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HI, FIRST TIME POSTING , I HAVE BREED COCKATIELS WITH VERY GOOD RESULTS, THIS IS FIRST TIME WITH QUAKERS AND I HAVE SET UP A PAIR, LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE STARTING TO USE NEST BOX AND TAKING SOME OF SHAVING OUT AND PUTTING THEM AROUND OPENING OF BOX, CAN ANY ONE HELP WITH THEIR WAY OF BREEDING, I HAVE READ EVERY THING I CAN FIND I AM JUST WANTING SOME HANDS ON INFO PLEASE..
THANKS

Hi, thank you for you responce, they are taking some of the small stick pieces and putting them around the entrance between the cage and nest box, so i quess they are doing what they should.. again thanks for you help.

From what I understand, in the wild they would weave together a two chamber nest from long, thin branches that they gather. The inner chamber would be where the eggs are laid and the outer chamber would be kind of like a living room.

However, I wouldn't put a wire shelf/basket in front of the nest box. I wouldn't try to stimulate them building that front chamber. I guess I'd just be scared that they'd lay their eggs there and I wouldn't be able to check on the eggs if I needed too.

I do give them lots of thin branches. Mostly the watersprouts from my apple and pear trees. They shred them a little and weave them in the wire in front of their nest boxes. They sometimes take the branches inside the boxes and weave something that could resemble a nest.

ok thanks i will remove the wire baskets , yes that is a good thought that they would lay them out there, very good advise thanks!!