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Post by twr on Jul 5, 2011 23:53:30 GMT 10
I'm not wanting to breed, but if my little girl is going to lay an egg, I'd like to address the calcium issue. When I was at my AV a month or so back & asked him how to ensure calcium needs are met and he suggested an economical way is to finely grind cuttlefish fish bone to powder and mix some into their dry mix. I forgot to ask at what ratio though. Today I added 1/2 teaspoon to their daily serve of powder. Would anyone know what would be the correct amount? Thankfully, I don't think this egg has any chance of hatching, because it's cracked, so I'm happy to leave it in there for a bit, in case removal encourages her to replace the lost egg. How many eggs do Rainbow's usually lay?  |
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Post by Menagerie on Jul 8, 2011 23:10:28 GMT 10
No idea my Rainbow has laid her last eggs on the 25th June and the 4nd of June and has been laying since the end of October. (And I'm still counting she is still clucking on the bottom of her cage) I should be putting an add in girl wants boy section...  I don"t know if it is because she is kept mainly indoors, but I think we are up to about 11 eggs so far since then. Just make sure that what you are feeding has added calcium. My birds eggs have a firm shell and yours looks the same as mine. As long as they are not soft. I will check with my AV here and post as soon as possible. |
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Post by twr on Jul 9, 2011 0:28:30 GMT 10
No idea my Rainbow has laid her last eggs on the 25th June and the 4nd of June and has been laying since the end of October. (And I'm still counting she is still clucking on the bottom of her cage) I should be putting an add in girl wants boy section... I don"t know if it is because she is kept mainly indoors, but I think we are up to about 11 eggs so far since then. Just make sure that what you are feeding has added calcium. My birds eggs have a firm shell and yours looks the same as mine. As long as they are not soft. I will check with my AV here and post as soon as possible. is your rainbow only laying one egg? I was wondering how many they usually lay, but she has laid only the one. mine has a boy, but I still hope to avoid them having babies. Their main staple is passwells lorikeet complete. The ground cuttlefish bone is what I'm using to supplement the calcium (at the recommendation of my AV) but first dose was given after I saw the egg. Its just that I dont know how much to use, so if your AV has a comment, that would be great. I found the teaspoon was too much. They didn't eat so much of their dry mix that day, the taste must have altered too much. I have reduced it to maybe 1/4 tspn morning and night and they're eating it as normal. |
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Post by Robyn on Jul 9, 2011 7:46:34 GMT 10
I am sure that Passwell has the recommended dose of calcium in their mix. You would only need just a good pinch of cuttle bone powder daily. I would hang a cuttle bone in the cage & if they need extra it there for them. Careful not to give to much though.
Lories normally lay 2 eggs each clutch. If an egg is cracked you can successfully repair it with non toxic wood glue. I have done so many times & have hatched out healthy chicks.
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Post by twr on Jul 9, 2011 9:55:45 GMT 10
Thanks Robyn
The AV also said that the Passwells was good, but also suggested grinding of the cuttle bone. He suggested the grinding because my lorikeets won't actually touch whole cuttle bone. Is a pinch twice a day, between 2 lorikeets too much?
Im not actually looking to breed, but I want to make sure she has enough calcium so eggs don't break inside her, or she gets egg bound etc.
The egg was laid on Tuesday and there has been no 2nd egg. For a first time layer, could it be that she'll only lay the one? I've left the egg in there, because I'd heard the females wait until they have a full set before they start incubating and if you take an egg away, they just lay another to replace the missing egg. So i don't want to remove it, if that upsets her enough to lay another as replacement.
How long should I leave the egg there before I remove it?
Thanks for your help
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Post by Robyn on Jul 9, 2011 18:45:22 GMT 10
www.parrotsociety.org.au/articles/art_021.htmRobyn, let her sit on the egg for about 3 weeks or until she loses interest. She may only lay the 1 egg as a first timer. I know that they can have 3 or 4 clutches a year. The above link has a lot of usefull info for you. I know it's heartless but if you don't want them to breed maybe take out the nestbox. I think you will find the egg got cracked because they are inexperienced & maybe exited or entered the nestbox to quickly,
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Post by twr on Jul 9, 2011 21:10:06 GMT 10
They don't have a nest box. Even though they share a cage, they each have their own sleeping hut and the last time I snuck a peak with lights out, they were sleeping separately. They allo feed etc, but I don't know if they've actually done the deed. I'm hoping they haven't and it's unfertilised.
Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.
What do you think re 1 pinch ground cuttlefish bone x 2 times a day? Would once a day be better?
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Post by manda26 on Aug 5, 2011 23:16:28 GMT 10
My Izzy has just laid her second egg (15 min ago) her first one was laid on Thursday early am.
She seems ok, is there anything I should be looking out for?
This is her first clutch, I'm so proud of her but a little nervous!
Any advice re: removing vs leaving eggs in cage, what to look out for health wise would be greatly appreciated!!
manda
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Post by twr on Aug 11, 2011 19:47:54 GMT 10
Depends if you want to breed. Because I don't, I have bought a set of fake eggs. If Cheeky lays again, I will do a swap. If you simply remove them, I've been told that the hen just keeps on laying to replace the missing eggs and that is not good for her health.
I've heard of others that take the egg out and shake it, or freeze it, and then return the now non viable egg back to the nest.
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