My Cocatiel has never been with a male, and she is going thhrough this egg laying, and sets on them, when she takes a break, our parakeet sets on it, it's not doing her any good, how do we stop it. Rosie needs your help.
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You are right when you thought that this is a problem. This is called Incesstant Egg Laying and if it doesn't stop your hen, Rosie, could die.
http://www.cockatiel.org/articles/incess...
Incessant Egg Laying in Cockatiels
by Cynthia Kiesewetter
Many female cockatiels begin to lay eggs when they reach breeding age or older. This does not necessarily mean that your pet requires a mate. Often, if you have a very tame female cockatiel, she will not accept a male as she has been highly imprinted with humans. If you do purchase a mate for your cockatiel, however, make certain that you quarantine the new bird away from your pet for a minimum of 30 days (45-60 is better). During this time, schedule an appointment with your avian veterinarian for an examination. I recommend that he examine fecal samples as well as do an overall checkup. Even if he proclaims the new cockatiel as healthy, you must still follow through on the quarantine for the safety of your female, just in case!
Some cockatiel hens seem that they will never stop laying eggs. If your cockatiel is one of these incessant egg-layers, there are several things that you can do to help her. First, make sure she is getting a healthy diet. It is important that she is receiving enough calcium in her diet to replace the "reserves" she is using up creating all those eggshells. Make sure there is a fresh cuttlebone in her cage, and try to feed her foods which are high in calcium, such as collard greens, dandelion, turnip greens, kale, brocolli and mustard greens. She also needs extra protein during this time period to create the egg yolks. If your cockatiel is on a mainly pelletized diet, congratulations. If not, make sure you provide her with foods such as egg and cheese, which are both excellent sources of protein.
If your cockatiel lays her eggs off the perch (you find them cracked at the bottom of the cage), chances are she won't want to sit on them. If, however, she has stayed close to the bottom of her cage, laid her egg gently in a corner, and has snuggled down to keep it warm, don't take the egg away from her. Chances are she will only lay as many eggs as she needs to fill her "nest." After three weeks she will probably have abandoned her eggs because instinct tells her they are dead. If not, wait until she is away from them to eat or drink, and remove the eggs. At this point, if she has not stopped laying eggs, you may have a greater problem.
Often, light is the stimulus which beckons birds to breed. When the amount of light (natural or unnatural) that reaches your cockatiel's cage reaches approximately 12 hours per day, it is instinctual for her to want to reproduce. You may have to fool your cockatiel into thinking it is perpetually winter. Keep the shade drawn and keep her cage covered on three sides during the day so that you have some time with her when you come home at night. Allow her 11-12 hours of sleep at night with her cage fully covered. If she still continues to lay one egg after another, see your avian vet. He may want to give her hormonal shots, or, in extreme circumstances, remove her ovaries to prevent future problems such as thin shelled eggs and egg-binding.
next time she isn't looking take the egg out of the cage and paint it black with a marker. then place it back in the cage. this works most of the time and if she does lay an egg will discourage her from sitting on it and treating it as a baby.
i'm just kidding i know nothing about this.
There usually isn't a nest. They'll just lay the eggs on the botton of the cage.
Unless you are going to breed babies,cockatiels should never be encouraged to lay eggs.Sometimes they lays eggs because they are bored.Try changing the cage around and putting different toys in from time to time.cockatiels love to chew.put plenty of chew toys in.A cheap one is a toilet tissue tube or paper towel tube.My birds love them.Remove the eggs when she lays them.Also give them a variety of food.
wow that is interesting to hear.
maby they are great friends and are trying to help eachother with the eggs...
hmmmm, im a great bird breeder, and ive NEVER heard any thing like that before.
but what u can do is take the birds out of the cage and put some thing else in there to occupie them.
but if that is not what u mean and that your cockatiel is constantly laying too much eggs a year, then take her to a vet now!!! that can kill her if she keeps laying eggs.
Cockatiels can and only are sopposed to lay 1-2 clutches a year.
Leave the eggs in the cage for 21 days at lease.Or until she abondens them so she don't lay anymore eggs.If you remove them to early she could lay more and you don't want that to happen it is hard on her when she lays eggs.Oh for the little parakeet ahah just let the little bird have a little fun hes ok to.
When you buy a pet you have to become a responsible pet owner. You need to take her to the vet and let them tell you what to do. If she keeps laying alot of eggs she could die!! Sorry kid, but you should of taken her awhile ago!!This is your responsible to take care of it!!
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