CANDLING EGGS ~ Parakeet Eggs

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Easy instructions for handling and candling parakeet eggs and how to check whether they are fertile or infertile

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• candling
• parakeet
• eggs
• fertile
• infertile

[XoXshoyubunnyXoX]

@classyladybecca okay! Thanx much :) gosh...sorry but I have another question..xD umm my birdz second egg hatched and I'm afraid that the elder baby will hog all the food and the new baby won't survive. Wut do u recommend I do? Start hand feeding?

[classyladybecca]

@XoXshoyubunnyXoX It's very difficult to handfeed a newly hatched parakeet, and much of the time, not successful. Let the parents feed it for now...if you want to hand-feed, wait at least 2-3 weeks. It's very easy when they are so little to cause them to aspirate, in which case they usually die. In the bird realm, there is indeed a pecking order, and the first born and older ones tend to be the survivors. If your little one is not getting fed, then you want to try to handfeed, that's up to you.

[XoXshoyubunnyXoX]

@classyladybecca hello again ! Thank you! One more question... How do I get hold of the baby without upsetting the mom?

[classyladybecca]

@XoXshoyubunnyXoX Generally, I don't recommend picking up a baby parakeet until it is about a week old. But I use a deep spoon or a ladel and scoop it out, or put a piece of cardboard between the mom and baby to hold the mom back. Chances are, either way, she'll be upset, but that's how you do it without getting bit.

[XxflightfeathersxX]

thank you, my bourkes parakeet just started laying eggs after we found to our surprise the bird she is with is most likley male.

[cutiehellokitty789]

Hi classyladybecca, my lovebird layed three eggs two weeks ago. I let her be, so I didnt really check when she started incubating. But a week later, I checked on her again and found seven eggs. Two of them were cracked, I think stepped on. A couple days later, I found five eggs left, as if she had eaten the cracked eggs. Is that healthy, or dangerous (bacteria...)? A day later, I find another cracked egg, this time it isnt eaten. I decided to put it in there. Now she is sitting on her four eggs.

[XoXshoyubunnyXoX]

@classyladybecca Thank you very much!!! And luckily the two babies are being fed equally ! Hopefully everything will be okay when the other two eggs hatch!!

[classyladybecca]

@K9girl29 I would get a mate for my bird, yes.

[classyladybecca]

@XoXshoyubunnyXoX Hi, normally you should start handfeeding around 2 and 1/2 to 3 weeks of age. It's a big commitment, every 6 hours around the clock. I would look up videos on YouTube to demonstrate. I will be recording a placing one of my own soon. Really read up on it, and be sure that you point the syringe to the baby's right. (Your left if the baby is facing you) That is where the esophagus is. Just watch all the videos you can and read up as much as you can first.

[XoXshoyubunnyXoX]

Hi :) My birdies egg just hatched today I found a little baby bird when I checked this morning xD but I wnt to to learn how to hand feed the baby. Any advice? N when should I start? Thank you :3