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Coctail birds infertile eggs

My coctail birds lay infertile eggs so i remove them after 24 days but very next day ahe laid more eggs is that eggs are also infertile should i rwmove them or let it be how to care them ao they prosuce fertule egga

Hi,

You need to remove the nest box and rest the pair from breeding for at least 6 months. You should do this after each clutch, whether the eggs hatch or not. If the birds are not at least 2 years old, they should not be breeding yet. Let them try again in 6 months, as long as they are over 2 years old. If they continue to have infertile eggs, they may not be truly bonded as a pair and are not mating, or there may be a problem with one of the pair.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda