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Anonymous
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How do you like my blockatiel? His name is spike. Except a few months ago he started laying eggs. So I guess *her* name is spike...
>> Anonymous
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More of the little guy. He lives with my parents though so I only see him a couple of times a year now.
>> Anonymous
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I don't think he likes my iSight...
>> Anonymous
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Definately freaks him out...
>> Anonymous
Looks kinda like my brother's old blockatiel, sadly... one time when the bird was out, visiting grandpa sat on the bird. Dumb bird actually ran under him as he was sitting down, and the old man can't change course that quickly.
>> Anonymous
>>200580
So when did you put him down?
>> OP
>>200580
Sucks. :(

My parents got new furniture for the living room a couple of years ago. Now, whenever Spike flies around the room he ends up flying into something. The only way to stop it is to stand up so he lands on your head. Although sometimes he lands on the curtains or on top of the bookcase. Crazy guy, flies around the room and doesn't afraid of anything.
>> Anonymous
>>200582
uh... being sat on was a terminal event :(
>> Anonymous
>>200585
Sun, it was no accident. It was a therapeutic chain of events.
>> Anonymous
Do all female cockatiels lay eggs?

I have an albino one and I was told you can't tell if its male or female by looking at them. The breeder told me its a female and its not important enough for me to get my bird probed.
>> Anonymous
>>200616
aparently, if they feel safe they will. However, mine didn't start until about 4 years after we got him (I still call him a he). He was about 5 months old when we got him. Its cool when they lay eggs but they get really territorial for a while and never want to come out. Also, it can be dangerous if they lay too many. If your bird starts laying eggs: 1. well done, it likes you alot. 2. seek internet advice on what to do.
>> Anonymous
send the eggs to /ck/
>> Anonymous
>>200628
they'll be pretty horrible by now. I did save them though.
>> Anonymous
I had a grey one that laid an egg once. She hated women, too.
>> Anonymous
>>200616
In some species of parrot, once the female gets a little past her prime breeding age (which is usually kinda low compared to the lifespan of some of these birds), her body will sometimes produce eggs whether there's a male present or not. Hormones and so forth.

At least budgies and quaker parrots do this, I think. It's only a problem if the egg becomes bound, in which case the bird needs to go to the vet ASAP for a bit of lubricant on the cloaca... otherwise the egg will eventually break, cut the bird's insides and kill the bird.

But no worries, if the egg comes out the female will typically either sit on it for a while and then eat it to regain calcium, or just abandon it as soon as she's recovered.