| Birds lay eggs; that's what they do. But
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| | replacement bird; no more than you can
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| did you know that this could be deadly
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| | replace your child.I couldn't think right
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| for your pet?My beloved bird is a
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| | so I had to call on a friend. As we
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| cockatiel. She's a beautiful bird and a
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| | raced down the highway towards the
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| great companion. About twice a year she
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| | veterinarian, I kept talking to my bird
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| gets in a mood to respond to her God
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| | hoping to keep her awake and maybe get
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| given natural activity of egg laying.
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| | that little 'peep' to tell me she was
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| The first time she ever did this it was
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| | going to be okay.We rushed her into the
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| really cute.The problem was, the egg
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| | emergency room and the vet rushed her
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| wasn't fertilized, so it wouldn't hatch.
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| | behind those swinging doors. Had I seen
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| So after a while of the egg not hatching,
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| | the last of my bird?They came out and
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| she determined the trick was to lay
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| | asked me to step back into another room,
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| another egg, only to get the same
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| | where I waited to hear the news. I was
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| results. This led to more eggs until she
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| | waiting for the 'bird nurse' to come out
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| had six or seven eggs she was watching
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| | and break it to me, when the door opened
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| over.When I first got her I did some
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| | and I only saw her back. She walked
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| research on the Internet about cockatiels
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| | backwards through the door and as she
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| and bird care. So when this egg laying
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| | cleared the door she turned around to
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| event was happening, I remembered reading
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| | reveal the white cage I had brought my
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| something about it depleting them of
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| | pet bird in.Inside that cage was a
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| calcium. I went back and read more about
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| | vibrant, confused and curious cockatiel
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| it. Sure enough, laying eggs depletes
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| | who saw me and let out a loud chirp as if
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| them of calcium and that is deadly to
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| | to ask, "What's up?" My bird was going to
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| them.I decided I had to take away her
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| | make it and doing just fine!She had gone
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| eggs. I didn't want to lose her over
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| | into a seizure because of calcium
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| this. So, away they went. I made sure
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| | deficiency from laying the eggs. They
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| she watched me do it so she would know
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| | gave her a shot of calcium to revive her.
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| it's dangerous to lay eggs in her cage.
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| | They also gave her a shot that was
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| They won't lay them if they are not
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| | supposed to keep her from laying eggs.
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| comfortable with the nesting area.That
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| | They said it might need to be done every
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| didn't stop her. She started again and I
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| | month.Sure enough, several weeks went by
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| took them away again. After a few rounds
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| | and she was back in the egg laying
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| of this, I decided to pull the bedding
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| | business. I didn't know what to do. I
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| out of the cage, thinking it would make
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| | couldn't keep taking her to the
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| it less 'homey' for her and she would
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| | veterinarian every month for expensive
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| knock of the egg laying. It did stop for
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| | shots, but I couldn't go through that
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| the season, but a season later she got
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| | again.I sat looking at her cage one day
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| the call to lay again and we resumed the
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| | thinking about how I could make it less
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| battle.As the days and weeks went by, she
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| | desirable for her to lay eggs. Finally,
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| insisted she was going to lay the eggs
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| | the light bulb went off.I jumped up, went
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| and I insisted she wasn't. But, she was
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| | to the pet store and bought her a cage
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| winning, in spite of my removing them.
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| | big enough for a parrot (remember, she's
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| Then it happened...One day I walked by
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| | only a cockatiel). The reason I wanted
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| her cage and there she was, in the bottom
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| | this was because of the big grates on the
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| of her cage, still and silent and her
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| | bottom of the cage. She can still walk
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| limbs and head were twisted into a nearly
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| | around the bottom of the cage, but she
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| grotesque position and I couldn't tell if
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| | cannot nest an egg there because it falls
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| she was even still alive. I was
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| | through the grate.Oh, she tried. She
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| devastated; even to the point of not
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| | tried one time. She laid that egg and
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| being able to react.The evidence seemed
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| | stared at it for days as it lay
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| clear that I would lose her. This was
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| | underneath that grate and she couldn't
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| not a goldfish, but a friend. We talked
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| | get to it. That was the last egg she
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| and played every day. We ate and went to
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| | ever laid. She doesn't need the shot
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| sleep at the same time. She sat on my
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| | either. She's in fine health and we're
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| shoulder and cheered me on as I worked at
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| | enjoying each other more than ever.Isn't
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| my computer. There would be no
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| | that grate (uh, great)?
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