My friend gave me one of her parakeet eggs, she has 3 eggs. There would be 5 but 1 broke and I have the other one. I'm trying to hatch it my self. Have any ideas on how to keep it warm or how to incubate it. I'm not sure if its fertalized ethier. But it looks like theirs a baby in it. Right now I have a 40 watt light over it and a heating pad under it and it's in wood shavings.
2007-03-23 10:51:27 · 9 answers · asked by Goober g 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
Hi there. All bird eggs need a specific constant temperatures, The right humidity, and frequent turning. Incubators all vary in accuracy. The best ones are very expensive. Use a strong flashlight and shine it on the egg in a dark room. If you see a network of red vein-like structures;it is fertile. The egg even if fertile is probably not viable. (The chick is dead) I am sorry, but this is common. Hand feeding is done every 2 hours at the very least around the clock. Next time, let the female bird aka hen take care of her eggs. Fertilized eggs come from male birds copulating (having sex successfully) with female birds. Let nature take its course for the well being of all involved. have a better year.
2007-03-23 17:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by firestarter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you haven't done this before and if your not ready for hand feeding every two hours sunrise to sunset..give the egg back. I've hatched and raised many eggs, it's not easy..The hatching alone is a fine art, the mother bird knows how and when to turn the eggs to have them hatch healthy . I raised a cockatiel that had his hatching and egg turning done by a human. The baby hatched with 2 badly splayed legs. One was put back into place with the help of a wonderful bird vet but the other leg could not. I still have this bird but I'm sorry he hasn't 2 good legs to get around on..Think about this.
2007-03-23 11:05:12 · answer #2 · answered by pet lover 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
that sounds good. Make sure you keep doning that. There is actually a proper incubator, but it isn't much use if you only have one egg. Also, if the egg is far enough along, you can put a flashlight on the shell of the egg, and see the baby inside of it. This is only after it has developed.
2007-03-23 11:04:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
properly, that sounds chilly to me!!! First question I easily have is... replaced into the chook with a male? Is the egg fertilized? They do lay eggs that arent fertilized, purely as chickens do. Assuming the female replaced into with a male, then i might flow the cage on your room, or a minimum of someplace warmer. supply the chook privateness. Does she have a nesting container or an suitable nesting section? If this one egg doesnt finally end up hatching, supply it time. they might desire to mate back. With parakeets, i think of they lay eggs a pair days aside. If that's the 1st egg laid, then flow away it on my own. She might desire to come to it to place the others. I bred parakeets in my youthful years, and enjoyed watching the construction of the toddlers popping out of the shell and how they advance.
2016-10-19 11:12:03 · answer #4 · answered by croes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, the developing chick has probably died by now. In the future, if you think you are ready to handle the responsibility, you will need and incubator for the egg and a brooder for the chick.
You will need to know how to handfeed properly, done wrong it will kill the chick.
2007-03-23 13:05:26 · answer #5 · answered by Christie D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could get a incubator bit you still have to turn it and mist it with water to make sure that it does not dry out.
2007-03-27 04:17:35 · answer #6 · answered by ravenhk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try heating pad or electric blanket.
2007-03-23 11:39:43 · answer #7 · answered by Dixie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it under a bright light and wraped in a towel.
2007-03-23 10:57:24 · answer #8 · answered by Morgan C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tape it in your belly button.
2007-03-23 10:57:08 · answer #9 · answered by doug s 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋