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| Eric Sweterlitsch |
-- We just got a pair of Star Finches and now within 2 weeks she is laying
eggs. We have no room for more birds. What is the best way to stop this. Is
it OK to just remove the eggs from the nest or does that upset them too
much. I am really surprised this happened so quickly after bringing them
home and am unsure what to do. Any advice would be appreciated.
Eric
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| Jennifer Mullen |
Eric Sweterlitsch wrote:
> -- We just got a pair of Star Finches and now within 2 weeks she is laying
> eggs. We have no room for more birds. What is the best way to stop this. Is
> it OK to just remove the eggs from the nest or does that upset them too
> much. I am really surprised this happened so quickly after bringing them
> home and am unsure what to do. Any advice would be appreciated.
The problem with removing eggs from the nest is that this might
stimulate the female to lay more eggs to replace them. If you do remove
the eggs, try replacing them with similar objects: marbles of the same
size and color, fake "Easter" eggs, etc.
I also recommend reducing the pair's daylight period. Birds, like other
animals, tend to reproduce during the long days of summer, when food is
generally plenty. I'd try to keep their exposure to daylight to 10 hours
(concurrent), or maybe a little less. You can easily achieve this by
covering their cage with a sheet or other cloth.
-J.
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| Joanne |
"Jennifer Mullen" <jsm158+usenet@psu.edu> wrote in message
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> Eric Sweterlitsch wrote:
>> -- We just got a pair of Star Finches and now within 2 weeks she is
>> laying
>> eggs. We have no room for more birds. What is the best way to stop this.
>> Is
>> it OK to just remove the eggs from the nest or does that upset them too
>> much. I am really surprised this happened so quickly after bringing them
>> home and am unsure what to do. Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> The problem with removing eggs from the nest is that this might stimulate
> the female to lay more eggs to replace them. If you do remove the eggs,
> try replacing them with similar objects: marbles of the same size and
> color, fake "Easter" eggs, etc.
You could also shake them to assure they will not develop and leave them
under her until she loses interest. But do the daylight reduction as
Jennifer suggests so that she will be less likely to lay again after this
cycle.
--
Sincerely,
Joanne
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| toucanldy@aol.com |
You could also shake them to assure they will not develop
The eggs not the birds. :)
Regards
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| Joanne |
<toucanldy@aol.com> wrote in message
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> You could also shake them to assure they will not develop
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> The eggs not the birds. :)
>
> Regards
Actually, I hadn't thought of it but either would work.
J
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| ZQ |
Joanne wrote:
> <toucanldy@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1120163358.775905.288930@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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>>You could also shake them to assure they will not develop
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>>The eggs not the birds. :)
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>>Regards
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> Actually, I hadn't thought of it but either would work.
>
> J
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>
You're learning.
ZQ
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| pianoharp |
"Jennifer Mullen" <jsm158+usenet@psu.edu> wrote in message
news:da1d9i$11s0$1@f04n12.cac.psu.edu...
> Eric Sweterlitsch wrote:
>> -- We just got a pair of Star Finches and now within 2 weeks she is
>> laying
>> eggs. We have no room for more birds. What is the best way to stop this.
>> Is
>> it OK to just remove the eggs from the nest or does that upset them too
>> much. I am really surprised this happened so quickly after bringing them
>> home and am unsure what to do. Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> The problem with removing eggs from the nest is that this might stimulate
> the female to lay more eggs to replace them. If you do remove the eggs,
> try replacing them with similar objects: marbles of the same size and
> color, fake "Easter" eggs, etc.
>
> I also recommend reducing the pair's daylight period. Birds, like other
> animals, tend to reproduce during the long days of summer, when food is
> generally plenty. I'd try to keep their exposure to daylight to 10 hours
> (concurrent), or maybe a little less. You can easily achieve this by
> covering their cage with a sheet or other cloth.
>
>
>
> -J.
This may sound controversial, but after you've let her set on the fake eggs,
consider removing the nest. Conventional wisdom says to give Society
finches a nest, but my Society and Owl finch nestle together on a high perch
right under the fake plant which is draped on top of their cage. Finches
won't lay eggs if they don't have a nest, usually.
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| Starlight |
On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:00:35 -0700, "pianoharp" <pianoharp@yahoo.com
can't reply> wrote:
>This may sound controversial, but after you've let her set on the fake eggs,
>consider removing the nest. Conventional wisdom says to give Society
>finches a nest, but my Society and Owl finch nestle together on a high perch
>right under the fake plant which is draped on top of their cage. Finches
>won't lay eggs if they don't have a nest, usually.
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Hmmmmm My finches didn't get that memo. ;)
The only thing that keeps our Zebra finches from laying eggs (and she
still drops one on occasion), is decreasing the number of hours of
daylight each day. I cover their cage by 7pm, and don't uncover it
until after 9 am. Otherwise she's laying an egg every day or two.
Becky
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| Jennifer Mullen |
pianoharp wrote:
> This may sound controversial, but after you've let her set on the fake eggs,
> consider removing the nest. Conventional wisdom says to give Society
> finches a nest, but my Society and Owl finch nestle together on a high perch
> right under the fake plant which is draped on top of their cage. Finches
> won't lay eggs if they don't have a nest, usually.
I don't find that controversial, really. Another suggestion I have for
parrot owners in this situation is to remove anything that's nest-like,
and to rotate cage toys frequently to keep the bird from being bored.
I'm less knowledgeable about softbills, so I left those suggestions out
as I wasn't sure how well finches would tolerate that kind of disruption.
-J.
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