I have had parakeets for years. The first time we had eggs the female laid 3, and 2 hatched, but the chickes died. It is hard to care for baby keets. The best thing you can do is leave that up to the parent birds. If you only got 1 egg don't worry. Your birds a still young. A mature bird will lay an egg everyother day for up to 2 weeks. Our last hatching about 4 weeks ago we had 6 eggs, 5 hatched, and only 1 chick died. The rest are doing fine. Be patient.
2007-01-07 07:00:51
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answered by Louis Degg 1
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Hi,
You could hatch the egg yourself if you really wanted to but then you'd have to hand rear it as the parents would never take the egg or the baby back once you have handled it,
To enable you to rear a baby you'd have to give up all your time, so dont go thinking it would be easy as it isnt,
When they hatch for the first 13-24hrs they need to be fed every hour by syringe, then the time gets put up to every 2 hours and so on,
Are you really going to be able to give up all this time just to rear a chick?
Also if you have never done it before and you havent got the right equitment or knowledge then you will more than likely kill the chick.
It is better to leave the egg with the mum untill she has layed her second egg, because that is when she will start sitting on the egg to incubate it,
They do lay about 6 eggs, so dont take the egg away from her as she will lay even more,
I Have hand reared baby parrots, and cockatiels for about 5 years, and i still find it hard going, the amount of time involved that you have to dedicate to the chicks is unreal!
Please consider the time involved, and all the hard work before you go jumping in head first just to rear one baby!
2007-01-07 05:12:14
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answered by worldchampatpool 3
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I am assuming that you have a mating pair of parakeets. If you only have a girl birdie, and she laid an egg (some do, so do cockatiels), then NO--the egg is not fertilized.
Are your birds not sitting on the egg? If not, and it's been a while, the baby may not survive anyway. I would get to the vet or your local pet store and get an incubator for this egg. Your vet may lend you one. I seriously doubt that a human can be available 24/7 to hold onto this egg, and our body temperature may be too high for a bird--I wouldn't try it.Good luck
2007-01-07 07:03:52
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answered by sharon w 5
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Your own body temperature isn't high enough to keep the egg warm, of course, so you'll need to get an incubator. Remember that the eggs have to be turned several times a day, too, to keep the chick from adhering to the shell.
If the fertilized egg has already cooled, however, the "baby" has probably already died.
2007-01-07 04:33:12
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answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5
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I would say No this egg won't hatch. But this is your que to maybe start reading about how to raise budgies. Your birds are just starting to think about raising a family. If you have a pair (1boy and 1 girl). You should have babies eventually. I like to breed my birds after they are over 1 year old.
You need to get a nest box and pine shavings for the nest box. You will need egg nestling food. Millet and cuttle bone. Try to find a bird club in your area. I always like to get help for questions and the such when you first start out breeding.
If you can't find anyone in your area....you can contact me for help...
2007-01-07 07:36:33
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answered by Jusme 4
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First, if you do not know how to raise birds, I wouldn't suggest attempting to hatch an egg. Baby birds are fragile and caring for them is a 24/7 job. Also, if the egg is not fertilized, it is not anything but an egg and will never be anything but an egg. Many birds continue to lay eggs, you just need top remove them and repeat the process as necessary.
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2007-01-07 04:30:55
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answered by Anonymous
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leave it to the parents because if a humen touches a birds egg the mother will eat it(well in the wild they do) humens can't warm the eag to hatch,they can try but it is the best to leave it to the parents.besides when you were born did your mom let birds take care of you?
2007-01-07 05:38:38
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answered by ninga_person_712 2
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enable me first say that while you're unsure of the different poultry's intercourse, you have gotten 2 women individuals, and one began laying after the different complete. This feels like a actual hazard when you consider that budgies lay around 5 eggs in line with snatch. because of the fact it seems such as you haven't any longer any intentions of breeding budgies, you are able to desire to renounce the laying cycle for the wellness of the chicken(s). There are somewhat some issues you're able to do to deter laying: *do no longer take any of the eggs away till she’s complete sitting on them. each and every chicken has a genetic predisposition to place a definite form of eggs in line with snatch. while you're taking them faraway from her, she will have the skill to maintain laying to change those taken away. single lady (or 2 women individuals and not employing a male) budgie many times comprehend after around ten days that their eggs are duds. She could sit down on them for each week or so extra, yet will develop into bored. as quickly as she does, you are able to do away with them with out her wanting to change them. *shrink her sunlight hours hours to twelve-14 hours an afternoon. With 10-12 hours of dark, quiet sleep, her physique would be fooled into questioning there are no longer adequate sunlight hours hours to shelter chicks. *Take out all nest bins, chuffed huts, snuggle pals, or any toys with whom she gets slightly too “friendly.” *do no longer provide her any nesting fabric, and if she chews paper, use a grate on the backside of the cage. *each and every so often, shifting the cage to a diverse spot facilitates. additionally, shifting around the toys, perches and food and water bowls could help forestall laying. *attempt to no longer puppy her in a fashion that seems to excite her. many times, this is any petting under the pinnacle and neck. If she seems to be like responding in a sexual way, you are able to could desire to positioned her back in her cage till she settles down. *make useful she gets a eating ordinary wealthy in calcium. meals like broccoli and dark leafy vegetables (kale, mustard, collard and dandelion vegetables) are good aspects of calcium. A cuttlebone is likewise a good source, and is plenty greater in calcium than a mineral block. *while she’s laying, furnish clean, clean water, which will help in struggling with egg-binding. *a visit to the avian vet for an intensive examine up. Egg-laying is somewhat complicated on the device, and can carry approximately some extreme, existence-threatening, and expensive scientific circumstances. extra perfect to seize something now, rather than later. good success.
2016-11-27 01:54:38
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answered by Anonymous
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Your best bet is to leave it with the parents, but if you have to, get an incubator.
2007-01-07 04:29:20
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answered by Cherrykins 2
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in a incubator
2007-01-07 04:38:06
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answered by jackwalz 3
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