I have a female pigeon that I aquired as a rescue bird 5 years ago when she was (unfortunately) shot out of the sky as a young bird. She is currently an indoor bird living with another female pigeon. Since she sustained extensive injuries, it is a very traumatic experience for her to lay eggs (She often cannot put any weight on her legs for a few days before and after, and often appears to be in a good amount of pain). Our vet has put her on calcium suppliments to help, and suggested that I do anything I could to prevent her from laying eggs. I have tried leaving the eggs with her, but after a little while they get broken and must be removed. Everytime I touch her eggs, she is very reluctent to return to sitting on them, so I haven't had much luck replacing them with fake eggs. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop or slow her from laying eggs? Or can anyone tell me how to replace her actual eggs with fake ones so that she will accept them as hers? Thanks.
2006-09-30
10:22:08
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