Mating or Not?

[Labbie]

Hi just getting some opinions
I have had Missy and Pixie (both peach faced lovebirds) in the same age together for about four or five months now as I am hoping to breed. Pixie is DNA male and I’m almost 100% sure Missy is a female. They are inside birds living in a very large cage with a nest box. Both seem happy healthy birds with a diet consisting of a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, seed, nuts and cuttlefish. Missy is showing nesting behaviour picking up straw and other nesting materials that I have placed around her cage and putting them between her feathers and under her wings etc. They both seem well bonded preening and feeding each other Missy is also starting to get a little bit bossy and squabbling with him. Pixie was with another Female earlier in the year who sadly passed away. When he was together with her they definitely started mating. Him climbing on her Etcetera but I have not seen this behaviour between Missy and Pixie. Pixies does follow her into the nest box at times and they disappear for a few minutes.
Do you think that there is hope these two will have chicks soon? Is there any other advice to people can give me?
Thanks

 

[SailBoat]

May need to get your Thread moved to the Breeder Forum.

Recommend you contact a Moderator to discuss whether your Thread would get greater attention on the Breeder Forum.

 

[Arash]

I'm not an expert but in my opinion if Missy be female and they both are less than 4 years old the probability of mating and giving you chicks is high but not 100% because puting male and female lovebirds in a cage doesn't necessarily means they will mate.
I read in a book if you want for 100% your lovebirds mate each other you should put at least 8 lovebirds in a very huge cage or a room and allow them to they chose each other.
but this vitamin 'AD3E' could be helpful you can buy it and give them once a week it increase their sexual affection.

 

[Terry57]

I moved your thread to the breeding section so hopefully you will get more replies

 

[Raixalotto]

I used to have a pair of budgies that would mate in the box... even though the boy used to have another mate before (which I saw him mating with). Some birds prefer more privacy