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I know I am WAY late to the party, but I have a two-year-old roller pigeon (not a parrot, but I love her) and since she's reached sexual maturity, she lays and egg every day or two, and gets really broody and possessive of her nest. I wouldn't mind this, except it takes a HUGE toll on her. Once, after she layed an egg, she was weak and couldn't even stand for almost two days. I have her on vitamin anand mineral supplements, and it seems to help, but I'm looking into getting her spayed (hormone treatments don't have any proven effects on pigeons) I've tried letting her have no nest box (she just strained out eggs on the floor of her enclosure) and filling her nest with fakes (after about a month, she rolled them out to lay her own eggs, and was able to lay two before I noticed)
Since it would keep her from straining and depleting her resources, I am considering (with my vet's advice) spaying her to keep her from continuing to strain herself. She wouldn't need her ovaries removed, just her uterus, so it wouldn't be as complex of a procedure. Thoughts?
Since it would keep her from straining and depleting her resources, I am considering (with my vet's advice) spaying her to keep her from continuing to strain herself. She wouldn't need her ovaries removed, just her uterus, so it wouldn't be as complex of a procedure. Thoughts?