Medic3709 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I am puzzled. About 6 months ago we rehomed two birds from one of my wife's coworkers, their kids didn't want them anymore and we were more than willing to take them in. They have been together since they were in the pet store together as babies. The female "Molly" is a peached face lovebird, the male "Walter" is a budgie. Now I feel that they are bonded because Molly will regurgitate for Walter and whenever I take Molly out of the cage They constantly call back and forth to each other. They are almost inseperable. Tonight we came home and Molly has laid an egg. First of many questions is will this egg hatch because there is a mate?, Will molly lay more eggs in the next few days? I have read the other posts that say to feed her lots of calcium and to let her roost the egg(s) for at least 21 days. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycos_mom Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Even though they may be a bonded pair thet doesn't mean the egg is fertile I doubt very much that it is. If it is thats going to be one strange looking baby. anyway yes she will probubly lay an egg every 2 day until she has 3 or 4. then just let her be with them make sure she getting lots of calcium rich foods and if the male is feeding her make sure he's got lots of soft easy to regurgate foods to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic3709 Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Pardon my ignorance but she seems like such a small bird to have two or three more eggs in her, maybe that is just nature, the other thing I have noticed is that she laid it at the bottom of the cage, she has been trying to make a nest out of a preening toy in the cage and she built up the material in the corner of the cage but she laid it right out in the open and she has not been roosting on it, she just leaves it at the bottom of the cage while she is on a perch. Now should I put it into a nest?, put it in a bowl with nesting material? just leave it? will it get rotten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycos_mom Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I had a love bird that did the same thing she protected it but never kept it warm If you want to see if the eggs a fertile your going to have to give her nesting materals and a place to build her nest like a nest box other wise just wait til she grows bored of the egg and then remove it many love bird have at least 3to5 eggs in one clutch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 The egg will not be fertile. Birds will also nesting and sexual behavior with a toy or their human flock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic3709 Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 I think I confirmed that today. I took the rest of the preening toy and pulled it apart and put it in an extra bowl and put the egg in it without touching it with my hands. She pulled all the material out of the bowl and the egg fell to the bottom of the cage. There is a crack in it but does not seem to have gone all the way through. Should I take the egg out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycos_mom Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I would if its cracked because it will start to smell and the bacteria could be harmful to your bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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