Can a parrot lay an egg without mating?

Answer 1

Egg laying is something that every female bird can do without benefit of male birds. Of course eggs laid without a male to mate with are not fertile and will not hatch. Laying, in birds other than chickens and other food source poultry, is not healthy and shouldn't be ignored. All steps you can take to stop this behavior should be taken and right away.

Answer 2

Yes, a female parrot can most certainly lay an egg without mating. My brother has a parakeet and she lays eggs all the time. The one thing is, because there was no male, the egg not be fertilized, therefore no baby bird will come out of it.

Answer 3

Much the same way a woman still has a period when she is not sexually active. It's just part of the reproductive cycle, some birds will lay eggs anyway, some will not.

Answer 4

no, chickens lay eggs regularly, which is the ones we eat, but when they mate, they have chicks

its not like that for all birds though

Answer 5

Yes, geese can and do lay eggs without mating just like chickens do. However, a goose lays eggs seasonally in the spring whereas the chicken will lay throughout the year.

Answer 6

Yes but they will not be fertilized and so will not hatch.