Size:Set of 3 Control Egg Laying! Fast, Safely, Naturally. DIRECTIONS & FAQ: HOW & WHY DummyEggs WORK! Please read our directions included with your order carefully. There is a lot of information in them that is very important. Everyday we get letters from bird owners in a panic. They ask us to please explain what we have already covered in our detailed instructions on how to successfully use DummyEggs to control egg laying. We have included many details in our frequently asked questions flyer, nuances that may not be apparent at first. The Topics Covered Are: What are DummyEggs? — Do birds count their eggs? — Should I replace live eggs one by one? — How do I create a nest bowl? — When do I remove the DummyEggs? — What is broody behavior? — How long before the egg laying cycle starts over again? — Are they safe for my bird? — How do I clean my DummyEggs? — What are reasons for rejection? — Are giant droppings normal? — What the difference between fertile and infertile? — Can DummyEggs help serious avian health conditions? Parrotlet: Avg. Clutch 5 / Incubation 23 Days. American Budgie Parakeet: Avg. Clutch 5 / Incubation 18 Days. Diamond Dove / Zebra Dove: Avg. Clutch 2 / Incubation 14 Days.
R**T
expensive but worth it! best eggs out there! Get it right the first time!
My budgie used to be a chronic egg layer. Once she layed over 15 eggs at a time poor thing. She can spot a fake egg a mile away. If the color is a little off, if it is a little larger, she knows and keeps on laying. These are foolproof. They are solid and opaque like her real eggs. In the long run you will pay less for these dummy eggs-in shipping, waiting, and exchanging eggs that don't fool your bird. Get it right the first time and don't worry!PS another tip-We had onne kind of calcium which she never ate. After reading several posts I bought her 2 other kinds so had a total of 3 types in her cage-calcium block, cuttlebone and I believe eggshell. She immediately went to the cuttlebone. Now she is eating calcium. I believe before she started eating calcium the eggs she laid were transulcent because of lack of calcium. She may have kept laying because her instinct told her they may not hatch. I don't know. Now the eggs she is laying are more opaque and she only lays about 5 and stops. . The eggs she lays are opaque and along with the dummy eggs-I put about 9- she is acting normally. Just a suggestion!
L**E
My budgie thinks they are her real eggs, saved her from more egg-laying and egg-binding
One of my budgies is a chronic egg-layer. I usually let her sit on the eggs until she is tired of them and that stops her from laying for another few months (there is no male in her enclosure, so no chance of them hatching). However, she is getting older and her eggs are not well formed, and have become thin, so she can't sit on them for more than a few days without them breaking.I found these replacement eggs and they work beautifully! They are an exact size replica of her real eggs. She does not know the difference. I put six eggs (her normal clutch size) in the enclosure after her first egg. She immediately began brooding and after a few more eggs, she stopped laying.
R**L
Pricey, but effective.
I have a budgie that unfortunately became a chronic egg layer. I ended up with 2 baby birds as a result, and since I'd rather not end up with a whole flock of parakeets, I looked for something to help.I've used dummy eggs for a female cockatiel I've had a long time with limited success, so at first I wasn't sure these would work, and the cost of them gave me pause, but I decided to go ahead and try.Switching the real eggs for these dummies was easy enough. I was just worried she wouldn't sit on them like my cockatiel didn't when I did the same with her. Thankfully, she did!Although this isn't altogether stopping my budgie from laying eggs, it IS slowing down the number she lays and she hasn't rejected the fakes like the cockatiel, so overall they've worked about as well as I could expect in this situation.
B**.
Porch as promised!
These dummy eggs absolutely worked. My diamond doves were laying like crazy. I don't want them to have more babies but every time I took the eggs away they would just lay more. Taking the eggs away caused a lot of chaos in my little coterie. The doves would get upset and start fighting with each other over nests. Now they just happily sit on their eggs and all is peaceful. My girls still lay about two eggs a month once when they realize their eggs are not going to hatch, but that's much better than laying every other day.
I**A
I'm happy & she is happy 😊
The dummy eggs are the exact same size & look just like the real ones. My parakeet stepped out her nest meanwhile I exchanged them & she didnt notice the difference. She also nudged them closer to her to keep them warm.
V**.
Good Solution
I would have given 5 stars, but the eggs come with a file so you have to smoothen the rough edges yourself. My bird did accept the eggs and the strategy seems to be working. The dummy eggs seems to be the only solution to the constant egg and chick production.
S**.
Temporary fix
Received 7 dummy eggs with file, a little irritated that the seller wants me to do my own quality control and can't be bothered to make sure the eggs were smooth before shipping, given the expense for 7 tiny eggs. Budgie accepted the eggs and after about 2 weeks of sitting on them, she stopped laying her own. That lasted approximately 3 weeks until she started laying her own. Not sure what to do at this point to get my female budgie to stop laying beside covering them early and limiting their food types. This product worked but only temporarily.
H**Y
Realistic looking
A bit expensive, and maybe i didn't need them, but they are realistic and my budgie girl cannot tell the difference between them and the real eggs. I was using little polished stones to replace eggs before i got these, and she sat on those even though they looked nothing like eggs.
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