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My budgie is throwing out eggs from her nest or food dish. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female

My budgie is throwing out her eggs out of matki. What can i do she thrown out 2 eggs already

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on August 4th, 2017

If a "matki" is her nest, try a nesting box with a lip or edge that will prevent her from rolling or tossing eggs out. These may be infertile eggs that she is removing. As I understand, matki can also be a food dish. In this case, she may have a preference for the matki over cooked eggs. Omit the eggs from the recipe for a few days then slowly reintroduce them to see if she will eat them.

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