Egg

[Barbara]

Hi, I'm new to this site (thank you Chrissy). I have a nine year old umbrella that laid an egg right next to me. First time! Any advice? I've been told that there could be more and that they lose more calcium with each egg. What an experience this has been! Thanks.
Barbara

[Uncle]

Hi Barbara,

Welcome to HappyBirdy.

Here is a link to a thread that discusses egg laying.

http://www.happybirdy.com/mainforum_happybirdy_com/showthread.php?t=859&highlight=eggs

[Birdlover]

Welcome Barbara. Did you get to see your Umbie lay that egg? :eek: That must have been somethin' else! The thread Uncle posted is a great one... lots of really good info there. What is your 'Toos diet like right now?

[EasySpirit]

Welcome Barbara. Did you get to see your Umbie lay that egg? :eek: That must have been somethin' else! The thread Uncle posted is a great one... lots of really good info there. What is your 'Toos diet like right now?


Welcome Barbara. Pretty exciting, nerve wracking, scarey when they lay those eggs. No matter what you have known, discussed or even given someone else advice it is a totally different when it is one of your own. Once you have read all the posts please come back and let us know how you are doing and if there are any more questions.

me :hihihi:

[too&me]

What an honor to be there as the egg is laid, pretty intense experience, your Too trusts you a lot.

[Patty, Linus and Co.]

One of my teils laid an egg on my chest once. I heard her make this weird..."I'm gonna lay an egg" sound (I don't know how else to put it) and plopped out this little perfect egg. I was quite surprised how dry it was. I expected it would be a little messier.

[The Nest Gang]

One of my tiels did that on my hubby, I heard him exclaim yuck that was a warm messy pooh what you been feeding her, but I had been looking at him talking and I saw the egg pop out roll down his bare chest and land in the crook of his arm. I started laughing and told him to look at his arm and the expression on his face was priceless! I told him she was showing how much she loved him by giving him a present.:toofunny:

[Patty, Linus and Co.]

That's funny. I was pretty surprised too. And I guess I felt loved...

[Barbara]

Update on the egg ~ so far...just that one egg. I didn't look at it as an honor, but I guess it is. Yep, she must trust me. I was shocked though. I figured she was just being the way she had been....hormonal. I was sitting in bed watching TV and she was next to me with her backside over the edge of the bed panting away. Just trying to ignore her and hoping that it would stop! I noticed from the corner of my eye that she was shaking her tail periodically but she wasn't pooping. After a few minutes she stopped and moved her back end so she was over the mattress instead of the floor. She paused for a second and then walked over my stomach trailing a long white string. I looked around to see where it was coming from and much to my surprise right next to me was a rather large warm perfectly shaped egg. I was frozen! She came back over my stomach and touched the egg with her beak and walked back over my stomach away from it. Then we got up leaving the egg where she left it and went into another room. Then it was bedtime and the egg was removed. The next day when I came home from work; rather than sit down and cuddle, I kept myself busy with her on my shoulder til it was bedtime. I just don't know if she has more eggs. I think I see a little bulge. She's bald in that area from plucking so I can get a peak. What happens if there is an egg and she doesn't lay it? What happens to the egg? Her new behavior lately is screaming to get out of her cage after just a few hours sleep. And I have to take her out because I live in an apt. complex. Sorry about the long post.

[Larry, Baby and Me]

Hi Barbara,

I am glad yo are back - and thanks for the update.

Birds can get egg-bound. I will ask Don and Bill to shed some light on this.

[Don]

If the first egg passes without any problem, I really doubt that there will be an egg binding in the future - and my birds all seem to lay at 3 day intervals.

You are honored to be that trusted, I wish everyones birds were that comfortable with them.

Remember - laying eggs is a natural function for them :) Even if ther is not a mate of the opposite gender around, it is part of a complete hormonal cycle, at present.

Don

[birdscomefirst]

I agree with Don, usually once a nicely formed egg is produced, you shouldn't have any problems with subsequent eggs if any are produced. Just keep an eye on things but you should have no troubles.

Please, Keep us informed as to whether or not any more eggs are produced.

Thanks,
Bill

[bonnie]

Hi Brenda! Welcome to HB! Congratz on the egg! I have a male so I've never had eggs. Fromwhat I've heard people say around here, be sure to not press on her abdomen or anything like that so you don't break the eggs.

[Don]

hey Bonnie - if you do get an egg out of him, You'll be famous :)

[bonnie]

Don... you just think you're SOOOOOO funny... lol

[Don]

Yeah, me and the other quarter million out of work comedians.........

[Julie]

Well, at least you have little beaks that need to be feed to keep you busy! :wink:

[Birdlover]

I didnt have such luck with egg #2 being okay. I had two amazons that layed their first egg, and ran into problems with the second. The first (a yellow Nape, Huey) looked a little "off" so we went to the vet. She confirmed it was an egg but didnt xray. BIG MISTAKE. She gave her an injection of oxytocin to help her pass the egg. Turns out the egg was still in her uterus and NOT ready to lay. Long story short, it killed Huey, but not after she went through two surgeries and a week long stay at the vet. She died of periotonitis from the yolk that seeped into her abdomen. (needless to say I will never go back there)

The second bird (BFA, Cyan) went to a different vet - one that knew what he was doing - and ended up having surgery also. The Xrays looked good but the egg was far to big for her to pass on her own. She did very well and is still with me, and the biggest sweetheart you could ever hope for.

If you notice anything unusual, please dont hesitate to go to the vet - and insist they xray before anything else. Had that first vet xrayed my sweet Huey would still be here.

[Don]

Hi Jill, really sorry about your troubles and especially the loss :( I find it worrying to have two hens with the same problem - was there any ideas as to why ? Calcium deficiency is the thing that pops into my thoughts, if they were on the same diet. Again, sorry for your hurts.

Don

[Birdlover]

Thanks Don. Honestly, I think if the YNA was left alone she may have been fine on her own. Both of these girls had never layed eggs before this (Huey was in her 20's and Cyan was 14), so I dont know if that could have been a factor or not. Both were in good condition as far as weight, too. I had two DYH zons that layed the same year with no problems. Of course after losing Huey, I was beyond concerned about Cyan and the calcium issue. She had bloods run several times through her deal and calcium levels were normal. Now she is a pet, after that whole drama I didnt want to risk putting her back in that situation. She's actually much happier to be a pet bird... who knew, LOL.