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- krupali
Is there a natural remedy that can stop a bird from laying eggs. I've heard that melatonin can help but not sure if I want to give that to my bird. My cockatiel has been an egg layers for almost a year now. She's currently molting which makes it even worse. She's so determined that she will lay eggs no matter what environment she is in. I thought getting her a bigger cage would help but nope she's still in nesting mode. I get rid of toys that can "cause" her to be hormonal. I have used dummy eggs on and off in my experience, they don't help much. Dummy eggs may help some birds but not mine. I would put about 6-8 dummy eggs and she would still lay. Sometimes, she would abandon some eggs and keep some. I've tried reducing the amount of light she gets but even that didn't work. I got her some new toys hoping she would get rid of boredom. The toys have been inside her cage for a few weeks now but she doesn't want to play with them. She's not much of a toy person, to begin with. I feed her less seeds and more pellets so she gets a signal that there's not enough fat. I feel like nothing's working. I don't want her to be egg bound I'm going to get liquid calcium soon. But I just want her to stop laying eggs. I think lupron is my last resort unless there's a homeopathic remedy out there that can work.