pmabon@oracle.com (12/08/90)
I am posting this for someone else and no nothing about birds so please be as detailed as possible with any replies (and please email me as I don't read about birds that often). A friend of mine has a young parakeet that is constantly laying eggs. She apparently sticks her rear end waaaay away from her perch and just lets them drop wherever. She's laying a bunch of them and the owners were concerned that somehow her system was going to get depleted or she was going to get bound up trying to lay an egg and poop at the same time (apparently she has gigantic poops, almost as big as the eggs). The family has never had a bird before and I think they got it from a petshop and since she is so young they were going to take her back, but I told them I'd post and see what everyone had to say. Thankyou in advance, Pam and friends.
booter@catnip.berkeley.ca.us (Yes, as a Matter of Fact, I *DO* Own This Whole Damned Site) (12/08/90)
Get it a boyfriend and a breeding box. Make sure she has a cuttlefish bone or some other source of calcium. Budgie eggs are too small for omelettes tho' :-). ER
hubler@tomcat.lerc.nasa.gov (Dale Hubler) (12/09/90)
In article <1990Dec7.195853.25615@oracle.com> pmabon@oracle.com () writes: >A friend of mine has a young parakeet that is constantly laying eggs. She >apparently sticks her rear end waaaay away from her perch and just lets them >drop wherever. She's laying a bunch of them and the owners were concerned >that somehow her system was going to get depleted or she was going to get >bound up trying to lay an egg and poop at the same time (apparently she >has gigantic poops, almost as big as the eggs). Be sure the bird has a plentiful supply of mineral block or cuttlebone (or both). Fresh greens such as beet tops or spinach will help with keeping the bird's droppings loose. Cut down the number of hours of light in the day and try to get the bird to stop laying, too many eggs may deplete the calcium in the bones and cause it to be prone to injury. A young bird may often lay eggs and not take proper care of them, as they mature they will begin to sit on the eggs they lay. Egg binding is a possibilily if too many eggs are layed but that is more often a problem with an older bird or one that is not being provided proper nutrition. Good Luck! Dale -- Dale A. Hubler *** hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov *** (216) 433-5649