I have 5 finches, last week (one pair in particular) were building their nest. Sunday I saw that there were 2 eggs in there. Monday another egg. They will only sit on them at night. Is something wrong with this picture? How often are they suppose 2 sit on their eggs?
2007-02-13 14:18:01 · 9 answers · asked by ♡chele♡ 4 in Pets ➔ Birds
If these are their first eggs there is a good chance they just haven't learned to parent yet. Many young birds loose the first clutch just because they are not sure how it is done.
2007-02-13 14:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They should have one sitting on them during the day and one at night. Those eggs are probably not going to hatch. It is normal for them to lay 3 before incubating them, but once they start doing it- they can't stop for more than 15 min or so or the cells will die. It is not as important in the first week or so as the rest of the time. It still may be possible for them to hatch if they start brooding 24hrs soon.
Leave those eggs in there until she stops laying and let her brood them- a mess up now may help her learn later.
2007-02-13 14:24:05 · answer #2 · answered by D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
she will be in a position to no longer be sitting tight till she has laid her finished seize likely 6 eggs no matter if it really is her first nesting she might want to in elementary words lay 4 , bear in mind they're going to hatch from 14-16 days after the only top egg is laid.then in the adventure that they are fertile you'll have youthful, yet do no longer be stunned if that's her first nest that they received't be fertile. Candle the after 7 days to work out in the adventure that they are fertile,
2016-11-03 09:40:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alrighty then. Some birds wait till ALL the eggs are laid before sitting. This makes it so that all the little birds hatch at once, and it's just more convenient that way.
Don't worry, fertilized eggs can sit for ten days before needing mom's warm behind.
Good luck.
2007-02-13 15:48:28 · answer #4 · answered by Theresa A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theresa A is correct.
The parents do not begin incubating the eggs until all of them have been laid. this way the chicks hatch about the same time.
I think they will lay abother 3 or three eggs, then begin sitting on the eggs.
When the chicks hatch; you will need to get somethings like pablum, etc for the parents to feed to the chicks.
2007-02-13 22:03:39 · answer #5 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They share the incubation. One in the morning & One at night all the time.
They both fed the chicks.
Thats why they fledge quicker than budgies.
2007-02-14 05:27:32 · answer #6 · answered by Silly-Junos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you touched the eggs then the mother won't go back to them, the eggs have or sent on them.
2007-02-13 17:03:23 · answer #7 · answered by car.ken. 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If they aren't sitting on their eggs, they probably aren't fertalize.d
2007-02-13 14:26:28 · answer #8 · answered by princessn1984 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when they want to.
2007-02-13 15:20:03 · answer #9 · answered by tweed801 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋