Female Grass Finch Laying unfertilised eggs
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:54 am
Hi there everyone.
I had a pair of grass finches that laid a clutch of 5 eggs. The male died (I believe night fright as I found him dead on the floor in the morning). The female abandoned the 5 eggs after his death and after about a week, I removed the eggs.
After this she laid 2 eggs in a Zebra nest, and another single egg in an orange-breasted waxbill nest. Then she went back to her old nest and laid 6 eggs. All of these unfertilised off course as her hubby was gone. I know some people buy fake eggs to prevent the hen continuously laying eggs and so I have left her with her eggs. She is diligently incubating her "fake" babies.
It is about 10 days now and I am starting to feel that it is really cruel to leave her incubating like this. If I remove the eggs though, would she not lay another batch? My gut says to let her be with her eggs until perhaps her broodiness/ breeding seasons passes?
Anyone with some insight and views would be appreciated.
I had a pair of grass finches that laid a clutch of 5 eggs. The male died (I believe night fright as I found him dead on the floor in the morning). The female abandoned the 5 eggs after his death and after about a week, I removed the eggs.
After this she laid 2 eggs in a Zebra nest, and another single egg in an orange-breasted waxbill nest. Then she went back to her old nest and laid 6 eggs. All of these unfertilised off course as her hubby was gone. I know some people buy fake eggs to prevent the hen continuously laying eggs and so I have left her with her eggs. She is diligently incubating her "fake" babies.
It is about 10 days now and I am starting to feel that it is really cruel to leave her incubating like this. If I remove the eggs though, would she not lay another batch? My gut says to let her be with her eggs until perhaps her broodiness/ breeding seasons passes?
Anyone with some insight and views would be appreciated.