Egg Comparison

[Terry57]

We recently had Pisces, our WCP and Luna, our IRN, on an egg laying spree, and I was surprised to see how close in size the eggs were. We took a picture of them next to a chicken egg, and thought I'd share.

 

[Allee]

How interesting! The Indian ringneck egg has a funny shape, it looks round rather than oval. Thanks for sharing. I hope the egg laying spree is finished though.

 

[Terry57]

How interesting! The Indian ringneck egg has a funny shape, it looks round rather than oval. Thanks for sharing. I hope the egg laying spree is finished though.

Thankfully we were able to get the egg laying under control! Pisces was out of control, we changed her cage around, took the eggs, left the eggs..and finally we didn't let her out of her cage unless we were holding her for a few days as she would go straight to the floor and under a cage and that seemed to do the trick.

 

[Taw5106]

I've been going thru this with Venus and I've had to make her stay in her cage, no out time other being with me and so far she has calmed down but keeps trying to be nesty at any opportunity she thinks she has. Thanks for sharing, now I feel confident I'm doing the right thing with her. No eggs since April!


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[Kiwibird]

Very interesting Terri. I didn't know IRNs laid roundish eggs! Are those 2 your only layers?

 

[Terry57]

I've been going thru this with Venus and I've had to make her stay in her cage, no out time other being with me and so far she has calmed down but keeps trying to be nesty at any opportunity she thinks she has. Thanks for sharing, now I feel confident I'm doing the right thing with her. No eggs since April!


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Tracy, I have been following your thread as Pisces was going through it as well. She laid a dozen eggs within a couple month period and I was worried sick. She hasn't laid one now in over a month, and I do think it helped keeping her in her cage unless she was with us. The fact that it seems to be helping Venus too makes me think we may be onto something. Fingers crossed that they both are done with the eggs!

Very interesting Terri. I didn't know IRNs laid roundish eggs! Are those 2 your only layers?

I have one Lovie who lays eggs every once in awhile, and that's the only other one. I know for sure we have 2 other females, Darwin (Hawkhead) and Callie (DYH), and thank goodness neither have laid any. I don't know if it is because of their age, but whatever the reason I am grateful. Darwin is 25 and Callie is between 52 and 62.

 

[Scott]

Cool comparison, Terry!!

 

[Terry57]

Thanks Scott, I found it interesting how close the 2 eggs were in size. Wish I would have saved a Lovebird egg to put next to them, but thankfully she wasn't laying at the same time. My friend wanted the eggs and emptied and cleaned them and is starting a collection of different species eggs. I will have her take pictures of others as they come along.