If you don't want them to breed, you need to remove the nest box from the bird cage. The nest box is what's stimulate them to breed and lay eggs. Although on rare occasions some bird owners have found eggs laying at the bottom of the cage, in most cases the birds won't lay eggs without the nest box.
It is also bad for the hen's health if she keeps laying eggs and sitting in the nest box all day... all year. From what I have read, it is not recommended to have more than two batch of eggs per year. Or it is considered "over-breeding" and it is bad for the bird's health.
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