how do you now if a parakeet is pregnet?

Question

emergency

Answer 1

here is some infor that may help:


Can I tell if the female is pregnant? How long before they lay an egg when they have one inside?

It takes about 2 days for an egg to form, travel down the cloaca and come out. You can't tell the female is pregnant - she will not look swollen. You might be able to tell when she's about to lay one because maybe you'll see her straining a bit at the bottom of the cage. If you see your budgie straining for a few hours, your parakeet could be suffering from a potentially-fatal condition known as egg-binding, where the egg will not come out. If you see this, you can try to dab some warm olive oil around the opening, but if this does not help her, get her to a veterinarian pronto! This is an emergency situation and your keet can die if this is not treated quickly enough!

[back] I want to put a nesting box in the cage, but the birds flip out whenever I try. What do I do?

Birds flip out when you put new stuff in their cage because they are scared of it. I've had pretty good success with putting something in the cage really slowly. Once it's in, I will tie millet spray with twist ties to it. They love millet sprays. it's a great parakeet treat. After a while they will explore the new thing only because they are dying to get to the treat. Leave it in the cage for a few days/weeks and they will get used to it.

If there isn't enough room inside the cage for a nesting box, you can get ones that mount on the outside of the cage.

[back] The female is biting holes in her eggs - what does this mean?

Females will do this when they are calcium deficient. Go out and buy your parakeet a cuttle bone, put that in the cage near a mirror or something fun and she'll gnaw away at it. Also buy some vitamin drops and mix in 1-2 drops with her birdseed (stir with a clean finger or spoon). That way you'll help her build back her stores of vitamins. Egg laying can be very demanding on the body, nutrition-wise. Don't put the drops in the water even if the label says so because that can cause bacteria to grow in the water really quickly and be harmful to the parakeet. (That's what my vet said anyway - in the food is best.)

Answer 2

Parakeets really don't get 'pregnant' like people. However you'll know when she's ready to lay because her butt behind her legs and under the tail will look really swollen. It will take a day or two for the egg to form before laying. Her turds will get absolutely huge and they'll stink. When she lays, don't remove the egg as she'll just have a reason to lay more. If you don't want chicks, you can always shake the eggs or poke a hole in one end with a sewing needle. Let mom sit on them. She'll ignore them if they don't hatch :-) .

Answer 3

I can tell because she starts acting odd... sort of like she is under a spell... very stiff and makes a clucking sound. And the back part of her behind starts to get large. On the day she lays an egg, it is huge! She also poops very large poops...

Answer 4

Pregnant? in ordinary terms mammals get pregnant - no longer birds. Birds lay eggs. in case you have a female, she would be in a position to lay eggs with no male yet they won't be fertile. end egg laying by way of limiting photograph voltaic hours. conceal the cage early and detect later in the morning.

Answer 5

the air duct on top of a female parakeet's nose turns brown when she is pregnant

Answer 6

It will take 14 days after mating before she lays any eggs and she will have a fat bottom.

Answer 7

If your parakeet is egg-bound, you need to get her to a vet.

Answer 8

You look for eggs in her nest. Birds lay eggs, remember?

Answer 9

when she starts sitting on her eggs

Answer 10

check with her gynecologist. ;o)
no seriously, ask the vet.