Lays and egg, now what???

Lamblion · Feb 18, 2014

Hello everyone!

My lovebird which we thought was a male all this time layed an egg this morning! We are so excited eventhough it wasn't fertilized, now we know for sure she's a female. hehe.

What do we do with this egg? Do we leave it there? Do we move it?
please tell, so new at this!

thank you !

DallyTsuka · Feb 18, 2014

leave the egg in there, shes likely to lay another every other day. let her sit on them until she gives up on them, then remove them. she wont likely sit on them right away, but she might. make sure she is getting enough calcium, vitamin D3, vitamin A, etc.

Lamblion · Feb 18, 2014

DallyTsuka said:
leave the egg in there, shes likely to lay another every other day. let her sit on them until she gives up on them, then remove them. she wont likely sit on them right away, but she might. make sure she is getting enough calcium, vitamin D3, vitamin A, etc.

When you say make sure she's getting calcium, vitami d3 , etc... what should I give her? I usually give her squash, banana, carrot... is that ok?

DallyTsuka · Feb 18, 2014

does she have a cuttlebone? access to natural sunlight (not through a window, windows block out the needed rays)? does she eat pellets?

what is her diet specifically?

Lamblion · Feb 18, 2014

a cuddlebone? not sure what that is. Her diet is zupreem and harrison. she has light via window, she's always inside. I can take her out later to hang out with me outside when i get home, if thats ok...

she eats super well. we made sure to get her those brands. also, she has organic baby food, carroy, squash, banana....

NiRD · Feb 18, 2014

I recommend an avian UVB and a cuttlebone as well as some multivitamins. Check out these products:

Avian UVB: AvianSun? 5.0 UVB Compact Fluorescent

Avian calcium: Avian Calcium

Avian multivitamins: Avian Plus?

Cuttlebone: http://www.wag.com/bird/p/penn-plax-cuttlebone-banana-120999?site=CA&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc_W&utm_term=PEN-194&utm_campaign=GooglePLA&CAWELAID=1323875149&utm_content=pla&ca_sku=PEN-194&ca_gpa=pla&ca_kw={keyword}

DallyTsuka · Feb 18, 2014

i'd offer seed along with that diet, because too much pellets is bad for small birds--they eat seed in the wild and are not evolved to handle the excess nutrients of pellets, this can destroy the kidneys in the long run. sprouting seed is super healthy and makes a good part of the diet!

NiRD gave you some good pointers too

unfortunately light through a window isnt enough UVB rays, so bringing her out for some sunshine would be the best option

in the future, you will want to stop the laying. so remove anything she sees as a nest, dont let her shred and make nests, cover her cage at night for 12-14 hours to trick her into thinking its winter. rearrange her cage frequently as well.

its important to make sure they get a good diet if they lay eggs. or you can wind up with complications, like i recently went through with my chronic laying lovebird

NiRD · Feb 18, 2014

House windows are actually designed to block out UVB, so your bird isn't really getting any without a light or outdoor time.

An important note about UVB lights- Even if they are still emitting light, after six months the amount of UVB output drastically depletes, so it is important to mark your calendar as a reminder to replace your UVB light every six months.

Lamblion · Feb 18, 2014

DallyTsuka said:
i'd offer seed along with that diet, because too much pellets is bad for small birds--they eat seed in the wild and are not evolved to handle the excess nutrients of pellets, this can destroy the kidneys in the long run. sprouting seed is super healthy and makes a good part of the diet!

NiRD gave you some good pointers too

unfortunately light through a window isnt enough UVB rays, so bringing her out for some sunshine would be the best option

in the future, you will want to stop the laying. so remove anything she sees as a nest, dont let her shred and make nests, cover her cage at night for 12-14 hours to trick her into thinking its winter. rearrange her cage frequently as well.

its important to make sure they get a good diet if they lay eggs. or you can wind up with complications, like i recently went through with my chronic laying lovebird

Ok, thank you so much for all this information!!!

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