Canaries

Water buffalo don’t lay eggs do they ?

 

When I read Canary Row by John Steinbeck I was most disappointed, not once was a small songbird mentioned.

 

Most likely you have daylight & darkness timed correctly (by accident or otherwise) plus has she been getting more or different food for a prolonged period of time? Having toys in the cage that mimic nesting materials can also increase the likelihood of caged birds laying eggs when no male is present. The occasional egg for caged birds isn't too much of an issue but continued egg production can deplete them of calcium etc and cause weight loss plus various other issues.

 

I wish I was in the canaries ,much warmer when wearing your budgie smugglers

 

Too warm tday to wear much more

 

Is that where all naughty TLBers live

 

Excellent - thanks. You're spot-on: she got a new "nest" as a Xmas present and since then she's been ripping up paper and going into full nesting mode. Surprised us when she actually produced two eggs. Was aware of the calcium thing - we'll have look at her diet.

<edit> Assume she'll keep on laying?

 

Happy to help! Are they blue?

 

Blue with brown speckles. Was considering swapping them out with fake ones?

 

Yea, if she keeps on laying I'd probably take the nest bed back out again as it doesn't take caged birds on non-commercial i.e. not high energy chicken layer pellets long before they will become mineral deficient.

 

Walked like a woman and talked like a man

 

Hmm. Makes sense, might do that.

They're funny things: never taken much interest, but we seem to have accumulated a few over the years. She also got a new mirror for Xmas, that she spends all day jabbering away to. I think that may have kicked her off as well.

 

@Ermintrude lives in the lovely part.

 

i had a budgie once ,it was for the kids

 

It was a sitting duck.

 

My Nan let our budgie escape

 

Don't do owt for fun up here Bazza.

 

Had a couple of budgies. Had free run of the house, as did the 2 dogs. Coming into the front room saw Mr B the dachshund in chinese lion mode and pounced. Dashing across the room Mr B turned around with a budgie in his mush. Much hollering ensued and on picking up the hound he dropped the bird which flew off. In the process of mucho BAD DOG!!! Turning around with the dog in my arms the ruddy budgie flies straight into Mr Bs' gob! BAAAD DOG!!!!!!!!
Was like Sylvester and Tweety Pie.

 

Went to the Canary Islands once and the only birds we saw were caged at Loro Parque.