My female has laid 10 eggs. None have hatched, though the parents are sitting on the eggs. Should I be worried?
1021544
OMG. What kind of bird do you have? are you sure she is mating with a male? yes you should be worried, chronic egg laying is very serious, It produce a lot of stress on the bird, plus losing so much calcium makes the female so weak she poblably will have problems delivering the eggs. Egg bonding is worse. she can die. So pay atention to her behavior, go to a vet. let me know if you need more help.
1021545
My "mating pair" never actually mated and have since passed away. One seemed to have some serious genetic problems. I bought the vision breeding box in the hope that they would use it. But I could never even get either bird to go inside. My birds never laid eggs.
1021546
Depends on how long they've been sitting, what type of birds, etc. Kind of hard to provide an informed answer without that info. Strongly recommend you look up the common traits for your bird species online so you know what you're dealing with.
1021547
Depends on what kind of bird you have if you have parakeets they should hatch in about 2 weeks I think and also depends on if your bird is experienced if not then you might have to worry. My parakeets had about 6 or 7 and about three has already hatched so I don't really know. sorry if this doesn't help.
886211
As far as I've seen they don't eat it or even bathe in it so we've eaten the eggs without problem. I'd be more concerned if it were something they ingested like worming meds.
2011057
Mine took a few weeks to hit the right temperature. Then, they came pouring out one day, hundreds it seemed. Then a few days later the other egg case opened and hundreds poured out. Not an expert by far, but that's what happened for me : )
1620873
It took a fair amount of time for ours to hatch, maybe a week or two. And then lots and lots of tiny praying mantises began to appear in the yard. I would have been very unhappy if they somehow ended up loose in my house, but other than that it's seems like it ought to work to hatch them indoors. Remember that they're going to be tiny, so make your enclosure pretty snug.
2257401
I have never understood this saying. Of all the chickens I've ever had, none of them have ever hatched, only their eggs. I will keep watching them though and hope for the best. It will be pretty cool when one of them does!
1563470
mine hatched within a few days. The temp has to be above 75 for a few days for them to hatch.
1243022
Mine will lay eggs in there too but then they prefer to sleep in the home I got them for their first year with me-- a Formex snap-lock chicken house. I've recently put the Fontana up on blocks and will start to pull some out of the Formex coop and put some into the Fontana so they aren't overcrowded like last winter!
672888
They tend to stay close to where they are released and live until they lay their egg sac. You also have to take into consideration that they are carnivorous and prey. I had one who walked over to me climbed up my left leg around my back, up my right arm and up to the top of my head.
869320
I would suggest that you add it for next time. You need to adjust and keep track of the temperature before adding your eggs to the incubator for at least 24 hours. In other words, you will have to keep a close eye on the temperature to maintain the eggs at the most constant temperature for hatching. Adding the fan will help but you need to make sure the temperature isn't too out of range.
1814939
That's exactly what happens. I had a Sparrow that laid an egg and it hatched into a cute baby bird. Then the mommy bird got spooked and never came back and the baby bird died of starvation. I had a curtain behind the window and made sure to be quiet. I think it is a very risky design that is not good for the birds.
48980
I have 2 closed terrariums made with this assortment of live moss. It hasn't happened to me. Must have been shipped with dormant larvae that hatched. The bugs shouldn't hurt anything, I don't think.
1716354
I often have 2 hens in a nest at a time. It is perfectly ok. They lay their eggs and are perfectly happy. The box is big enough for the 2 hens actually, unless they are Giants.
1482244
Did you pierce the eggs thoroughly? Did you let the eggs warm a bit from being in the fridge before cooking? Those are the only two things I can think of. Sorry...
742722
Because the babies are so small, if you just leave the egg in the garden you won't really know if/when they arrive. I found a Y shaped twig and lodged the egg in between the V shape of the twig. Then I placed it in a mesh bag and hung it in a tree. I don't know how warm it is in DE right now but the babies will not arrive until it is clearly spring. It took more than a month for ours to hatch and we live in AZ, it was in the high 80s when they arrived. Don't get discouraged, they will come!
315756
It's a gamble. I know they like warm weather to hatch, it all depends on your location and how long of a summer you have left where you are. Hope this helps.
318915
Haha had the same problem but then,I decided to put the nesting box into the cage. Though I did get a new cage since it wouldn't work with the other one so got a new cage and put the nesting box inside. I hope this helps you out if not then I'm sorry I couldn't be any help to you.
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Be patient.....sometimes it takes longer....keep in warm place (garage) and there is nothing you are doing wrong. Should hatch soon..about 150-200. Good luck!Dr Shafran