...My Female Ekie Brandy who i have had 12yrs now,Lays eggs 2xs a yr no matter what i do,so i let her sit them for 30 days then toss them..i hate her laying eggs but when i put her back in her cage she will run to her fleesey bed and talk to her eggs roll them around and gently snuggle them underneath her,after i tuck everyone in and i look at her i cant even see her head she is so snuggled up to them...it is just so sweet to see although she has no motherly instinct to them,in the am she is more then happy to leave them just when she goes back to her cage she runs down there like hey how have you been since ive been gone