What do I do with my finches eggs, if I don't want them?

Question

I have two 6 month old finches. My female has layed 20 eggs and doen't seem to stop laying them. I just found out that I shouldn't have nests in the cage. So, I'm taking them out, but, what do I do with the eggs??? Will something bad happen if I take them out?

Answer 1

First you need to find out if any of them are fertile. Do this by holding them over a flashlight that is on. If you can see any dark masses in the egg then there's a baby in there. You need to leave these with the parents and plan on giving them to a pet store when they're weaned.

Secondly, remove any infertile ones (clear inside). Throw them out. If there are no fertile ones at all then keep 3 or 4 of them. Boil these and place them in the bottom of the cage.

If she sits on the eggs she will eventually realize that they are not fertile (you made this happen but she doesn't know that). Boil any additional eggs that she lays the day she lays them to keep them infertile. With patience she will eventually stop laying eggs because its pointless in her birdy mind.

While she is still laying eggs you need to provide her with extra calcium so that she doesn't deplete her own stores too much. She can become very ill if she does.

If after about 2-3 months she is still laying eggs like crazy take her to an avian vet for a consultation. They may have some other tips that I don't know of.

Answer 2

Jonergin's answer is great, so I'll just add onto it:

To avoid situations like this in the future, cover the cage for at least 12 hours at night. Make sure it's totally silent and dark for those 12 hours.
Only feed them what they'll eat per day, no more and no less. You don't want t starve them, but you also don't want them to think they have enough food to feed babies.
Rearrange the cage so that all of the toys and perches are changing, food bowls (if possible) are moving, and not one thing stays the same in the cage for more than a week. An environment that's always changing is good for birds because they need mental stimulation, but not stable enough for hatchlings, so birds won't want to hatch babies in that environment.

Since she's laying an awful lot already, after this clutch, you may want to take her into an avian vet anyway just for a checkup. If needed, they'll give you medications or tips to help her body recover from all of the egg-laying.

Answer 3

The only thing you can do with the eggs is eat them or throw them away. If you let her keep them and she nests on them, then she'll eventually stop laying. The females have a "maternal instinct" that tells her if it's good or bad. She'll most likely roll out the bad ones. If they hatch, then let her care for them, give her enough food.
If you feed them to her or she cracks one open, she'll most likely eat it. The shell is good calcium for her and the newly forming eggs. She might develop a nack for eatting them, and it's no problem. The eggs won't be waisted and there will be no new hatchlings to care for.
Or, if left for her to nest, you can alway bust one open around the fourth day from the egg was laid (and sat on) to see if it's fertile. (Or candle the eggs)

Answer 4

Just throw them away. Finches do this all the time. Even one single female will sometimes keep laying eggs. Throw them out and if you want them to raise babies, they will start anew. Also, even if you didn't have a nest in the cage, she will probably lay eggs anyway. I actually had a pair of finches lay eggs on the bottom of their cage and they sat on and hatched the eggs. If you don't want babies, you must throw the eggs away as soon as she lays them so as not to destroy a growing embryo.

Answer 5

hi Luke, i found your question! they may well be laid low with nutrition regimen, maximum of mine had tiny white eggs, relatively fragile so do not attempt to the touch them or flow them. Take out a discolored egg, this might inspire them to reproduce - and that they don't frequently desire plenty encouragement! i began out off with 4 birds, ended up with over 50 interior the gap of one summer!! per risk it fairly is a nutrition regimen ingredient, make valuable they have some fantastic grit, this help the egg shell to improve right and likewise helps them digest nutrition right by way of breaking down the seed they consume. Mineral blocks are necessary too enormously while breeding. I continually feed mine on Epe egg nutrition, they love this and you're able to purchase egg nutrition from any stable puppy keep. the two supply it dry or combination it with a splash peanut butter or heat water to make it gentle and crumbly yet not too moist. stable success to you and your finches! Anne

Answer 6

you'll have to raise them till a certain age.

Answer 7

try to hatch them then sell 'em and get money to!!!!