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Help!!! Rainbow lorikeet laying eggs

by Kris
(Brisbane QLD Australia)

Hello!! I have a 2 year old female rainbow lorikeet.. The last few days she has been making a very strange clucking sound, to my surprise the next morning when I uncovered her there was a egg in the corner of her cage. I left it there because she was very defensive about it an wouldn't let me put my hand in her cage (very unlike her) this morning when I uncovered her there was a second egg.......she has been very very quiet which is unusual as she is rather vocal.

Is there anything I can to do stop her from laying eggs? Should I change her diet? Is there anything I need to look out for?? :( rather uneasy I'm always checking on her as I'm slightly scared something is going to happen....she doesn't have a male mate so these eggs will never hatch. Do I throw them out? Any help would be fantastic.

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Help!!! Rainbow lorikeet laying eggs

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Mar 06, 2012

Laying eggs
by: Anonymous

I had this problem with one of my birds all I did was removed the cuttlebone from the cage then she stopped laying eggs, before I removed it she had layed about 20 eggs during a 1 year period. You can just wait a month for her to leave the eggs alone so you can remove them. It will take time for all this stuff to work.

Jan 23, 2012

Lory laying eggs
by: Tracie

If she is not sitting on the eggs, or if the eggs are cracked or broken, then remove them.

If the bird is sitting on the eggs, you leave them until she loses interest in them. It sounds like they are on the floor of the cage, so you might need to remove any perches or toys above the eggs so she doesn't poop on them accidentally.

Please read our Chronic Egg Laying article for information on caring for birds that lay eggs.

Our avian vet suggests that lorikeets eat nectar, both dry and wet, a few pellets (about 50%) and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. He suggests Harrison's pellets, if you can find them where you live. This ensures your bird is getting all it's nutrition and will not become egg bound.

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