t33n3r

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I own two green cheeked conures, and their eggs
Hello! Zazu is still continuing to lay eggs. We are on our fourth egg now! I read that she could have protein deficiency during this time. What do you guys recommend I give her for protein? I tried hard boiled eggs but she won't eat them ):
 

labell

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It is calcium levels you need to worry about with repeat egg laying. Foods like broccoli, kale, figs, almonds will help if she won't eat egg with the shell. For a small bird I would buy RAW UNSALTED almonds, soak them over night in just clean water (room temp) the next day drain them and do a fine chop and give them to her. I would do this in very small batches so that it doesn't go to waste. Soaking them makes them more easily digestible for birds and humans actually.

Organic Kale, just wash and weave through the bars fun and full of calcium.:D
 

Mango121913

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Solomon Island Eclectus
It is calcium levels you need to worry about with repeat egg laying. Foods like broccoli, kale, figs, almonds will help if she won't eat egg with the shell. For a small bird I would buy RAW UNSALTED almonds, soak them over night in just clean water (room temp) the next day drain them and do a fine chop and give them to her. I would do this in very small batches so that it doesn't go to waste. Soaking them makes them more easily digestible for birds and humans actually.

Organic Kale, just wash and weave through the bars fun and full of calcium.:D


+1:) Spinach is also good!
 

Amanda_Bennett

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If she won't eat hard boiled egg you could try scrambled with the shell finely crushed up in it.

Zilla won't eat hard boiled eggs, but she loves scrambled! :D
 

labell

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It is calcium levels you need to worry about with repeat egg laying. Foods like broccoli, kale, figs, almonds will help if she won't eat egg with the shell. For a small bird I would buy RAW UNSALTED almonds, soak them over night in just clean water (room temp) the next day drain them and do a fine chop and give them to her. I would do this in very small batches so that it doesn't go to waste. Soaking them makes them more easily digestible for birds and humans actually.

Organic Kale, just wash and weave through the bars fun and full of calcium.:D


+1:) Spinach is also good!

Unfortunately, spinach may interfere with calcium absorption. I never feed or eat spinach myself due to this issue. Kale, or dandelion greens, collard greens and arugula do not cause this problem so they are my typical go-to greens.
 
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t33n3r

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Thank you guys so much for the help! I'll try these things out when I get home :D
 

Birdman666

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It is calcium levels you need to worry about with repeat egg laying. Foods like broccoli, kale, figs, almonds will help if she won't eat egg with the shell. For a small bird I would buy RAW UNSALTED almonds, soak them over night in just clean water (room temp) the next day drain them and do a fine chop and give them to her. I would do this in very small batches so that it doesn't go to waste. Soaking them makes them more easily digestible for birds and humans actually.

Organic Kale, just wash and weave through the bars fun and full of calcium.:D

Hello! What she said!
 

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