continuous egg laying

[frantic]

hi everyone !

just a quick question. i have my zebra female laying eggs continuously since 8 days (one per day of course). there is no nest in the cage so she lays into the food dish. i keep taking eggs out, but next day there is another one in there. will she ever stop ? is there anything i can do to make her stop or is it perfectly normal ?

thanks

[Meagan83]

Is she housed by herself or are there other birds in the cage? I had a white Zeb hen that was bonded to my male Gouldian and she used to do this also. I seperated her and put her with some society finches and had no further problems.

[L in Ontario]

Or if you want, you may replace the real eggs with fake ones and let her sit on those - after a while she'll get the idea and give up.

[frantic]

Or if you want, you may replace the real eggs with fake ones and let her sit on those - after a while she'll get the idea and give up.

Thanks L and Meagan83 as well. She's not alone, she's with her husband . So it seems the only option here is to replace the eggs with fake ones ? She doesnt even have enough space into the food dispenser to sit on the eggs, it's very tight in there but she's doesnt give up laying.

Thanks all.

[Finch Fry]

My star hen was doing this. She just kept laying and laying. She was in a cage all by herself for about 3 weeks and every day, an egg was laid. I was getting REALLY worried because she was loosing color in her mask feathers and beak. So I tried everything to get her to stop laying. Well, I finally put her in a bigger flight cage I use for my juves to grow up and turn into adults. She hasnt laid even one egg from the day I put here in there. Her color in her mask and beak have come back and are vibrant once again.
She also hangs out with 3 GB juves and 3 soc juves. She is like Mr. Mom. She preens each and every one of the juves and the GB boy sleeps cuddled up to her every night. I think he has a crush on her.

[ac12]

I have a hen that was like yours. Even w/o a nest she would lay eggs; in the feed tray and from the perch (to crash onto the cage floor). I finally has to separate her from her mate, and that stopped her egg laying.

[frantic]

I have a hen that was like yours. Even w/o a nest she would lay eggs; in the feed tray and from the perch (to crash onto the cage floor). I finally has to separate her from her mate, and that stopped her egg laying.

Thanks everyone. I just hope she'll stop soon, I dont want to see her separated from the boy, otherwise I'll have no choice but to do the separation.

Thanks again.