GreenRunner
04-04-2017, 03:38 PM
I wonder if someone might have some ideas...
I kept budgies on and off for 15 years but have never had this issue. I recently began keeping these great little birds after some time off. I bought a pair but I suspect the hen has French moult, so I've removed her from the breeding flight and bought a new hen.
It took about a month, but she has now paired with the cock bird. They regularly feed each other and mate, and she is in the nestbox A LOT. So much so, she's pulled out a lot of her breast feathers to line the box with....but....no eggs. Her droppings are loose and large, but I think that's because she's in the nest box a lot of time so they're not normal consistency.
It's been about four weeks of this behaviour, but still nothing. She has minerals, calcium, egg food, green stuff and is acting exactly how all my other past hens have, but no eggs at all. Any ideas?
I kept budgies on and off for 15 years but have never had this issue. I recently began keeping these great little birds after some time off. I bought a pair but I suspect the hen has French moult, so I've removed her from the breeding flight and bought a new hen.
It took about a month, but she has now paired with the cock bird. They regularly feed each other and mate, and she is in the nestbox A LOT. So much so, she's pulled out a lot of her breast feathers to line the box with....but....no eggs. Her droppings are loose and large, but I think that's because she's in the nest box a lot of time so they're not normal consistency.
It's been about four weeks of this behaviour, but still nothing. She has minerals, calcium, egg food, green stuff and is acting exactly how all my other past hens have, but no eggs at all. Any ideas?