Why do my parakeet's eggs keep breaking after she lays them?

Thanks for reaching out. No, it sounds as if your are headed into the correct direction. Check and improve diet, needs to include vegetables, especially greens for calcium. Birds loose lots of calcium when they lay eggs, and needs to be replaced in the diet. Good luck.

If you are hoping to raise babies, then providing nesting material for the parents is best so that they can make a safe nest where the eggs are less likely to fall or break. The parents may also break eggs or discard them if they aren't viable or they are young parents that don't know what to do. Because the eggs need to be incubated, they need to remain in the nest with the parents in order to hatch. You can keep letting both parents try to raise a clutch (and be sure to provide a calcium supplement for the mother), or, if you don't wish to raise babies, can just remove and discard any laid eggs.

Thanks for reaching out about Lakshmi. The female probably was aware of the egg having difficulty, so kicked it out of the nest. Continue to monitor. Ensure that diet is adequate as the chicks will need good nutrition. Seed is not sufficient as lacks vitamins, minerals, protein and more. Good luck.

That is possible, even though is not common. I would recommend to separate them. If the eggs keep breaking, an abnormal egg development (lack of Calcium) may be the cause. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

This can be due to inexperience, stress or possibly an issue with the eggs. Provide a nesting box that has a raised edge to prevent them from rolling the eggs out. Keep the cage in a low traffic area away from direct sunlight, loud noise or vibrations and cold drafts.

If the aviary is too small to handle multiple breeding pairs it may be that they are competing for nesting space, even if there are multiple nests. One nest may be seen as "ideal" and thus everyone is fighting over it. Usually, birds are separated into individual breeding groups per cage to avoid competition and ruining of eggs, as well as reduce overall stress for the breeding pair.

It is possible the stress of chronic egg laying may be affecting her appearance and feathers. Remove any nesting boxes in the cage. If she's laying in the seed bowl, use a smaller container that she cannot sit in. Limit Camille's exposure to daylight to 8 hours or less. Use a dark cage cover or sheet to block light if necessary. Use a calcium fortified seed mix. Leave the fake eggs in the cage for at least 4 weeks.