Hello all,
I am looking for advice with my lovebird. This is her first time laying eggs and my first time dealing with this. This is how everything went, my girl and her mate have a 12hour sleep cycle, but on July 5th I found an egg at the bottom of her cage and left it there. On July 7th she laid another egg but in her play area with the other birds. So I decided that since she is laying that I may as well set her and her mate up in a quite corner (in my bedroom) so that they can have some piece and quiet and raise their young. With that said, she is ( I think) ignoring the first egg but protecting and kinda sitting on the other. She has not laid an egg since the 7th, but looks ready to lay again.
Here are some of my questions;
1. Should I be giving my hen a special diet? She is currently on pellets, chop for dinner with us, and she a few treats through out the day.
2. How do I know if she is egg bound?
3. Should I be giving her extra calcium? she is on the cuttlebone often
Any other advice would be very much appreciated.
I am looking for advice with my lovebird. This is her first time laying eggs and my first time dealing with this. This is how everything went, my girl and her mate have a 12hour sleep cycle, but on July 5th I found an egg at the bottom of her cage and left it there. On July 7th she laid another egg but in her play area with the other birds. So I decided that since she is laying that I may as well set her and her mate up in a quite corner (in my bedroom) so that they can have some piece and quiet and raise their young. With that said, she is ( I think) ignoring the first egg but protecting and kinda sitting on the other. She has not laid an egg since the 7th, but looks ready to lay again.
Here are some of my questions;
1. Should I be giving my hen a special diet? She is currently on pellets, chop for dinner with us, and she a few treats through out the day.
2. How do I know if she is egg bound?
3. Should I be giving her extra calcium? she is on the cuttlebone often
Any other advice would be very much appreciated.