my cockateil just leg egg now what can i feed them and how long those it take for the egg to HATCH?

Answer 1

First, you will need to find out if the egg is fertile, it can ONLY be fertile if she has been with a male bird. If she hasn't, go to the part of this post about not letting the eggs hatch and skip the boiling the egg part.

After five days of incubation, you can candle the eggs by shining a bright light into them. If they are clear/yellow they are infertile. If they are red, you have a chick developing.

You need to get a nest box in there ASAP and get the egg into it if there is a chance the egg is fertile. This is for the sake of the chicks. If they are hatched on the floor of the cage they can get deformaties from not having proper support under them. They can also die from being too cold when mom is off of them. The box will need to have 2" of pine shavings in the bottom to support the chicks and eggs.

You can touch the eggs without a problem. Don't worry about your smell, because birds have a very poor sense of smell. Do have clean hands though. Eggs are porous and germs can transfer into the shell.

If the eggs are fertile, call an avian vet ASAP and learn to handfeed.

Make sure she always has pleanty of food and water available. Make sure she has extra calcium in her diet and lots of fresh foods.

If you don't want chicks, boil the eggs and give them back. She will sit on them for 18-21 days and then give up. Then, and only then it is safe to take away the eggs and throw them away. If you choose to do this, you will not need a nest box. No matter what, DO NOT take the eggs away until she gives up on them! This will only cause her to lay more eggs and can harm her!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. I have raised cockatiels and finches.

Answer 2

Keep feeding your cockatiel the same food. When she get's hungry she will leave the eggs and come and get her some food and then when she is done she will go and sit on her eggs some more. I think mine hatched about a month after she layed them...it might not have been quite that long, but it sure felt like it...LOL!

Answer 3

I don't think the egg will hatch without a male bird around. You should probably have bird examined by a vet to make sure that you should be changing the diet at all. If she is laying eggs, you may be doing just fine by her.

Answer 4

confident it is. they're risk-free interior the uncooked BARF patties i provide my canines in many cases used (which comprise shell) and that they are nice. components various calcium and protein. it is likewise large for the floor and coat. the nice and comfortable button is do no longer overdo it (as quickly as/week or so is prob sufficient) and keep in mind that eggs could be a source of hypersensitive reaction (as can many different components). yet many canines fed commercial canines ingredients all their lives want sluggish transition into uncooked ingredients as their our bodies are not used to them yet.