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coral
Sun Conure
Join date: 2011-09-29
Age: 17
Location: ohio
My Birds: CAG-Mikko, Blue headed pionus- Marty, 11 finches
Posts: 343
 |  Subject: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:42 pm | |
| well guys on was on vacation for about 5 days in orlando flordia, i just got home. my grandma watched my babies. yesterday mikko laid an egg.  she was on top of the cage and it cracked when she laid it. gram says she barked when she laid it lol. i have a picture of the egg if you need to see it, but i was wondering if i should be concerned at all about her laying an egg or if its nothing to worry about?  |
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henpecked
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-18
Age: 55
Location: NC/Fla
My Birds: Jake hen YN (his)
Stacy hen YN (hers)
Kia male Panama
Kong hen Panama
Nitro male YN
Micky male Red Lored
Binkie hen YN
Many other Amazons
Posts: 1225
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:07 pm | |
| Only happy birds lay eggs....If it's a good /bad thing remains to be seen. |
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VickiNumbers
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-21
Age: 44
Location: Denver, CO, United States
My Birds: Allie ~ Yellow Sided Green Cheek Conure
Sam ~ Blue Front Amazon
Caesar ~ Bronze Wing Pionus (actually my HUSBAND's bird *grin*)
Pippin ~ Grey Cockatiel
Cookie ~ Lutino Cockatiel
Forté ~ Budgerigar
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| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:35 pm | |
| An egg on occasion isn't a big deal... Congratulations! You're her egg-mate! (off topic, Allie just stole a bite of Red Velvet cake I'm eating, she loves it - the little scamp!) Anyway, if you start seeing eggs on any kind of a regular basis, you'd be smart to be sure she's on a really good diet that's got plenty of calcium in it. Laying eggs really uses a lot of calcium in birds. Hopefully that won't be an issue though. Let's not cross the "egg binding bridge" unless it looks like you might be going down that road, but a single egg isn't going to be a problem. 
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patdbunny
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-18
Age: 41
Location: San Diego County, California
Posts: 1990
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:58 pm | |
| Yeah, what they said.
Cottage cheese, cuttlebone and eggs shells are easy ways to increase calcium. Just a bite of cottage cheese isn't going to hurt her. The egg shells - I keep them whenever we have eggs. Nuke them for about 30 seconds to sterilize and then crush over food. _________________ Roz  http://staringatbirdsandgoats.blogspot.com/Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, the U.S. Department of Justice.
Do not attempt this at home. I'm a professional. |
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dusty
Umbrella Cockatoo
Join date: 2011-06-19
Age: 65
Location: near london, ontario canada...out in the country
My Birds: congo african grey (coco)
blue fronted amazons (willie and vasgo)
sun conure (simon)
greencheeked conure (jack)
senegal (walter)
senegal (crockett)
goffin cockatoo (sammy)
moluccan cockatoo (mango)
Posts: 754
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:05 pm | |
| thanks roz...good to know how to prepare the shells...thanks
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coral
Sun Conure
Join date: 2011-09-29
Age: 17
Location: ohio
My Birds: CAG-Mikko, Blue headed pionus- Marty, 11 finches
Posts: 343
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:28 pm | |
| we have egg food for our finches is she aloud to have some of that? and im hoping it will only be occasional lol thanks everyone |
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henpecked
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-18
Age: 55
Location: NC/Fla
My Birds: Jake hen YN (his)
Stacy hen YN (hers)
Kia male Panama
Kong hen Panama
Nitro male YN
Micky male Red Lored
Binkie hen YN
Many other Amazons
Posts: 1225
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:36 pm | |
| I wouldn't give alot of extra fat,high protein stuff at this point in time. You might trigger the hormones to lay more eggs.I'd stick more toward leafy greens ,veggies that sort of stuff.One egg is not going to deplete her resources, not enough to worry.Just becareful of knee-jerk reaction and stimulating her hormones.IMO |
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coral
Sun Conure
Join date: 2011-09-29
Age: 17
Location: ohio
My Birds: CAG-Mikko, Blue headed pionus- Marty, 11 finches
Posts: 343
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:39 pm | |
| yah when she starts acting hormonal i put her on her cage so she can cool down then i go get her again later, shes not a huge fan of veggies lol xD |
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henpecked
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-18
Age: 55
Location: NC/Fla
My Birds: Jake hen YN (his)
Stacy hen YN (hers)
Kia male Panama
Kong hen Panama
Nitro male YN
Micky male Red Lored
Binkie hen YN
Many other Amazons
Posts: 1225
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:46 pm | |
| my point is ,, not to stimulate her hormones by giving her "extra"foods. |
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coral
Sun Conure
Join date: 2011-09-29
Age: 17
Location: ohio
My Birds: CAG-Mikko, Blue headed pionus- Marty, 11 finches
Posts: 343
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:49 pm | |
| oh lol okay i get it now  |
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henpecked
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-18
Age: 55
Location: NC/Fla
My Birds: Jake hen YN (his)
Stacy hen YN (hers)
Kia male Panama
Kong hen Panama
Nitro male YN
Micky male Red Lored
Binkie hen YN
Many other Amazons
Posts: 1225
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:57 pm | |
| How is Mikko ??infection cleared up,OK?
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Margaret
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-18
Age: 39
Location: Chicago
My Birds: • Amazon: Lucky
• Cockatiels: Chico, Mickey
• Budgies: Mango, Blueberry, Plum
Posts: 1312
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:46 am | |
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coral
Sun Conure
Join date: 2011-09-29
Age: 17
Location: ohio
My Birds: CAG-Mikko, Blue headed pionus- Marty, 11 finches
Posts: 343
| | Subject: Re: mikko is offically a.... GIRL!!! Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:05 pm | |
| it scabbed over and was pretty much healed then of course she picked the scab off  shes doing good though i went to a bird fair and got them oven fresh bites and she likes them! she seems to be acting fine and the scab will be back tomorrow or so lol i hope she doesnt pick it off again |
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