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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There's nothing you can really do to stop it. I wouldn't take the eggs away from her as they keep on laying. Because you don't have a male the eggs aren't fertile. It's not doing any good, but not going her any harm either. Just let her sit on them, eventually she will abandon them. I think it's cute that your Parakeet wants to help.
take away the nest, **** it gives her something to do.
Either let her take care of them or get rid of the eggs when she isn't paying attention. We used to have to do that for ours and she was fine. At least she seemed fine. :) It's just instict kicking in. You can take away her nest if she has one. But ours just made her own nest under our china hutch. :)
Its just nature. Birds lay eggs even it they have not been feertilized (chicken's) just let her be, it doesn't hurt her and you can't get her fixd. She will just keep laying eggs.
First try to spell sit rite!
egg laying is her way of letting you know she ready to breed she has her little bio clock as well have her in with another bird right now will give her more stimuli to keep laying. Separate the two and see if she discontinues
Funny, because my female cockatiel is Rosie too.
She also sits on eggs, but never hatches them, even though we do have a male with her. Just remove the eggs as she lays them, and if she has access to a nesting box, close it off. She won't sit if there isn't somewhere for her to do it.
Its in her nature to lay eggs, same as a chicken does, and not much you can do about it.
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.
I'd say the best thing to do is separate the parakeet and cockatiel until the egg-laying stops. You can also see if theres anything around thats bothering her and makes her feel in danger. That will cause her to eat her eggs. Otherwise, she may just be going thorugh this phase.
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