Our budgie literally flew into our lives and unable to find it's owner we now have adopted. We've learned she's a girl becuase we now have 5 eggs and she's quite happily sitting. I was told that she would get bored with them after about 2 weeks - at which point we could remove them from the "nest" and that it was not recommended to remove them beforehand. Is this right?

 

Two weeks is now up and she's still sitting merrily. She gets up to feed (she'll eat seed and silverbeet, but won't eat her normal apple) and will "chatter" with my husband, but won't "talk" to me or my daughter at present (must be a girl thing).

 

My concern is we are going away in a few days and I am taking her to "nana's" to be looked after. Should we leave her sitting on the eggs or remove them. Will removing them and putting her in a new environment distress her too much?

 

I've done a quick search of the FAQs but can't seem to find what I'm looking for and as time is of the essence, I'm hoping you might be able to assist.

 

Many thanks

Sandie

Being removed from her eggs and placed in a new environment may actually be just the job to get her out of breeding mode. In this case a little distress is a helpful thing because single hens lay when they get comfortable. Shaking things up a bit by changing the environment should unsettle her just enough without 'distressing' her.

 

It has also been close to enough time for her to sit on the infertile eggs to be near the point where she may have gotten tired of them anyway. Perhaps you could wait to hear what others think, but my vote is that this is a good thing.

I agree with Deans advice.

I agree with Deans advice.

 

 

Thank you both very much.

Sandie

yeah good idea dean.

Welcome to the site sandie!

Best you make the changes now and not all on the same days she goes to her birdie sitter

Edited July 7, 200916 yr by KAZ

Best you make the changes now and not all on the same days she goes to her birdie sitter

 

 

Oh I feel so mean! What do you reckon, take all out at once, or some today, some tomorrow?

Best you make the changes now and not all on the same days she goes to her birdie sitter

 

 

Oh I feel so mean! What do you reckon, take all out at once, or some today, some tomorrow?

 

take them all now kaz dead right if you wait till day she may freat move all eggs now and let her adjust to the lose of them at home the advice given is good advice and what i would do

Best you make the changes now and not all on the same days she goes to her birdie sitter

 

 

Oh I feel so mean! What do you reckon, take all out at once, or some today, some tomorrow?

 

No do it all at once and change her cage around at the same time....birds do not operate off the same sets of feelings we have so the guilt we feel will not translate onto the bird. People often get second budgies because they say their bird looks depressed....but depression is not a feeling budgies have but they do look depressed when sick.

So, just bite the bullet and make the changes. better today than the same time she gets moved for birdiesitting while you are away.

DIVERSION therapy works, change the cage around, give her some food she likes to distract her, and try not to feel guilty about it. Like they say about family with drug addicts......family can ENABLE the behaviour. Feeling sorry for her means she has sat too long on useless eggs already.

 

Good luck

Edited July 7, 200916 yr by KAZ

Best you make the changes now and not all on the same days she goes to her birdie sitter

 

 

Oh I feel so mean! What do you reckon, take all out at once, or some today, some tomorrow?

 

No do it all at once and change her cage around at the same time....birds do not operate off the same sets of feelings we have so the guilt we feel will not translate onto the bird. People often get second budgies because they say their bird looks depressed....but depression is not a feeling budgies have but they do look depressed when sick.

So, just bite the bullet and make the changes. better today than the same time she gets moved for birdiesitting while you are away.

DIVERSION therapy works, change the cage around, give her some food she likes to distract her, and try not to feel guiulty about it. Like they say about family with drug addicts......family can ENABLE the behaviour. Feeling sorry for her means she has sat too long on useless eggs already.

 

Good luck

 

totally agree she has already sat endless for no rezult putting a strain on her condition exactly what kaz has said is the right thing for her you need to put your own feelings aside and do for her whats best for her

Best you make the changes now and not all on the same days she goes to her birdie sitter

 

 

Oh I feel so mean! What do you reckon, take all out at once, or some today, some tomorrow?

 

No do it all at once and change her cage around at the same time....birds do not operate off the same sets of feelings we have so the guilt we feel will not translate onto the bird. People often get second budgies because they say their bird looks depressed....but depression is not a feeling budgies have but they do look depressed when sick.

So, just bite the bullet and make the changes. better today than the same time she gets moved for birdiesitting while you are away.

DIVERSION therapy works, change the cage around, give her some food she likes to distract her, and try not to feel guiulty about it. Like they say about family with drug addicts......family can ENABLE the behaviour. Feeling sorry for her means she has sat too long on useless eggs already.

 

Good luck :hooray:

 

totally agree she has already sat endless for no rezult putting a strain on her condition exactly what kaz has said is the right thing for her you need to put your own feelings aside and do for her whats best for her :hooray:

 

Thank you all, you (of course) were right.

We took her eggs out this morning and rearranged her cage - I even gave her new toys and strung up a piece of broccolli (which I hadn't tried her on before) and she's happily eating that, and is back up on her perch "talking" away 19 to the dozen to her mirror - obviously telling her friend all about her ordeals. Chatting and whistling, which she hasn't done in over 2 weeks. I did get a good bite for my troubles, but I guess I deserved that being that I had my podgies in her space.

 

Thanks again, it's great being able to be reassured and guided by those who know.

 

Regards,

Sandie

Might be a good idea to remove her mirror... this might be the reason she is laying eggs because she thinks she has the best looking mate in town (her reflection )

 

Mirrors are not recommended toys for budgies.

Might be a good idea to remove her mirror... this might be the reason she is laying eggs because she thinks she has the best looking mate in town (her reflection )

 

Mirrors are not recommended toys for budgies.

I totally agree with Livs advice about the mirror