What should i do if my lovebird lay eggs?
First of all, leave the eggs alone. You touch them, your female lovebird will probably abandon them because you put your scent on them which in turn will frighten her, and will lose interested in them out of fear. Second, don't remove ANY eggs from the nest box because as soon as you remove them, your bird will lay some more to replace those eggs that were remove from the nest box. This is bad because it takes a lot calcium for your female to produce one egg. The more eggs she produces, the greater the chance of her becoming egg bound in which an egg cannot pass in her body and becomes stuck while still inside. This will cause great pain to her and if the egg does not come out soon, it cause her to die in a very painful way. Once she realizes that the eggs are infertile, she will either kick them out of the nest box or will abandon them like in a few weeks. The best thing to do is to allow natural to take it course. Just may sure you give her plenty of calcium + food and water.
My lovebird has laid an egg what should I do?
Unless the egg becomes cracked or broken, you will want to keep it in the cage for a few days or up to a week or so. If you take it away too soon, her instinct will be to keep laying more to replace the ones she just laid. It takes a lot of energy (And calcium) from her body, and you want to minimize the stress her body is going through as much as possible. Hopefully she will get bored with the egg (And stop showing interest and/or stop sitting on it) after a few days, after which time you can remove it. If she is sitting on the egg a lot, you can make it easier for her by temporarily moving her food and water bowls down to the bottom of the cage. Also, try to introduce more calcium-rich foods into her diet at this time like broccoli, collard greens, peas, and kale. She can definitely use the extra calcium right now. If she sits on the eggs, you might also notice that she has huge droppings. Don't be alarmed. She will instinctively not want to get droppings on the eggs, so she may not pass droppings as often and when she does, they might be bigger. Some birds are chronic egg-layers to the point where it effects their health. If your bird lays a lot of eggs, you should call your avian vet to see if they deem it excessive enough to want to set up an appointment. The avian vet I worked for had a few cases where he actually had to perform a hysterectomy on the bird. This was a very last resort to extreme cases where the bird's life was at stake. Also, be careful when sticking your hand in the cage. She might be aggressive and protective of the egg, and you don't want to get nipped!
How many eggs do a lovebird lay in a year?
love birds, at a time lay from 1 to 6 eggs with most commonly varying from 3 to 5. typical wild bird lay eggs in february and july, when it is not so hot and not so cold. however lovebirds (parakeets, lorikeets, cockatiels and finches) in captivity can lay eggs any time of the year. it is recommended that between 2 conceptions there should be a decent time lag of 6 months in order to maintain health of the female bird but many a times birds lay their second slot of eggs before the young ones of the first slot hav even left the nest. such a situation can be avoided by removing the nest after the bird has layed her eggs and the small birbs of first slot have left the nest. if not done before the second slot leaves the nest, she will lay a third one and so on... it will only be a matter of 5-6 slots and she will die of over-exertion... note that the bird must lay the eggs of second slot before you remove the nest. if not done so, she might not find a place to lay her egg leading excess anxiety in an extremely sensitive situation leading to, in a worst case scenario; death. you can make sure that she has layed her eggs by the fact that usually birds lay next eggs in a day or two. if the bird hasnt layed any eggs in 4-5 days that means she no longer has one in her...maybe i said 'death' a bit too many times that would horrify you but ya, breeding is a sensitive matter that needs utter attention. you must not go too close to eggs as well...
How do I get my female lovebird to lay eggs?
I have two lovebirds a female and male. I bought them 4 months ago. I just bought a nest from petsmart but I dont see her around it. I was wondering if it will work or what do I need to do to have her lay eggs. Thanks
I came home & found an egg in my lovebirds cage?
It depends on if you want the eggs to hatch or not and if you know anything about hand feeding if the time comes and you need to do it. If you have experience with other baby birds just not lovebirds it's very similar they're just a little different in size than some. It also depends on if you have a known male/female pair or just a random pair, you can have 2 females, or a male and female but not necessarily have fertile eggs. Some couples can be sterile. Newspaper is horrible to nest with, take it out, the ink and oils in the paper can make the birds sick. If you can go buy a nest box (cockatiel size) and attach it to the cage, you can gently move the eggs there with clean hands. (yes the oils from your hands can harm the eggs, but freshly washed hands will be fine) For nesting material you want something soft to cover the bottom of the cage (I use plain carefresh small animal bedding in a decent layer across the bottom so the eggs and following chicks don't sit on the hard wood bottom- can lead to splay legs and development issues). For other nesting material, plain white, non printed on paper will be fine, the parents will shred it up and take it into the nest box. Some clean straws/grasses can be used too (like timothy hay or other grasses that are packaged for rabbits and other animals to eat) Make sure the parents are on a very high quality diet and have a cuttle bone and mineral/vitamin block in the cage to replace all the nutrients that go into laying eggs and later feeding chicks. Once the chicks hatch (roughly 21 days after the start of incubation- they usually don't start incubating until 2-3 eggs have been laid) you can allow the parents to feed them and after about 2 weeks start taking them out periodically to handle and get them used to people. Or if you have experience you can start hand feeding at 2 weeks. Good luck
Help I can't get my lovebird to stop laying eggs!?
I have a four year old lovebird with this problem. I will share the things I have done. 1) Reduce the number of hours of daylight she is exposed to. Daylight hours will stimulate the pineal gland in her brain and bring on egglaying hormones.. If you can, put her in a completely dark room for 12 hours a day, ideally. This is hard because if you work or go to school you'll hardly see the bird. But try to get her as much sleep as you can. It has to be dark, not just covering the cage in a room with a light on. 2) Save her old eggs. When she starts laying put several more old eggs in with the new one. This makes her think she has too many eggs already and is a biological cue to stop laying more. 3) I find with my lovie I have to let her sit on the eggs for two weeks. If I pull them earlier she just lays more. Experiment to find out how long your hen needs to sit to get this out of her system. When your hen starts to molt (you'll see lots of loose feathers lying around) you'll know she is done and it is a good time to try pulling the eggs. Basically, I do all of the above to try to stop my lovebird from laying or at least limit the total number of eggs she lays. Egg laying is a real strain on your bird's body - it takes a lot of nutrients and calcium to make an egg and shell! Egglaying should therefore be discouraged in a pet bird that does not need to be laying. If all else fails, you can have a vet give injections of a drug called Lupron. I have heard it is very expensive, though, and not without side effects. In extreme cases they sometimes spay pet birds but this is a very risky procedure for a bird and not normally done. Make sure your bird has a good diet and a cuttlebone at all times for calcium. Even with my best efforts my lovie still lays about 1-2 eggs every two months. My vet feels this is not too excessive and does not require drug treatment but opinons on this topic differ. Good luck!
Will lovebirds eat their eggs?
My budgies ofte It is a matter of speculation as to what could have happened to the eggs,you say this pair has raised many young ones so i think they are a not destructive pair,you mention having just one pair so there is also no question of another pair damaging these eggs,if inadvertent breakage has occurred then egg shells will confirm this ,but even if the fluid contents have been eaten i would still expect a messy nest box ,three yolks & whites can be a bit much for two small birds to clear up completely. Now that the pair is suspect ,i would watch carefully to make sure this does not happen again,if still in doubt move the male to another cage when the female starts laying her next clutch.Hope you give then cuttle bone as a calcium source for healthy egg shell formation.
Lovebird, always assumed was the female, in 2 bird cage. Laid egg in bottom corner of cage. what to do?
2 year old, at least, always assumed female lovebird laid egg in corner of cage. Both she and mate are inquesitive about it, and do keep going back to the egg, she had sat on it for while til I noticed she was staying on bottom of cage too much. Found egg, left it laying where she has it in corner of course ontop of the cage bottom rack. No nesting box, will egg and future eggs be ok, and can they hatch if fertile, and grow from bottom of cage? First instance with lovebirds. My last pair of cockatiels laid infertal eggs several times a day, but not sure what to do with Lovebirds. Any suggestions to what to do and what to do if more is laid, and if they are fertile, she cares for them and they hatch. do I need to put anything in cage to make a nest or is it too late?