt, which I have not seen. I know its four months, so I was going to give it more time.
But I feel that these babies arent really babies at all. But I cant be curtain until after they’re older and I see them molt, if they haven’t already.
But if they were babies would they be trying to breed?
I do want them to breed so I can hand raise some of the babies and have a true hand raised bird like I wanted from the start.
I’m just worried they’re older but not old enough. I dont want the my female to become egg bound…what do you think?
Do they sound like they’re only about 3 and half, four months?
Sorry about this, I just need someones opinion who knows what they’re talking about 
Thanks!
Hi!
Well, you definitely have a breeding pair! They are bonded and are also mating. At 3 months it is a little unusual that parrotlets breed. Sometimes a naughty male might try to do do the move at 3 months but without being very successful Some pairs mate very well at 6 months but they are usually green. What color are yours? Mutations take longer to breed.
Now, there is a difference between mating and breeding. Some pairs like to mate but not necessarily breed. The breeding starts when you provide them with a breeding box. Then, they will go in the box and lay eggs and so on. If you don’t give them a box, they might just play around. If you see eggs dropping on the bottom of the cage, then you need to give them a box because that means they are ready to raise babies!
Since you don’t know their age ( 3 months sounds a little improbable!) , you might want to give them some extra calcium in the water. If they are young, they will benefit from not becoming egg-bond. If they are older, they will stay healthy and lay healthier eggs.
Now, what I am more concerned about is the genetic background of these birds! Are you sure they are not related? If they are related, I would not try to breed them! What color are they? What color are the parents? These are very important factors. You don’t want to hand up with blind or weak babies! If the seller thought that you just wanted two babies for pets, he might have very well sold you two siblings! If they have a band, you can check their number. If the numbers are close, they might be related! 
Let me know their colors and if you think they are related. If you will have to separate them, I will suggest you a good genetic match!
I hope I was of some help!
Best regards,
Rosela
