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Re: egg laying
Posted by GreyLady on 8/28/08

Connie is absolutely right and has given you great advice. I
would just like to add one more suggestion. The problem with
leaving the eggs on the cage floor is they are at risk of
getting broken, especially is she has not had that very
necessary calcium to enable her to make firm shells. If one
gets broken or cracked, you will have to remove it due to the
risk of growing bacteria. What I do with my girls is give them
something to keep their eggs in that will help cushion them yet
not encourage further laying. It can be any mostly flat, wide
open dish, bowl, etc. The clear plastic, shoe box size storage
boxes work great for me. Line it with a couple paper towels
and gently lay the eggs inside. Yes, she will fuss at you but
that gives her a better chance of not breaking one. It's
places that are semi dark, or semi private, like nest boxes
that can encourage further laying. So long as you don't give
her any kind of lidded enclosure, you should be fine. And for
sure, get her that calcium source whether it's what Connie
suggested or a plain cuttle bone or whatever it takes. If she
doesn't have enough calcium in her system, those shells will
not be firm, she will have difficulty passing them and can
become egg bound. That is a life threatening emergency, should
it happen. It would be good if you would research egg binding
in Cockatiels and get very familiar with the signs and
symptoms, just to be on the safe side. Let us know if you need
more help with her.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• egg laying, 8/27/08, by Janet Larson.
• Re: egg laying, 8/27/08, by Connie.
• Re: egg laying, 8/28/08, by GreyLady.
• Re: egg laying, 8/28/08, by Janet.
• Re: egg laying, 8/30/08, by Connie.
• Re: egg laying, 8/31/08, by Janet.
• Re: egg laying, 9/02/08, by Connie.
• Re: egg laying, 9/02/08, by Janet.
• Re: egg laying, 10/01/08, by beth.
• Re: egg laying, 10/05/08, by Janet Larson.