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Couple days ago, she produced and egg. This was on her cage "playtop". Egg appears fully formed. Had added avian calcium to her diet after she produced, over a period of a few weeks, tow apparently malformed eggs. The calcium was added based on that. Did not expect a 3rd egg, but here it is. Been advised to let her be for a few days, then remove it. Obviously, it will not hatch and will spoil at some point. She is being very "maternal" an attentive to it, but not "possessive" in the sense that her behavior toward me has changed. More that willing to accept hand held food, but seems to be favoring "treats" much more than her normal diet. Question is, how long should I wait to remove it and how should I go about it? Overtly, or covertly? Distract her with a treat while removing the egg, or just attempt to do it in "plain sight"? Or remove it when she leaves it to feed or something, if able to catch the moment?

I would leave it until,she loses interest. If you keep taking it away, she will most likely lay another one..I don’t have experience with this, but I have read this on many posts here. You could also try replacing it eventually with a fake egg that looks the same. Just some suggestions, hopefully others that have had this happen will chime in. Your doing right by increasing her calcium. Keep us posted, and welcome btw.