My parrot laid an egg

[Partymember]

Originally Posted by koosie

I know that would probably cause more problems than it solves but the world needs more Parrots.

agreed. We are far too parrot deficient.

[antgirl1]

I guess I'm lucky to own a parakeet. XD

[Medikor]

I love parrots cause they have so much character. So what do you do with the eggs, Sparky? Do you give them away as pet food or something? I remember that when I had a snail as a kid, we always took the many baby's it had to my aunts as food for her turtle.

[Partymember]

Originally Posted by Medikor

I love parrots cause they have so much character. So what do you do with the eggs, Sparky? Do you give them away as pet food or something? I remember that when I had a snail as a kid, we always took the many baby's it had to my aunts as food for her turtle.

oh my God...you killed its babies

jk

[Sparky]

I leave the eggs with her until she loses interest then I throw them in the garbage disposal, as they are rotten by then. Her *first* one I drained out and kept though.

It isn't exactly "good" news that Kiwi is laying eggs (she didn't lay another yet, she lays them every other day so she may lay one tomorrow though I hope she won't) because it's a great drain on a bird's body to make an egg. This time, she's got a cuttlebone in her cage at least. Also brooding birds are moody and fidgety when away from their eggs, even if as in Kiwi's case they aren't really in the "baby-making" mindset. They just have an instinct to stay near the eggs. So Kiwi will beg to come out to play, then start screaming to go back five seconds later. It's annoying. Only "good" thing about her being in this mode is that, as long as she's in her cage, she's quieter and I can get more sleep.

[emperor26]

Congratulation, Sparky.

[Sparky]

Congratulations are *not* in order, as I've already explained. It's not as if the egg will hatch, after all.

[Medikor]

I don't really know anything about bird keeping but what are some measures you plan to do (if any are required, that is) to keep her from laying eggs? I can't imagine that laying "dud" eggs so often would be a healthy thing for her to do, physically or mentally.
Don't quote me on this, but I remember hearing that parrots can get lonely and a good way to help prevent that is to either put a mirror or a picture of another bird in the cage. Who knows: Maybe Kiwi will stop making eggs if she feels like she's being watched?