All the symptoms are there and she is about 1 and a half- I need to know what I can do- any advice will help- ps- she spends alot of time out of her cage-if she lays one of the eggs outside should I move it to where she will have them in her cage or what should I so- I read that I shouldn't throw them out.
2006-12-28 14:41:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
technically they aren't by herself- in single female cases- you are probably her mate :) Anyways, you should not remove the eggs. Leave them in the cage until she is done brooding them. She will probably lay 2-3 before she starts laying on them. After a month or so, she will probably give up and ignore them. If you remove them before that, she will just keep trying to replace them.
To prevent future egg laying: don't allow anything that she might consider a nest- no happy huts, accessible newspaper to shred, etc. Rearraign her cage to make it uncomfortable. Decrease daylight hours to no more than 6-8. Do not pet her on the back at all. Take away or move all things that she can back up and "have fun" with. If you hear her making the mating sound- constant low chirp- tail in air rubbing herself against something- reprimand her. I used a spray bottle of cold water- she quit right away. Using these things, I was able to stop my chronic egg layer- she hasn't laid an egg in over 2 months- mostly because of the water bottle, I think.
An excellent forum is www.birdsnways2.com and go to the tiel talk section. There are a lot of friendly people there and a ton of articles to check out on the topic.
2006-12-28 14:49:43 · answer #1 · answered by D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have the appropriate nest box and nesting materials. Your local pet shop that deals with birds can help you. If she mated and lays eggs, you will be prepared, If they are not fertile, remove one egg per week. Things should go well. Give her extra protein like chopped hard cooked chicken egg and the shell if she will eat it. Add a good pelleted food with fresh fruits and veggies. It takes a lot of nutrients to lay eggs and not deplete the bird's health.All females of almost all species of animals have been laying eggs or pushing out babies all by themselves for centuries. Good luck and I'm sure things will work out just fine.
2006-12-28 15:13:01 · answer #2 · answered by firestarter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She will probably lay them inside the cage when she does, don't touch them. She may try to sit on them even thought they won't hatch. In a day or two she will loose interest and you can take them out. Do that so she wont continue to lay more and may have lack of calcium and perish.
And don't worry its normal. :) My bird did it recently.
PS: To the answer above me: Spraying your bird is evil. :K It can have a negative effect on the relashonship you have with your bird. That you have worked so hard to delvelop.
2006-12-28 14:51:59 · answer #3 · answered by Mysterious 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If there is no male in the cage or house the eggs can't be fertile. its normal for females to lay non fertile eggs.
2006-12-29 07:45:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
see mayb she found a guy or some chickens are unisex they can do it by themselves just like earthworms
2006-12-28 15:07:28 · answer #5 · answered by Khadijah 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋