Re: egg laying kakariki


"Joanne" <Joanne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "sass" <sass@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hi guys,
>>
>> Does anyone have any advice on how to naturally stop a kakiriki laying
>> eggs ? For the last few months she's laying nearly one every other day
>> and this cannot be healthy.
>> Also any advice on how to make her look a little less scrawny. Her
>> feathers are not in good condition and are falling out round her head and
>> neck and belly (she isn't pulling them) I think this is because she maybe
>> isn't getting enough calcium and vitamins with all this egg laying....
>> We put fruit and veg in her cage and vitamin and calcium drops in her
>> water (and have been doing so for months)
>>
>> The only time she has stopped laying eggs and was when we went on holiday
>> in the summer and she moved in with my parents and 4 dogs ! she never
>> laid one egg and came back looking beautiful.
>>
>> any tips or ideas for making her look more healthy and maybe for stopping
>> he laying eggs would be gratefully accepted.
>>
>> thanks in advance,
>>
>> Sass.
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> You already have one solution. Move her cage from one place to another
> around your house. Change rooms, change toys, change anything you can to
> keep her from the current pattern she is in.
>
> Remove anything that resembles a nest or nesting material from her cage.
> Also remove anything reflective such as mirrors, bells and anything else
> she may be able to see herself in. Don't give her access to nest-like
> places if she is out of her cage. Don't stimulate her physically if you
> have contact with her. That may occur in a number of ways depending upon
> the bird. You can tell from her body language if that is what's
> happening.
>
> Variety of foods is great. A vet visit may be a good idea so that
> supplements can be given as directed by your avian vet. Too much, too
> little or the wrong supplement or combination may be damaging. Her
> condition warrants a visit.
>
> Good luck.
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Joanne

All those ideas are excellent, but also cut down her daylight hours to 10
for now, 12 after she stops laying. Cover the cage if necessary.

This is a very serious situation. If I were you, I'd take her to an avian
vet for a checkup immediately. She very likely needs a calcium injection.
I'd also have the vet give her a lupron injection in order to stop the egg
laying and give her body a badly needed rest. If she's layed that many eggs,
her next could be her last. Either by egg binding or even a prolapsed
cloaca.

I think it's very important for you to know how your vet handles egg
binding. Do they have the experience and skill to remove an egg? If not, get
another vet. No excuse anymore for an avian vet to still treat egg binding
with heat/lubrication, etc.

http://www.lbah.com/avian/egg_binding.htm

http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/eggbinding.htm

http://www.wctropicalbird.com/bird%20education/egg_laying.htm

http://www.cockatiels.org/articles/breeding/eggs.html

http://www.avianweb.com/Prolapse.htm

http://www.aviannetwork.com/articles/eggs.htm

Dave


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