Well now what

[Stitchthestitch]

Nova has just laid her first egg!

What do I do now ?? We did so well keeping Albie from laying for 5 years and counting , nova ? 12 months . I didn't realise she was THAT hormonal.

She's trying to sit on it and failing bless her

Please help

 

[LaManuka]

Nova has just laid her first egg!

What do I do now ?? We did so well keeping Albie from laying for 5 years and counting , nova ? 12 months . I didn't realise she was THAT hormonal.

She's trying to sit on it and failing bless her

Please help

Just leave her to sit on it, if you remove it too soon she'll just lay more to replace it. Having said that, where there's one there's often another already forming which she could lay in the next 36-48 hours or so. It might pay you to invest in some fake eggs, dummy cockatiel eggs are readily available since they are known to be a species notorious for laying infertile eggs. In the meantime while you source the dummy eggs you can boil the eggs she lays - obviously they're not going to hatch anyway but boiling them just makes them that bit more durable while she sits on them and if she does break the shell you won't have a nasty mess to have to clean up. It may take a good 3 or 4 weeks or so for Nova to realise her eggs won't hatch so you're in for the long haul here!

 

[Stitchthestitch]

Just leave her to sit on it, if you remove it too soon she'll just lay more to replace it. Having said that, where there's one there's often another already forming which she could lay in the next 36-48 hours or so. It might pay you to invest in some fake eggs, dummy cockatiel eggs are readily available since they are known to be a species notorious for laying infertile eggs. In the meantime while you source the dummy eggs you can boil the eggs she lays - obviously they're not going to hatch anyway but boiling them just makes them that bit more durable while she sits on them and if she does break the shell you won't have a nasty mess to have to clean up. It may take a good 3 or 4 weeks or so for Nova to realise her eggs won't hatch so you're in for the long haul here!

She laid it in her day cage, should I leave her to sleep in there or am I ok to mover her to her sleep cage?

 

[LaManuka]

She laid it in her day cage, should I leave her to sleep in there or am I ok to mover her to her sleep cage?

See how you go, but if it was me I'd leave her where she is for the duration. Just don't cover the cage completely at night and maybe leave a night light on for her too so she doesn't get the night terrors.

 

[Stitchthestitch]

See how you go, but if it was me I'd leave her where she is for the duration. Just don't cover the cage completely at night and maybe leave a night light on for her too so she doesn't get the night terrors.

Thank you ! That's helpful

 

[LaManuka]

Thank you ! That's helpful

You're welcome! Oh and it might be an idea to get hold of a cuttlebone if you don't already have one, and scrape some of it into her food. It will help boost her calcium levels to lessen the probability of her having trouble passing any more eggs.

 

[Stitchthestitch]

You're welcome! Oh and it might be an idea to get hold of a cuttlebone if you don't already have one, and scrape some of it into her food. It will help boost her calcium levels to lessen the probability of her having trouble passing any more eggs.

I'm on Amazon looking at dummy eggs and calcium supplements