Need to ask another question about the same two Birds from my last post, on Friday morning when I checked on the birds they had emptied the hanging seed feeder, I wasn't sure why so I pulled it out to have a look, inside was this tiny egg, so I took it out and refilled the seed. Hubbie and I where away for most of the weekend, when we got home I checked the seed, once again they'd emptied it, and Patch was sitting on the top of it while Banjo was keeping the others away. We pulled it out and as suspected she had laid another egg inside, this one is twice the size of the first one.

 

We improvised a cover for the top of the seed feeder so they can't lay in there any more but I'm guessing that won't stop her finding somewhere else to lay?. Do I need to take the Hen (Patch) out and put her in another cage? If so do I put Him (Banjo) with her? I don't really want them breeding but if she keeps laying eggs do I just keep taking them away??

 

Ta for any advice.

 

B

She thinks the feeder is a nest box. You should remove it and get one of a different design

I agree, if you do not want them breeding, remove the feeder that looks, to them, like a nestbox, and replace it with a feeder that doesn't

That's my advice too.

Well we changed the feeder now she's just laying the eggs on the floor and leaving them.... we found two this morning, both had been smashed....

Well we changed the feeder now she's just laying the eggs on the floor and leaving them.... we found two this morning, both had been smashed....

How often are you checking as it takes three days to lay two eggs.

 

Have you tried separating her so she stops her egglaying cycle ?

Edited October 22, 201113 yr by **KAZ**

When I filled the seed and water on Wednesday there was no eggs, but on Saturday arvo there was two, I got home pretty late on Thursday & Friday so I didn't get the chance to check on them.

 

We've not separated her, but when I get home tomorrow we'll do so, how long should I separate her for??