Originally posted by Tweety_Pie
so they don't have to lay eggs if they don't want to?

I was worried because my aunt is a vet and she told me about a girl who came in with a budgie and the egg was stuck. so i wasn't sure.. Thank you for answering my question
They can get stuck if the bird is egg bound. If the bird doesn't have an egg at all, what's going to get stuck? If the bird acts normal and doesn't try to sit and stuff, it should be fine and "egg-less" but if its trying to sit and push an egg out, or sitting in the corner on the cage floor not looking so good, those are signs of egg binding and need to be treated by a vet immediately. I believe your birdie doesn't have an egg for now, so don't worry. If she's acting fine and not trying to lay, she should be alright. Many birds don't lay eggs for years. Someone of the cockatiel forum I'm on has a 13 year old confirmed female bird that has never laid an egg. Some just don't lay. To discourage egglaying, you should allow your birds to have daylight (or light) for at least 10-12 hours a day. Darkness encourages laying, so don't let your bird try to go into dark areas, because that will make it hormonal. Don't let them go behind doors and such dark places, If your bird tries to go in a dark place, give it a toy or a treat to distract it from whatever he/she was doing and bring her to a lighted area.