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Taff

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My budgie has laid an egg
« on: January 24, 2012, 06:25:32 PM »

Apologies if this has been covered previously, I am searching but wanted to put this up as I'm having a mild panic attack at the moment. My budgie is almost 8 years old and on Sunday evening she laid her first egg, thought this a bit wierd but read up some bits on the internet and saw that it can happen occasionally. Anyway, it's happened again tonight but this time my budgie has also bled a little. She's seems spritely enough and is still affectionate, perhaps more than usual. I have removed the egg as I'm told if it's left then it may panic her.

I'm just after general advise really, I'm presuming the bleeding is normal despite it being unnerving for me and I'm just a little worried given her age.
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Re: My budgie has laid an egg
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2012, 07:20:03 PM »

Budgies dont have a lot of blood, i would get yours down to the vets asap tonight.
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Re: My budgie has laid an egg
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2012, 07:21:36 PM »

Hi

I have done a bit of research on this and have found out that if you remove the egg before the budgie has lost interest with it, it can cause her to lay more eggs. My budgie recently laid an egg and i decided to leave it in the cage and she hasn't laid any more so far. This may be worth bearing in mind if she lays another egg.

Hope this helps :)
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Erika

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Re: My budgie has laid an egg
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2012, 04:13:29 PM »

Hi Taff,
You have a few big concerns here. Firstly her age: at that age, budgies have lost a lot of muscle mass and it is common for them to become egg bound. Breeders, as good practice, generally do not breed hens over 5 years of age.
The second problem would be that hens who keep laying eggs tend to develop calcium deficiencies which cause a lot of problems with bone density etc.
The bleeding is an immediate issue... i assume it has stopped bleeding now? Generally, any bleeding is considered to be life endangering to a budgie, they have such little blood in their tiny bodies :(

I think you need to consult an avian vet, about the bleeding and the egg laying. You want to prevent her from laying any more eggs, so you need to find out the reason behind it. Getting too much sunlight can be a cause of hormonal issues in birds (in the wild they breed during the summer, when the sun is out for longer than winter) so reducing the light exposure in the evenings can help. But it is really important, i think, to speak to an avian vet :)

I had a budgie who decided she wanted to lay eggs when she was 9. She became egg bound with one, and the vet syringed the egg to get the shell out of her. She tried to lay a second egg a while later and became egg bound again... she had to be anestetised and the egg removed, and have minor surgery to prevent prolapse, but she didnt recover from the surgery :( which is why it is important to prevent your girl from laying any more eggs :(

Anyway, let us know what you end up doing, and how your girl goes  :-\
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