Dummy eggs / Fake eggs

[Zara]

What is a dummy egg?

Dummy eggs are fake eggs, made to look identical to a real egg, same size, shape and weight.
They are used for two very different reasons; for breeding and also to prevent breeding. They are also used to help chronic egg laying (commonly cockatiels) by giving the hen a full clutch once she has laid her first egg, tricking her into thinking she has laid a full clutch. If you suspect your bird is suffering from chronic egg laying, it is best to consult with your Avian vet.

Having one set of dummy eggs per hen is ideal. Take the average number per clutch for your birds species and use the higher number to know how many to get. For eg. If your birds clutch average is 3-6, then you will need 6.

Here is a fake egg next to a real one. The fake is a millimetre or so larger. Each hen produces a slightly different size egg so as long as you get a very close sized egg it should work.



How to use them?


For breeding;
As each egg is laid it is replaced with a dummy egg. Once the full clutch has been laid, all the dummy eggs are removed and the real eggs are replaced. This means that all the eggs will hatch around the same time rather than staggered over the course of the week creating big size differences in the chicks.


To prevent breeding;
As each egg is laid it is removed and replaced with a dummy egg. The real egg is then detroyed. The hen should then be allowed to brood her ¨eggs¨ for the incubation period or until she loses interest and abandons the eggs.
*There is no life in the egg until after the incubation starts, so removing the egg quickly and dealing with as soon as possible is ideal*


For lone hens;
A hen will lay at some point in her life whether she has a mate or not. Dummy eggs can also be used with these hens for higiene reasons and also so that if an egg gets broken, the hen doesn´t lay again to replace it.




Where to get them?
Here are some links to sites that sell them:
**Remember to always check the size of the eggs before you purchase any**
**Budgie and English Budgie eggs are not the same size**

DummyEggs.com® Stop Egg Laying! Plastic Fake Bird Eggs

DummyEggs sells a full range of plastic bird eggs to prevent unwanted breeding. Replace live eggs with safe plastic eggs.

dummyeggs.com

Sells eggs for: Most parrots and other birds
Ships from: Florida, USA
Ships to: ¨Internationally¨
Also available on Canadian Amazon

Bird Supply of New Hampshire

Sells eggs for: Finch, Canary, Budgie, English Budgie, Lovebird, Cockatiel, small Cockatoo, small Macaw, African Grey, Amazon, Eclectus, Senegal, Indian Ringneck, Pionus, Caique, large Conure
Ships from: New Hampshire, USA
Ships to: Not stated, USA only.

Bird Breeding - Pet Shop Direct

If you are interested in bird breeding, ensure you have the right equipment for your bird to nest in the best conditions.

www.petshopdirect.com.au

Sells eggs for: Chicken, Cockatiel, Budgie, English Budgie, Finch, Canary, Lovebird, Linnie
Ships from: (Not stated - Sydney), Au
Ships to: Australia

eggs | eBay

www.ebay.co.uk

Sells eggs for: Finch, Canary, Cockatiel, Lovebird, Quaker, Lorikeet, Green cheek Conure
Ships from: Somerset, UK
Ships to: United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Korea, South, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Vietnam


Morley Aviaries
Sells eggs for: Caique, Senegal, large Conure, Pionus, Indian ringneck, English Budgie, Linnie, Lovebird, Cockatiel, Finch, Canary, Dove, Pigeon, Chicken
Ships from: Norfolk, UK
Ships to: UK, Europe


Glamgouldians
Sells eggs for: Canary, Finch, Lovebird, Linnie, Cockatiel, small Conure, English Budgie
Ships from: Michigan, USA
Ships to: Not stated

EGGS, dummy eggs ,plastic eggs , fake eggs,

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www.lentradirect.com.au

Sells eggs for: Canary, Finch, Budgie, large Conure, Quaker, Indian Ringneck, large Dove, Pigeon, Senegal, Pionus, Caique
Ships from: NSW, Au
Ships to: Not stated

Dummy bird eggs birds plastic egg replica fake artificial imitation avian nest eggs

www.birdbands.com

Sells eggs for: Finch, Canary, Budgie, Parrotlet
Ships from: Not stated
Ships to: ¨Internationally¨

10 x Plastic Fake Brooder Eggs Small / Bantam / Quail size

Plastic Fake Brooder Eggs - Fake plastic eggs are used to encourage chickens to lay their eggs in a particular place.

www.ozfarmer.com

Sells eggs for: Bantam, Quail, small Macaw, small Cockatoo, Amazon, Pigeon, Eclectus, African Grey
Ships from: NSW, Au
Ships to: ¨Internationally¨


If you have purchased fake eggs from a different online store, please do share below

 

[expressmailtome]

Thank you for making this thread.

 

[webchirp]

Love! I have dummy eggs...one year Rue laid 13 so she got cheekie and sun conure eggs! Now if they lay an egg I pull the egg and replace with 2 or 3 until we get to a point that laying stops. Even if your bird only has one egg or several, if she is struggling, get her to the vet.

 

[LindaB]

Hi. I want to make sure I understand. I have a 1 female and 2 male, 3 some conure buddies until this year. She is 7 years old I've had them 5. She's laying eggs, I didn't plan but left them in. She has layed 7 , 3 were cracked and broken on the bottom. So she has 4 does she know an amount even though she's ignoring them?. They are still going at it and she is seeking dark spots when out. Should I have replaced the 3 with fake? Isn't this a lot for a conure? She is healthy and I've added almonds, sesame seeds and egg shells to her chop and dry food. When should I be concerned for her? How do I stop it? Must I seperate them? Is she stimulating the males? Completely new to this just want her to be ok.

 

[Leon2020]

Also using Dummy Eggs. Piper's magic number seems to be 8, so I had to by 2 packages! I've gotten the knack of stopping the egg laying, but still working on being able to remove nest box once they "seem" to lose interest. Removed it and they were calm for a week or two, and then she started screaming again so I had to put it back.

They are cockatiels.

Leon

 

[Irishj9]

Ah yes the dummy eggs. Great source of calcium

Cha-Cha ate the dummy eggs I provided and used the calcium therein to produce her REAL eggs

 

[Kiwi & Co.]

Blizzard is part English and part regular budgie, what size should I buy for her?

 

[Zara]

Blizzard is part English and part regular budgie, what size should I buy for her?

Check the dummyeggs.com site they have all the measurements. I think you iwll need lovebird size but double check it
Edit; yes, lovebird/linnie size ;

DummyEggs.com® Stop Egg Laying! Plastic Fake Bird Eggs

DummyEggs sells a full range of plastic bird eggs to prevent unwanted breeding. Replace live eggs with safe plastic eggs.

dummyeggs.com

Ah yes the dummy eggs. Great source of calcium

Cha-Cha ate the dummy eggs I provided and used the calcium therein to produce her REAL eggs

OMG!!!!! That´s insane!!

 

[Fife3000]

I personally think dummyeggs are really expensive considering they are plastic! Just my opinion.

 

[Shezbug]

I personally think dummyeggs are really expensive considering they are plastic! Just my opinion.

They’re generally a once off purchase (unless you’re @Irishj9 lol) which help to keep laying hens as healthy as possible so although they can be costly they’re a wonderful investment. I’ve had fake chook eggs floating about my home for over 20years- my kids who are now adults used to play with them as I didn’t have chooks when they were really little. The only reason my set will need replacing is because I am pretty sure I gave them all away except 1 thinking I’d never have chooks again.