Opal layed an egg

[TheOddFlock]

Well, this has been almost everywhere by now.
Long story short, Opal has layed an egg.

First time one of my birds have layed an egg. I really didn't expect Opal to lay because I don't provide the right conditions to allow breeding, so i don't quiet understand why she layed an egg.
If any of my birds layed an egg i would have expected it from Skittles.

Here is a video showing Opal's new little eggie.

 

[sunnysmom]

Cute little egg. Is she interested in it at all?

 

[TheOddFlock]

Cute little egg. Is she interested in it at all?

She was sitting on it for a while, unfortunately it broke.

 

[sunnysmom]

She was sitting on it for a while, unfortunately it broke.

I hope she's not upset.

 

[Fia Baby]

I had a parakeet when I was growing up who was madly in love with me (and me with her) and she laid eggs off and on for several years. Never more than 1-2 at a time. I was a kid and didn't know much about egg-laying, but I decided it would be cruel to remove them until she let me know she was done with them, and so they'd stay in her cage until she lost interest. Sometimes they broke and sometimes I just buried them in our garden (seemed an appropriate way to deal with something that meant so much to her). I still miss her... she was one of my heart-animals.

 

[TheOddFlock]

It's been over 48 hours since she layrd her egg, I don't think she's going to lay a second.

 

[Fergus Mom]

So @TheOddFlock - she doesn't have a partner in her cage ever? She is laying without a mate? I know that is quite normal, but I'm just curious. When Fiona sits in her food dish more than normal, I start to wonder!

 

[TheOddFlock]

So @TheOddFlock - she doesn't have a partner in her cage ever? She is laying without a mate? I know that is quite normal, but I'm just curious. When Fiona sits in her food dish more than normal, I start to wonder!

She is my only budgie, she has no mate.