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I have a lovebird and it just laid 2 small, white eggs. However, the bird does
not sit on them. I do not understnad how this got pregnant. She is the only one
in her cage so there is no way that she could breed. I put a lamp over her eggs
so they would stay warm. What should i do.
Thanx Michelle
Birds do not have to 'get pregnant' before they can lay eggs. They can lay eggs when they enter their laying cycle but whether they hatch or not depends on whether there is a male bird to fertilise the eggs before they are laid. Chickens lay eggs all the time, but smaller flying birds such as lovebirds and budgies only lay eggs when they want to have babies.
You don't have to do anything with the eggs, you can throw them away, or if they're pretty you could keep them- but don't leave them in the cage with the bird as she may become broody and think she has to incubate them herself. Broody birds are very hard to get back to normal! Just remove the eggs and don't worry about them.
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I CAN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ANIMALS OTHER THAN CHICKENS/DUCKS/GEESE- I WILL TRY BUT THEY ARE NOT MY SPECIALIST SUBJECT- PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME QUESTIONS ABOUT BUDGIES, FINCHES, PARROTS, COCKATIELS OR OTHER 'EXOTIC' BIRDS. I can answer questions on pretty much all CHICKEN breeds, including fancy and bantam birds. I can give advice on how to get the best egg production, brightest yolk colours and darkest egg shell colours, breeding (using broody hens, not incubators), bird problems/illnesses. I can give advice on all aspects of basic chicken care but I breed chickens for my own pleasure only, I do not often show or sell my birds.
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I own and breed a wide range of chickens, but I speciallise in cochins and crevecour bantams; crevecours have a large crest (an afro!) so I can answer questions on problems concerning them; cochins have feathered legs, which leads to no end of problems which I have experienced! I also own a large flock of domestic, rescued 'battery' hens, and a single maran hen, Hilda, who is the matriarch of her flock, so I can give advice on how to get the best colour of maran eggs!
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