I'll probably repeat quite a bit of what weco has already supplied... but here's my response.
1. Even though her eggs are unfertilized and will never hatch she is treating them as they will. How long should I let her try to incubate her eggs?
If you are willing to let her incubate the eggs, 4 weeks is an ideal time for her to sit on the eggs. Mind you, this is four weeks after she starts incubation, not the time when she first started laying. She should, in theory, 'give up' on the eggs and abandon them.
2. She started having the eggs nesting in her sheltered tent that she sleeps in but has since moved them down to the cages floor pan and has constructed a simple nest from the newspaper strips i use to line her cage. Should I remove these eggs while she is actively trying to incubate these?
If you want to remove her eggs, you need to take measures to keep her from laying again. Here's a list.
Here's a list of suggestions you could try to get a hen out of egg laying mode.
- Remove Eggs
- Rearrange the cage
- Move the cage to a new location
- Use a cage grate
- Get a new cage/Use a different cage
- 12-14 hours of complete darkness
- Decreace calcium and protein within the diet (if she is on a high calcium & protein diet prior to laying eggs)
- Remove anything that could be taken as a nest
- Remove anything that could be used as nesting material
- Don't allow her in any dark place or enclosed area
- IMPORTANT: save the eggs in the fridge
- If she lays more than 3-4 eggs, put them back in the cage
- Leave the Eggs
- Leave the eggs alone in the cage
- [Optional] Replace with fake eggs (prevent eggs from breaking)
- Increase calcium
- Let hen sit on eggs for 3-4 weeks or until she gets bored of them
- Once done sitting, toss
3. Now that i know she is a female would it be better for her to seek out a male and allow her to breed and perhaps raise a clutch? Would that be beneficial for her or not?
Do you want to become a breeder? If she is your pet, are you willing to lose the bond you have with her to a male sun conure? Is there a demand for sun conures in your area? Do you have an avian vet that could assist you in case of emergencies? Do you have a breeder in your area that can teach you how to hand feed as well as tell you what supplies you'll need for hand raising chicks?
Yes, it's beneficial for her to have a 'buddy' of some kind (same sex or not), but if you answer "No" to one of the above questions, then no, I can't recommend getting her a mate. Not to mention, you could buy a mate for her, and she may not get along with him anyway...
4. Should i adjust her diet? She loves Sunflower seeds, and parrot mix and fruit and Rolling Rock Beer which i believe caused her to have eggs. Party Parrot.
Either remove the sunflower seeds or sprout them.
A "parrot mix" does not sound healthy. If she's not on a healthy diet, she requires pellets in her diet. Breeding hens also require a diet higher in protein and calcium. If she is not receiving this, she could deplete her system of the required nutrients to lay eggs, and if she continues laying eggs, may have problems laying them.
Fruit is ok as a part of the diet, but she also requires a variety of vegetables, grains and healthy legumes. White rice wont cut it. You can view the following thread to get an idea of healthy foods you can feed her.
http://www.parrotforums.com/general...afe-fresh-foods-toxic-food-lists-sprouts.html
As mentioned, alcohol is a big no no. Alcohol, caffiene, table sugar, salt, avocados and chocolate are all items that *should* be avoided for the health of our birds.
Please, get her onto a healthier diet!
