Occasionally, birds will reject the eggs that they lay. sometimes it's because they too young too understand what's happening because it is their first clutch of eggs or the eggs are not fertile. Even experienced Professional bird breeders aren't sure why this happens.
Inexperienced bonded pairs of birds who are sitting on a nest simply don't have the background to look after the eggs properly and the result is broken eggs.
I don't know what breed of bird you are referring to, but I am assuming it is a smaller breed: perhaps finches or Budgerigars. (Parakeets).
Simply remove the shells, clean up the cage and the remains and if you have a nest box installed, remove the nest box. This will discourage them from laying more eggs.
2006-08-24 13:50:44
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answered by Phoenix 4
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Coincidence. For some reason unknown to me, eggs just fall out of nests. Maybe a predator, maybe the parents being clumsy. If one of the eggs is hatched, then chances are the chick pushed the other eggs out, thus eliminating competition for food, etc.
2006-08-24 20:41:58
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answered by LokiBuff 3
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That depends on your set up, if you are breeding them in pairs, as in only the mother and father in a cage with a box then it could have simply been down to inexperience of the hen. You can leave them together to try a second round but if the same thing happens, I would return them tot he flock cages and either try them again in 6 months or try with different partners in 6 months. Make sure when breeding bother male and female are over the age of 1 year. They might be able to breed at the age of 6 months but are not mentally ready and their bodies are still in need of storing up levels of calcium and other vitamins.
If you are colony breeding as in the nest boxes are in the aviary and the birds and choose their own box and partner, it might have been another bird cleaning out a box they are trying to take over, if this is the case I would watch all your birds with extra care to find the culprit because this behaviour can lead to fights and deaths (either parent or chicks)
Budgies are very willing to but up with us humans around their nest. I handle each egg at least twice to first mark them and second to candle them to check if they are fertile. Sometimes I handle them more. Then when the chicks hatch I handle them from about the age of one week every day so they become use to humans and hands. Also with budgie chicks unlike other birds each and every one of the babies are feed.
2006-08-25 01:17:00
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answered by Fuzzy 3
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Clean them up and throw them away. For whatever reason your bird(s) wont nest. Were the eggs fertile? What kind of birds? What kind of enviroment? Need a more detailed question to be more specific.
2006-08-24 20:44:02
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answered by Nikki 2
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i dont agree with the person that said if you touch them the parents will reject them. birds have a small sense of smell. its just a myth
maybe one chick hatched and threw the others away. or maybe the mother chose another mate and the new mate got rid of the eggs fertilized my the other male. that happens a lot.
2006-08-24 22:54:49
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answered by Anonymous
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I don't believe seeing you has anything to do with the eggs
being thrown out. Perhaps the birds just flew into them and
they fell.
If you open the eggs and check the yoke, they may not be
fertile anyway.
good luck
2006-08-27 12:29:49
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answered by Anonymous
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Clean them up and next time don't disturb the nest or touch any of the eggs.
2006-08-24 20:49:28
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answered by butterflylo 2
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what do you mean by seeing ,did you touch them this will make a lot of birds reject them afterwards
not much you can do except feel sad
next time dont interfere with birds eggs or even get close.
2006-08-24 20:42:58
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answered by Anonymous
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what threw out the eggs???
2006-08-24 20:41:45
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answered by Anonymous
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Too late if they're broken.
2006-08-24 20:44:26
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answered by Rose 4
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