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Re: Cockatoo--Laying eggs
Posted by Randy on 9/29/09

On 5/29/09, Cockatina wrote:
> On 5/29/09, carlos wrote:
>> I have a problem with a Cockatoo ,,,she is more than 7 years
>> and is laying egg on the floor now,,why she is doing that
>> when she dont have a male.....What i have to do or give to
>> her so she can stop doing that?????
>
>
> Carlos, a female cockatoo doesn't need a male to lay eggs.
> The eggs will, of course, not be fertile.
> Don't remove the eggs;this will only encourage her to lay
> more.
> Let her sit on the eggs until she becomes bored with them as
> they will never hatch.
> Also, make sure her diet is rich in calcium so as to not
> become egg bound.
just wondering if ALL females lay eggs..i have a mollucan that
i "thought" was a female because of the eyes have never sexed
her...i "thought" in time she would lay eggs even if they
wernt fertil....but now after 10 years NO eggs....maybe i have
a male???lol pleaseee help....

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Cockatoo--Laying eggs, 5/29/09, by carlos.
• Re: Cockatoo--Laying eggs, 5/29/09, by Cockatina.
• Re: Cockatoo--Laying eggs, 5/29/09, by Carlos.
• Re: Cockatoo--Laying eggs, 5/30/09, by Cockatina.
• Re: Cockatoo--Laying eggs, 5/31/09, by TheParrotPantry.
• Re: Cockatoo--Laying eggs, 9/29/09, by Randy.
• Re: Cockatoo--Laying eggs, 5/08/10, by Judi.