My female budgie is laying too many eggs alone. How can I stop it?

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What may be the cause if a female budgie lays eggs each week for five months since summer? She is alone and has not been in contact with any male budgie. She seems quite tired of laying eggs every week. I have asked my vet about it and he said he didn't know what to do with it. Can you please tell me possible reasons of laying eggs for so long time? I took care about female budgies before I bought her, but none of them laid eggs without reason. Thank you for your answer with specific facts :)

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

You will need to get a second opinion from a veterinarian who treats birds regularly. Your bird likely will need some hormone treatment (leuprorelin acetate injections) to stop laying eggs. In the meantime do the following: 1) Ensure that your bird is eating a "Complete Diet". It should specify on the box of the food. 2) Do not remove the eggs from the nest. If she sits on them, leave the eggs in the cage for 21 days or until she loses interest. 3) Remove nest boxes, nest material and possible nesting sites. 4) Pretend that the days are much shorter, i.e. send your bird to bed much earlier than usual by covering the cage with a cloth. Daylight stimulates egg-laying. The cage needs to be completely dark and it needs to be quiet (no TV or radio playing) 5) Take her food away after breakfast and only put it back into the cage in the late afternoon. Plenty of food encourages egg laying.

My female budgie is laying too many eggs alone. How can I stop it?

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