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Re: female grey
Posted by GreyLady on 4/06/10

It's that time of year and if she is "broody", there is
little if anything you can do to stop it. You can try
cutting back on her daylight hours and that might discourage
her. Dangerous overlaying that endangers health can be
stopped by an injection from a vet. But other than that,
just let her run her course. It's vital that you make sure
she is getting plenty of calcium rich foods, Vitamin D so she
can absorb the calcium and natural sunlight by providing full
spectrum lighting. Stay alert for any indication of egg
binding. That can be fatal, should it happen and go
unnoticed for too long. So long as she is cracking them
herself, obviously you don't have to worry about chicks. She
may be after the protein and calcium in the eggs, meaning it
is lacking in her diet. If she should lay another and it
remains intact, just "addle" it and give it back to her. Let
her tend it as long as she wants, then pitch it after she has
abandonded it. She doesn't need a male to lay, as you
probably know. But even if the other is a male and even if
they may have mated, the eggs are not guaranteed to be
fertile. Greys are extremely private with their breeding so
if it's happened, it's unlikely you would have seen it.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• female grey, 4/06/10, by Jilly.
• Re: female grey, 4/06/10, by GreyLady.
• Re: female grey, 8/11/10, by Laceysmom.
• Re: female grey, 8/13/10, by GreyLady.