FeatherLife
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- Jun 7, 2017
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Hello there,
I would really appreciate some advice from experienced Cockatiel handlers.
Our hen currently has a clutch of 6 infertile (as we have no male) eggs which we haven't touched (one is broken but hard inside). She has previously laid eggs (but not sat on them) over the past few months, however, we had been removing them as this was before we researched and found out that it's best to leave any eggs until the bird gives up on them. We also read that it's best to let her get through the nesting stage and allow her a comfortable bed for her eggs, so my parter put in a little shelter, which she is happy to sit on them in.
She has now been on this clutch for about 2 weeks and I am getting a little worried as she still hasn't given up; she is looking very sleepy and excretes watery droppings whenever we let her out to fly- I figured this was perhaps because she has been active and allowed any internal movements to occur???
Should she have given up by now and how will we know when is best to take the eggs away??
I have read that chronic egg laying can be harmful for the hen and the last thing we want to do is to disturb her natural cycle.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance!
I would really appreciate some advice from experienced Cockatiel handlers.
Our hen currently has a clutch of 6 infertile (as we have no male) eggs which we haven't touched (one is broken but hard inside). She has previously laid eggs (but not sat on them) over the past few months, however, we had been removing them as this was before we researched and found out that it's best to leave any eggs until the bird gives up on them. We also read that it's best to let her get through the nesting stage and allow her a comfortable bed for her eggs, so my parter put in a little shelter, which she is happy to sit on them in.
She has now been on this clutch for about 2 weeks and I am getting a little worried as she still hasn't given up; she is looking very sleepy and excretes watery droppings whenever we let her out to fly- I figured this was perhaps because she has been active and allowed any internal movements to occur???
Should she have given up by now and how will we know when is best to take the eggs away??
I have read that chronic egg laying can be harmful for the hen and the last thing we want to do is to disturb her natural cycle.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance!