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I was so worried about this, and it happened.
Stella is (I was told) fifteen years old now and has so far laid her second egg. She laid her first one on August first of this year. She was getting nesty this year, as usual, and it seemed to have stopped after her first egg. She will usually hang out on the bottom on her cage and when she is out she will try to go on the floor to find somewhere to hide. I don't encourage her or let her set up a "fort" anywhere. But as far as stopping her from getting "broody", I can only do so much. I can't be with her all day long to keep her off the bottom of her cage. Usually, there is nothing that really snaps her out of it, besides just waiting it out. I do cut her light hours, not allow her to "cuddle" into anything, not feed any warm foods, she is not allowed on the couch.
Some vegetables she will not eat fresh, like leafy greens, so I put them I the blender with a little bit of cooked squash to make a "sauce" that she gets in her own bowl mixed with some pellets since I felt that leafy greens are very important. This is served room temperature and I don't give it the chance to go soggy. Should I cut this out? I give her cooked and cooled quinoa a few times a week in which I mix finely minced greens. Should I cut this out too? These foods aren't really mushy, so I thought that they might not be such a "turn on", maybe I was wrong. I need a way to get the greens into her, and she will not eats breads and if I mix the minced green with fresh veggies, she tries to push a lot of them off with her tongue.
She had laid the first egg and pretty much ignored it. I had to take it away because she broke it. After having laid that egg, she seemed to snap out of her routine and I thought her cycle was done for the year. Apparently not. Though, she hasn't even been acting nesty before this second egg. The egg itself is well formed and must have passed quite easily. She was sitting with me less then two hours before hand and I saw it when I woke up from my nap and it was already cold. There was no blood and her cloaca looks normal. She also went and ate like a pig (I assume after), so I will get a better idea of her weight tomorrow.
Both times, I did not notice a bump near her vent like Lovebirds often get. Do you usually see an egg bump in larger parrots or is this normal? Last time, I also noticed that she had gained a bit of weight before laying the egg, which at the time I did not know what a possible sign of the egg. I weight her twice a day, morning and night. This time, I did not notice a weight gain. She fluctuates a bit from day to day, but no difference that caught my attention. She is acting just fine so far, so at least that is good.
I am just so worried that this is going to become chronic and kill her one day. Have any of you had experience with a bird laying another egg after not acting nesty? When do I start to consider the problem as being chronic and consider Lupron? I'm sorry if I seem like I'm jumping the gun, but I am just so worried about her. At least she eats well. And, since her last egg, I have been giving her Morning Bird Calcium Plus. I got that one because it was the one I could get the fastest without it having to be shipped to me. Would another brand be more recommended? Her egg was a bit smaller than a small chicken egg and weighed thirty-two grams. The other one was similar.
She just breaks my heart. She is so sweet and was "preening" my hand as I moved her egg onto something softer to try and keep it from breaking. The poor thing must be so frustrated, this makes me feel so bad that she has to go through all these hormones even though nothing will ever come to fruition from it. I am so worried, I just needed to talk about it. It would be so appreciated if you could keep my sweetheart in your thoughts.
Stella is (I was told) fifteen years old now and has so far laid her second egg. She laid her first one on August first of this year. She was getting nesty this year, as usual, and it seemed to have stopped after her first egg. She will usually hang out on the bottom on her cage and when she is out she will try to go on the floor to find somewhere to hide. I don't encourage her or let her set up a "fort" anywhere. But as far as stopping her from getting "broody", I can only do so much. I can't be with her all day long to keep her off the bottom of her cage. Usually, there is nothing that really snaps her out of it, besides just waiting it out. I do cut her light hours, not allow her to "cuddle" into anything, not feed any warm foods, she is not allowed on the couch.
Some vegetables she will not eat fresh, like leafy greens, so I put them I the blender with a little bit of cooked squash to make a "sauce" that she gets in her own bowl mixed with some pellets since I felt that leafy greens are very important. This is served room temperature and I don't give it the chance to go soggy. Should I cut this out? I give her cooked and cooled quinoa a few times a week in which I mix finely minced greens. Should I cut this out too? These foods aren't really mushy, so I thought that they might not be such a "turn on", maybe I was wrong. I need a way to get the greens into her, and she will not eats breads and if I mix the minced green with fresh veggies, she tries to push a lot of them off with her tongue.
She had laid the first egg and pretty much ignored it. I had to take it away because she broke it. After having laid that egg, she seemed to snap out of her routine and I thought her cycle was done for the year. Apparently not. Though, she hasn't even been acting nesty before this second egg. The egg itself is well formed and must have passed quite easily. She was sitting with me less then two hours before hand and I saw it when I woke up from my nap and it was already cold. There was no blood and her cloaca looks normal. She also went and ate like a pig (I assume after), so I will get a better idea of her weight tomorrow.
Both times, I did not notice a bump near her vent like Lovebirds often get. Do you usually see an egg bump in larger parrots or is this normal? Last time, I also noticed that she had gained a bit of weight before laying the egg, which at the time I did not know what a possible sign of the egg. I weight her twice a day, morning and night. This time, I did not notice a weight gain. She fluctuates a bit from day to day, but no difference that caught my attention. She is acting just fine so far, so at least that is good.
I am just so worried that this is going to become chronic and kill her one day. Have any of you had experience with a bird laying another egg after not acting nesty? When do I start to consider the problem as being chronic and consider Lupron? I'm sorry if I seem like I'm jumping the gun, but I am just so worried about her. At least she eats well. And, since her last egg, I have been giving her Morning Bird Calcium Plus. I got that one because it was the one I could get the fastest without it having to be shipped to me. Would another brand be more recommended? Her egg was a bit smaller than a small chicken egg and weighed thirty-two grams. The other one was similar.
She just breaks my heart. She is so sweet and was "preening" my hand as I moved her egg onto something softer to try and keep it from breaking. The poor thing must be so frustrated, this makes me feel so bad that she has to go through all these hormones even though nothing will ever come to fruition from it. I am so worried, I just needed to talk about it. It would be so appreciated if you could keep my sweetheart in your thoughts.
Three of my girls laid this year. In Rosebud's case, the eggs were abnormally small and she had a reproductive tract infection - after scoping, the vet suspects structural irregularity of the oviduct.
