my cockatiel just laid an egg should i move it to the nesting box with a spoon so i dont touch it?

Answer 1

You can pick it up and move it without causing any problems. You might break it if you try to move it with a spoon.

The thing about "human smell" is a myth.

Don't be suprised if she pushes it out though. She may have a reason that she laid it out of the nest box.

Make sure that your pair are being fed pleanty of healthy foods, and have calcium in their diets.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

Answer 2

Cockatiels always allow you touch their eggs and babies without any problems, although an egg layed on the bottum of the cage wont hatch because it has been cold too long. Place a box in the cage and let the parents lay the rest in the box.

Answer 3

Christie is right, there's no problem with you handling the egg. I candle all the eggs to ensure they are fertile and progressing nicely.

Bear in mind that if she is new to breeding and laying that she might have lay her first clutch outside the box, or they may not be fertile. Like any parent, they have good instincts, but it takes training and experience to do a good job.

Congrats on your first egg. There's nothing like watching a clutch grow from egg to chick to adolescent. I don't know who was more nervous about the first hatch, me or my hen. The male was too busy strutting around on top of the cage and calling like a proud pappa than showing interest in the new hatchlings. Though he got the hang of it by the end of the first day.

Answer 4

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