For clarafication, I have 2 love birds, 2 budgies and 2 chickens. I have owned chicken for a 12 years, and parrots 3. But Sweetmeat is my first female budgie. My chickens have never had an egg binding situation because I provide layer pellets or a calcium supplement.
My question is, should I supliment extra calcium even if shes not laying? Can providing that extra calcium provoke laying, I think not but it seems worth asking.
And if she does run into an egg binding situation how do you all handle it? Shes just now 6 months old and from what I've read that means she on the verge of being old enough and I just want to be prepared.
My question is, should I supliment extra calcium even if shes not laying? Can providing that extra calcium provoke laying, I think not but it seems worth asking.
And if she does run into an egg binding situation how do you all handle it? Shes just now 6 months old and from what I've read that means she on the verge of being old enough and I just want to be prepared.