After I got home from school today, I went in my room to say hi to my birds and I noticed there was a egg in one of the food bowls. I’ve noticed Violet (the budgie who laid the egg) has been in the food bowl lately just laying in there. I thought she was just digging out the hulls, but she used it as her nesting place. I removed the egg and put it into a nest box. I put Violet and the nest box in a separate cage because all the other budgies were bugging her, all the females were extremely curious and all the males wanted to mate her. I checked the egg and it looks transparent, its unfertilized right? But I heard that removing eggs makes a female want to lay more and the thing I fear most is her getting egg binding. I read in a book when females lay more eggs it makes their life span shorter? I love my birds very much and I’m worried. The bird that mated with her is her SON! Will that effect the chicks? But too tell you the truth I don’t really want to go through having more baby budgies again. Violet had her first clutch in August 2006, and only 2/4 chicks survived (the dad accidentally cracked one of the eggs, one was infertile, one starved because Violet didn’t feed it, and somehow one broke its leg and died), I cried for both of the baby birds and the cracked egg and missed school. I’m in high school now and I can’t really afford to miss any more days of school. What should I do? I have Violet and her son (which is now her mate) in a separate cage with the nest box with the egg in it. She doesn’t spend much time with her egg, but when I hold the egg in a cup form, she uses my hand as a nesting spot and rolls her egg under her chest and lays on it in my hand. Please what should I do?!
but i thought removing eggs make her lay more?
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I have hung a punching bag on my balcony where the “Dove Birds” have made their nest and laid eggs. Till then my son can not use the punching bag for his boxing practice. Our family has decided not to disturb the birds and let them have their home in the punching bag. I think everyone would do that I am sure.
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I have hung a punching bag on my balcony where the “Dove Birds” have made their nest and laid eggs. Till then my son can not use the punching bag for his boxing practice. Our family has decided not to disturb the birds and let them have their home in the punching bag. I think everyone would do that I am sure.
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Tagged bag, balcony, birds, Dove, eggs, home, house, nest, punching, punching bag, son, space, Till
Other birds were attacking it and the mama was trying to protect it. Lots of fighting going on. The bird couldnt survive on the ground where it was and if the nest was near it was very high up in a tree. No low branches at all. I took it home (I know you arent supposed to have wild birds but I couldnt just let it die). It is in a cage and I am feeding it dry cat food that I put in blender with water. My son worked ina pet shop and was given a baby crow. That was the food of choice. It thrieved on it but couldnt be released since it though my son was its mom and wouldnt fly away. We called wild life and they took it. How long before a robin can fly. It has a short tail, maybe an inch long. It is a bit smaller than a baby chicken. Fairly many feathers although not complete.
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The bird is fully feathered, but does not have it’s eyes open.
My neighbors who are in their 80′s, were cutting their vines and found this nest. I don’t know why, but they put the nest on their patio and just left it. It has been 2 days and 98 degrees outside. My son who is 8yrs old found the nest while over there and brought them home. He is begging me to save them…..Can I do anything? Is it to late?
We kept them in the nest, put the nest in a shoe box with a towel around it and he has a beanie baby sitting on the eggs to keep them warm.
I know odds are against us……but if there is any thing I can do. I have to try for my son. PLEASE, Help me!!!!
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After I got home from school today, I went in my room to say hi to my birds and I noticed there was a egg in one of the food bowls. I’ve noticed Violet (the budgie who laid the egg) has been in the food bowl lately just laying in there. I thought she was just digging out the hulls, but she used it as her nesting place. I removed the egg and put it into a nest box. I put Violet and the nest box in a separate cage because all the other budgies were bugging her, all the females were extremely curious and all the males wanted to mate her. I checked the egg and it looks transparent, its unfertilized right? But I heard that removing eggs makes a female want to lay more and the thing I fear most is her getting egg binding. I read in a book when females lay more eggs it makes their life span shorter? I love my birds very much and I’m worried. The bird that mated with her is her SON! Will that effect the chicks? But too tell you the truth I don’t really want to go through having more baby budgies again. Violet had her first clutch in August 2006, and only 2/4 chicks survived (the dad accidentally cracked one of the eggs, one was infertile, one starved because Violet didn’t feed it, and somehow one broke its leg and died), I cried for both of the baby birds and the cracked egg and missed school. I’m in high school now and I can’t really afford to miss any more days of school. What should I do? I have Violet and her son (which is now her mate) in a separate cage with the nest box with the egg in it. She doesn’t spend much time with her egg, but when I hold the egg in a cup form, she uses my hand as a nesting spot and rolls her egg under her chest and lays on it in my hand. Please what should I do?!
but i thought removing eggs make her lay more?
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Tagged baby, baby birds, baby budgies, box, Budgie, cage, chicks, clutch, cracked egg, dad, egg, egg binding, eggs, females, Food, food bowl, life span, mate, nest, nest box, nesting place, school, son, truth, Violet
