2006-12-31 16:05:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
I should mention that she is not with a male-the egg is not fertile- she's not sitting on it either- she looks puffed up-vet said shes just tired- scared off her being egg bound--
2006-12-31 16:12:53 · update #1
Congrats! So it was nesting! If you take away any eggs too early, she will continue to replace them, which is dangerous to her health. You can leave her with her eggs for as long as it takes her to abandon them. Once she realizes they aren't going to hatch(3-4 weeks), she'll begin to spend more time away from them. As long as there is no damage to the shell, rotting won't happen.
She won't show much interest in her egg until she's laid probably 2 or 3. She will lay an egg approximately every other day until she's got a clutch of 3-8 eggs. After that, you won't be able to get her OFF them! This is part of the natural nesting cycle, so you'll need to leave her alone.
Offer her a diet rich in calcium to replace what is lost during egg formation. Broccoli, collard greens, cuttlebone are all good sources. NO GRIT!
Let me know if I can help further!
2006-12-31 17:46:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kimmie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep an eye on her because if she is fluffed up she is probably not feeling to well. Make sure that you keep her warm and watch to see if she has another egg in her. I had a conure that became very, very sick because she became egg bound and as a result I almost lost her.
If your bird seems to be feeling better you will want to do a few things to get her out of egg laying mode because it isn't healthy for the bird. Rearrange her cage, add new toys and shorten the amount of hours she has light available. The longer the bird thinks the day is there is a better chance she will go into egg laying mode. By limiting the amount of light and making sure she gets 10 or so hours of sleep a night you should be able to keep her out of egg laying mode.
2007-01-01 09:58:03 · answer #2 · answered by kar29 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save the egg for about a week, if she continues to lay she could become a chronic layer. Leave the eggs in with her if she continues laying, after 1 week get rid of them. Make sure you buy a cuddlebone for her and calcium grit that you can put in her food, you don't want her becoming egg bound on you. Please consult a vet if she continues laying.
If you want her to stop laying, limit her daylight to 12 hours or less a day, try to stimulate her with a lot of toys, move them around her cage every couple of days so she see's them as a variety, rather than the same toys day to day. A good way to limit light is to follow natural lighting, when the sun goes down where you are, put her in a quiet room and put her to bed, when the sun rises, she should wake with the sun. Remove anything in her cage that looks like a nest, huts, nest box, etc. Stimulate her by taking her out of her cage often and playing with her, a lonely Cockatiel is a sad Cockatiel. I hope this helps!
2007-01-01 00:26:25 · answer #3 · answered by Elle 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you only have the female, and no male with her, take the egg out immediately, before she develops the bad habit of pecking it open---if you have a male in with her, it may be fertile, so you will have to wait, and see if it hatches. That is somewhere around 18-21 days, I'm pretty sure..Birdman
2007-01-01 00:15:30 · answer #4 · answered by birdman1890 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Our female cockatiel did this too. Actually, her first egg was presented to us on Easter morning. Just take it out of the cage. It is un-fertilized and nothing is going to hatch from it. Female cockatiels will do this from time to time---who knows why? Don't worry, it's natural for them.
2007-01-01 05:07:53 · answer #5 · answered by sharon w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a male and female parakeet. The female keeps laying eggs, then pecking them open as soon as she lays them. Guess she doesnt want to be a mom. We have tried making nests for her and everything.
Now if i could only get her to make some bacon and fry those eggs.....
2007-01-01 00:09:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine laid 4 of them at different times but they weren't fertile because she is by herself. I left it in there a few days cause she wanted to protect it. Then when she was less agressive protecting it I removed the egg.
2007-01-01 00:12:42 · answer #7 · answered by KITKAT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just female and no male will yeild an egg that has nothing.
Prolly wanna get it out.
2007-01-01 00:41:03 · answer #8 · answered by DungDung 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless she's been with a male, its a dud egg. I wouldn't leave it in there too long, it'll start to rot.
2007-01-01 00:08:06 · answer #9 · answered by greydrakkon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she is by herself throw it away, it won't hatch. I raised them for around 15 yrs. some females that are by theirself will lay a few eggs but when they realize they are by theirselves they won't do it any more.
2007-01-01 00:08:32 · answer #10 · answered by Demetria S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋