Wait, what!?

[LordTriggs]

Okay so was just on a Facebook parrot group and apparently someone's Budgie ate her own eggs!

This is news to me, birds eat their own eggs sometimes? What?

Serious revelation on these adorable looking creatures

 

[plumsmum2005]

OK, research some more and you will get over the shock, honest.

 

[Katu]

Source of protein and calcium. Maybe it was dietary supplementation.

 

[LordTriggs]

yeah I read up on it, just something I never though of until now. bit of a shock to suddenly hear

makes sense but saying that I find that side of nature a bit upsetting

 

[Bryce]

If you think that's bad I take it you never had hamsters, heh.

Also, was the egg fertile? If not then it's just straight-up recycling. Better the bird eat it than to be placed in the awkward position of wasting a perfectly good, if tiny, egg... or having an omelette ala Polly like some people. (If you go that strange (but ethically unimpeachable, at least for non-vegans) route, please be sure to wash it and cook it through, no runny yolk.)

 

[Tami2]

Oh wow, here I was thinking maybe the poor thing was starving or may have a deficiency?

 

[Katu]

If you think that's bad I take it you never had hamsters, heh.

Also, was the egg fertile? If not then it's just straight-up recycling. Better the bird eat it than to be placed in the awkward position of wasting a perfectly good, if tiny, egg... or having an omelette ala Polly like some people. (If you go that strange (but ethically unimpeachable, at least for non-vegans) route, please be sure to wash it and cook it through, no runny yolk.)

Oh my, I remember having to remove a headless gerbil from the cage once. My kids were traumatized for life with that one. Me too really.

 

[LordTriggs]

my sister had a hamster but well one don't make babies. Don't know anything about the bird, just something I saw. gives a different outlook on them. I mean, I'm aware a lot of animals will eat their young in some situations just didn't know a bird would eat their own egg, does seem a useful way of dealing with a pointless egg I guess.

Okay I gotta admit I have always been interested to know what parrot egg tastes like. Glad I'm not the only one to have that thought! Though I will say I have... intrigues further than a lot of people would go when it comes to different food stuffs

 

[SilverSage]

It's a frustrating reality of breeding. I've only had one pair do it but it's frustrating to figure out why and put a stop to it.


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