If her butt isn't swollen, the clutch may be only 2 eggs. Opie is an older hen and older hens can be unpredictable. If nothing else, you've given them another coconut shell!
If her butt isn't swollen, the clutch may be only 2 eggs. Opie is an older hen and older hens can be unpredictable. If nothing else, you've given them another coconut shell!
Linda L.
There are no bad birds, just misunderstood ones.
well somebody didn't like the ladder attached to the coconut. It was chewed off from inside and was on the floor.
No egg but all poops look normal and opie seems fine. She's hiding her butt by sitting in the old coconut but was very active when I got home and not at all fluffy. Maybe there were only two. She is almost 8 now.
Well I didn't get a good look but she's moving around and her butt doesn't look so big anymore.
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Dave and Ditto (he still lets me list my name first)
Opie seemed perfectly normal this morning. The poops under where she was sleeping were normal sized. I haven't seen a huge poop since saturday.
Maybe she decided to stop at two eggs.
She did ride out of the cage with the food dish but I was able to bring her right up to my face without losing my nose or fingers. She seemed happy and as easy going as I've ever seen.
Dave and Ditto (he still lets me list my name first)
Sounds like 2 eggs may be it.....for now. It also sounds like all the interaction she had with you while she was "with egg" may have strengthened her trust of you. Go with the flow. That's about all you can do!
Linda L.
There are no bad birds, just misunderstood ones.
DJ didn't like all the attention she was getting. He yelled at me all weekend and went through every obnoxious sound he knows.
the new coconut looks like it's been through quite a battle. The ladder is gone and somebody has been removing all the hairy stuff on the outside. They're having fun.
Dave and Ditto (he still lets me list my name first)
Well Opie seems to be back to her normal non-egglaying self. All poops are back to normal size. I guess for now she stopped with two.
Dave and Ditto (he still lets me list my name first)
I'd be so stressed out if Max was a female. 😩
Happiness is spending time with your lovebird
Opie decided to try again. I found another egg in the food dish this morning.
I put the coconut nest back in and put the egg in there but she's decided to just lounge on the perch so far. She likely laid it around 1:30 am when I heard her climb into the coconut swing then the food dish, chirp a bit toss some food then go quiet.
Dave and Ditto (he still lets me list my name first)
Lovie hens can be very determined when they want to be!!! Did you have any idea that there was an egg on the way?
Linda L.
There are no bad birds, just misunderstood ones.