Love birds laying eggs

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Hi all I’m in need for some advice! It’s abit of a long one any advice is really appreciated!
my love birds male and female has mated and my female has now laid a clutch of eggs!
I noticed there hormonal behaviour and stopped it as soon as I could to prevent them mating I tried everything to prevent this but it has happened I noticed that on the 21st of September that my female had laid an egg on the bottom of the cage and she has been sitting on it ever since then on Monday 23rd she laid another egg then Friday 27th now 29th she’s laid another she has 4 all together, I have checked to see if any of them are fertile they all have a yellow yolk but one has a little spot with all red veins coming off so I’m guessing that one maybe fertile she’s constantly sitting on them and takes little breaks to get food or have a drink my male is constantly going to her to feed her, I have now introduced a calcium supplement to make sure that she’s getting what she needs.
My only concern is if the one egg hatches would I be able to give the bird away as I can’t have anymore birds and I definitely don’t want to cause any interbreeding,
how long should I leave the baby with the parents until I take it away?

will my female feed the baby and bring it up to feed on its own?

do I need to separate my male from mother and baby?

I’m just thinking ahead so I can prepare I know there might be a chance that the egg could not be fertile or not even develop but just in case it does develop there is a loving home that the baby would go to so I would like to get all the advice I can to make sure that the baby is as healthy as possible and that the parents get all that they need

 

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[Zara]

Welcome Georgia,

I noticed there hormonal behaviour and stopped it as soon as I could to prevent them mating

They will mate eventually, no matter how much you try to deter them so don't worry. It is fine as long as it's not obsessive and happening more than two or three times a year.
You can buy a set of dummy eggs for the future to swap any eggs she lays, and give the calcium supplement as soon as you see her "nesting" (sitting on the cage floor corner) just in case.

As for the eggs you have, the recent ones may be potentially viable but not developed yet. Candle all the eggs again, but this time boil all the yellow ones, let them cool down (use water with ice cubes in to help cool them quicker) and then put them back with the red one/s.
This will guarrantee only one chick, give the mother a better chance of successfully raising that chick, and also make it easier for you to find a good home for only one bird.

My only concern is if the one egg hatches would I be able to give the bird away as I can’t have anymore birds and I definitely don’t want to cause any interbreeding,

I am not sure I understand the concern?
If you have no resources for another bird, then find the youngster a good, loving home when they are fully weaned and ready.
If you want to keep the little one but are worried about inbreeding, it would be unusual for a lovebird to break a bond while they are both alive, so that in unlikely. You would have to house the youngster away in another cage (lovebirds should be housed alone, or one bonded pair per cage). They can enjoy out of cage time together, and if eggs arrive in the future, switch for dummy eggs so it won't matter if there was any out of pair mating.

how long should I leave the baby with the parents until I take it away?

Until the little one weans. Average weaning age for lovebirds is 6-8 weeks, so you are looking at about 10-12 weeks old before being rehomed.

will my female feed the baby and bring it up to feed on its own?

Hopefully.
Males will participate in feeding chicks so she won't be on her own.
Monitor to be sure the crop is being filled throughout the day. If they stop feeding the little one, you must take over and hand rear.

do I need to separate my male from mother and baby?

No. Males are involved in rearing the young.