Egg

[michael_cb_125]

Well, this morning I walk to the sunroom and scarlet was in her box like usual. I reached in and she stepped up onto my hand and revealed a small white egg. It is perfect is shape and dimension. She was sitting on it, and being a good mommy, but I decided to remove the egg. She shows no aggression and acts perfectly normal.

What should I do. I know that she wants to breed, but I have no male.

Even though she is all broody, she is sweet as pie, and I can handle her like normal.

~Michael

 

[michael_cb_125]

Here is a little background on Scarlet:

9 years old Solomon Island Eclectus
I have had her for about 8 months.
Before now she has never laid an egg.
She is in perfect feather and is a very healthy bird.

Thanks for any suggestions or input.

~Michael

 

[JerseyWendy]

Michael, what kind of "box" is she in?

If it's a nest box, I would remove it, even though that won't guarantee she won't lay any more, but it may discourage her for a while.

 

[michael_cb_125]

It is a small dog carrier that she has claimed. Her cage is in the sun room. We set the dog carrier in the sunroom one day after using it, and she took right to it.

She climbed down her cage and waddled across the sunroom floor and got in the carrier, it has been Scarlet's ever since.

So I guess she does have a nesting box. But she uses it for warmth during the winter as well. She loves covers, and blankets.

I am pretty sure that I am going to try find a male for her. She is so stunning.

~Michael

 

[MeganMango]

Do you have experience with breeding? Do you have plans for the babies when they come? This is a huge responsibility, I would encourage you to do some research about it.

 

[Jollyjess80]

I agree with Megan, do some research before you get involved.....it's A LOT of work, like with dogs and cats there are already so many of them out there without homes, and parrots as well adding to the population might not be the best idea. Also when females lay eggs they tend to need more calcium! If she lays again I would say let her keep it, she will dispose of it herself, if you keep taking them away she might keep laying! But if you want to stop her your gonna have to remove her nest which is that dog crate! Good luck! Scan some of the other threads I've seen other people with egg laying issues!

 

[michael_cb_125]

I am prepared for what I may need to do for the chick (provided I find a male).
I have an incubator and I have experience with hand rearing birds.

Thanks for the posts everyone~

~Michael

 

[MikeyTN]

When you remove the egg, all she would do is replace it with another! You should of just allow her to sit on it until she either gives up or the egg look like it's about to rot. Then toss the egg and get rid of the carrier. By getting her a mate, it does NOT mean they will mate properly or she even takes him to be her mate.

For my pair, I was forced to get her a nest box to sleep in. She have a tendency to fall off her perch in the middle of the night and lands on the bottom of her cage. She lost all her tail feathers and some wing feathers because of it. I've tried to give her two different cages and different types of perches, nothing was working so I give her a nest box to sleep in. She ended up laying eggs and it was never fertile as she does not take him to be her mate, but she wants us instead. So I let her sit on her egg until it looked bad and I had to toss it. Regardless if she have babies or not, I don't care either way but I really don't want her to fall anymore so the nest box stays.

 

[michael_cb_125]

MikeyTN- you are right. I took her egg out of the box yesterday, this morning there is a pretty white new egg in her box. She is acting just like one of my broody hens (chickens) without the aggression. She is making a lot of clucking noise and wants me to feed her constantly.

I guess she really does think that I am her mate.

I a a good friend of mine who has a male ekky, I am taking Scarlet over this evening for a first encounter, let's keep our fingers crossed

~Michael

 

[kc_y0]

Awwwww poor darling, she wants to be a mommy haha, that's really sweet. I don't have any advice for you, sorry, but its good that she's not being moody

 

[michael_cb_125]

I feel so bad for her. In her previous home she lived with a male ekky, but never showed any mating behavior or broodiness. Until now she has never laid an egg, she is nine years old.

Well, I guess she really loves me and is making up for lost time. She is so cute just sitting there on her egg clucking like a chicken. She has so starting using human speech much more in the last three days. Say phrases like "I love you" and "Scarlett's a good bird" quite often

~Michael