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I just found an egg in my parakeets water dish! We have two parakeets, I think they are both female, not sure though. We got them in December and they were just a few months old. I checked their ceres the one is definitely pink, the other one is hard to determine! My question is should I put a nesting box in the cage. I read that if you take the egg away they will just continue to lay to replace the lost egg. I also read that laying too many eggs is harmful to the bird. I don't want to do anything that will harm her but I really don't want baby birds! And why the water dish of all places!!! Thanks for your help!
Lorrie,
It is quit common for parakeets to lay eggs without a mate present. It is true that laying to many eggs could harm a female parakeet, but in most cases you will not have a egg laying machine, most birds just lay an egg here and there, which is reasonable. I wouldn't worry about the nesting box unless she continues to lay egg day after day.
Best of luck!
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| Comment | Thank you for your response. So far no more eggs! I left the egg in the cage and it looks like they may have been pecking at it. I did take it out now. Both birds seem to be doing fine. Thanks again for your help! : ) | ||
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Christopher Emory
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