Ahem. We took the birds' cage outside today for a thorough scrubbing, put all its parts and toys and such in the dishwasher, then reassembled the whole thing with a change of toys ... and no eggs.

I took the wooden eggs out. Lucy had sat them for 36 days (without laying, mind) and showed no signs of stopping.

She misses them and she's whimpering. I am ignoring her.