A question about their eggs.

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Jon - 29 Feb 2004 21:02 GMT

Apologies in advance if this question has been asked before.
Had my cockatiel for about 18 months and in that time she has gone through
several periods of egg laying, once she laid 5 in about 4 days. This was
quite distressing as this took an awful lot out of her, would hardly walk
let alone fly. i have had conflicting advice in the past and adopted both
approaches from taking the egg from her straight away to leaving it till she
gets disinterested in it.
I have never been cmfortable with either as surely one of them only must be
the correct solution or perhaps there is another answer.
TIA for any help

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Laurie - 29 Feb 2004 21:07 GMT

> Apologies in advance if this question has been asked before.
> Had my cockatiel for about 18 months and in that time she has gone through
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> the correct solution or perhaps there is another answer.
> TIA for any help

Jon, one thing I did while Mollie was sitting on eggs was to make sure she
got out of, and away from her cage (I mean out of sight of it) to eat often.
I think part of the reason hens get so worn out sitting eggs is because they
don't seem to eat as much then. I have left the eggs in until she tired of
them. And have even made 'Elmer Eggs' for when she starts laying. Poke a
tiny hole in one end both ends, blow out the yoke and rinse well. Then fill
with Elmer's glue or some other non-toxic glue, let dry. When she starts
laying, I put one in every day, and it seems to stop her from laying a whole
lot. Works for us, but YMMV

Laurie

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*Marco* - 29 Feb 2004 22:21 GMT

> Apologies in advance if this question has been asked before.
> Had my cockatiel for about 18 months and in that time she has gone
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> the correct solution or perhaps there is another answer.
> TIA for any help

If you do a google group search on this topic you'll get tons of
messages...

The most important thing you need to learn is that you need to put a stop
to the egg laying before it kills your bird. Several egg laying episodes
in a year and a half is too much.
Ok, so how do you curb her egg laying. First, visit www.birdsnways.com and
read, read, read.
Cut your hen off rich foods. Cut down her daylight hours. Don't remove the
eggs (as she might try to lay more to replace the clutch). No petting in
back, etc. Absolutely no access to dark, 'nest like' places (boxes,
cupboards, etc.). And make sure she's getting enough calcium in her
system. Excessive egg laying will deplete the calcium levels on her body
and will end up killing her.
Have you talked to your vet about this situation? He/She should be your
first life line when it comes to your bird's health and wellbeing.

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~Marco~
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Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." -- Terry
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