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Lovebirds : Laying eggs
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From: MSN Nicknamesgentry  (Original Message)Sent: 8/2/2004 7:44 AM
Hi,
   I have a female Lovebird that is about 8 or 9 yrs. old that has laid about 4 batches of eggs since spring, and was wondering if there is anything i can do to stop her from laying eggs?  There is no male in with her and no nest box in her cage, she lays them on the floor, sits on them for a few weeks, then throws those eggs out and within a week or 2 lays some more eggs.  I don't think this can be good for her.  Thanks for any help you can give me.
                     Stephanie


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From: MSN NicknamePeggy19401Sent: 8/2/2004 3:35 PM
I had the same happen to me about 4yrs ago. Bailey was an egg laying machine. She was just past a year old. Knowing that if it kept up, it would delete her calcium supply and cause real problems, I found her a husband. I really didn't want baby lovies, but Boy! she sure did. Eventually I gave them both to a love bird breeder I know.

This may not be a solution for you and maybe someone here will have a better one.

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From: MSN NicknamesgentrySent: 8/3/2004 3:52 PM
I was in the pet store here the other day and was talking to a lady I know that has a male lovebird and she ask me if I would like to breed mine. to hers, I just may do it. 
            Stephanie 

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From: MSN Nicknameannieokie100Sent: 8/3/2004 5:29 PM
She will need to have her calcium reserves built back up after laying so many eggs, before she is placed with a male. Be sure she's either eating cuttlebone or crushed cooked chicken eggshells.  May take a few weeks to build her back up.  Meanwhile, reduce the day length for her by either covering her cage earlier or turning lights off earlier. You can also keep her area a bit cooler.
The longer days of spring and summer are a trigger for egglaying and if you can shorten her daylength it may discourage her from laying.
I had to gradually reduce my pionus's daylength to only 5 and a half hour days and put her in a room where I could make it cold enough that she thought winter was here.  It was a nightmare, but she simply wouldn't stop laying.  Her eggs began to crack as they were laid and it really scared me for her.  I also had to remove all paper so she couldn't build a nest with the papers.  Cleaning wasn't too bad if I wiped the floor pan every couple of hours. It helped to use the grate, too.  She wasn't used to having a grate and she usually stayed on a perch rather than the floor.
It would be good to ask your vet if he/she approves of this method. He may have other ideas that will help, too.
Annie
 

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From: MSN NicknameSavvyNurseSent: 8/4/2004 9:07 AM
yep she needs a hubby she lays sets then relise they not going to hatch so she lays more i say whether you like it or not she wants to be a mom
 

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From: MSN NicknameHeavenly_IceAngelSent: 8/13/2004 4:53 AM
I found several things that helped my lovie stop laying eggs.  For one thing, I shortened her day by putting her cover on earlier at night.  Another thing I did was move the location of her cage and completely rearranged all of her toys, perches and dishes.  I also put the grate in the bottom of her cage so she couldn't her paper.  All of the changes seemed to make her think twice about the security of her chosen "nesting spot".  I find that I have to do this on a fairly regular basis, but so far it's seemed to work.  I hope this helps!

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From: MSN NicknamesgentrySent: 8/18/2004 8:18 AM
Thanks for the advice everyone, I will try tomorrow to put her in a different cage and see if  that works.  She is now sitting on 5 new eggs, but maybe putting her into a new cage she'll get discouraged enough to give up at least for this year. 
               Stephanie

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