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7eggs in one month?

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Question
My pet sun conure is 7years old, and just this month she started laying eggs.  I'm just concerned for her health i have been trying to read about egg laying n i keep seeing it say two or three eggs are normal, and just yesterday she laid her seventh egg.  She seems healthy n happy. . . so my question is if there is a good site that i could research about not breeding but egg laying birds

Answer
Sometimes internet info isn't the best is it?  The truth is that egg laying should be discouraged completely unless you're a professional breeder and know what you're doing, what to watch out for and how to maintain ideal health.
  You're absolutely right in believing it's not healthy.  It can deplete calcium stores, it can cause uterine infections and if one becomes stuck (egg binding) it could be very, very life threatening.

Here's a link to really find out more about it (it's at the bottom of the page when you get there).

 http://www.4animalcare.org/birds.html