Eggs And Mama Bird?

[JustBeaky 0]

This has been my first year owning birds. I got 5 budgie's last year. I have 3 males and 2 females. I separated a male and female that have been bonding for awhile into a breeding cage. At the end of june I checked the nest box and YAY my 2 first bird eggs ever. By the end of the week we had 6. Well according to my collection of budgie books the hatch date should have been yesterday for at least the first egg. I went ahead and candled the eggs. Nothing but a tiny yellow blob, no veins, no chick shadows nothing. Well I am disappointed but I'm not going to give up. I threw 2 of the eggs out because I've read that she will get depressed if I throw them all out at once. Is this the truth?? Should I just up and get rid of all of them at once?? I really just want her to be okay with my choice that's all. I'm just worried about my mama bird, that's were my concern lies for right now. Thanks and any advice will help...

Have an awesome day.

[RIPbudgies 0]

Throw all the eggs out and she should start again in a week or so. If you leave them in there she will clean out the nest in time but it will take longer. As a breeder if the eggs are infertile I use the pair as fosters or remove eggs and let the hen lay again. It all depends on what is going on in my birdroom at time.

 

Depression is a human affliction. Don't get sucked in to putting human emotions onto animals.

 

Just a word of advice re books. Not all the information you read is acurate. Authors also suffer the afflication of imparting human emotion onto animals. Anybody can write a book, you do have to be an authority to do so!

[**KAZ** 0]

I agree with all RIP's advice.

 

One thing to add...........

 

how old are your budgies ???

[JustBeaky 0]

okay Thanks so much. Yeah I have tons of books and all of them have different information in them. I was bitching to my dad yesterday cuz of all of the info in these books and non added up. I was like, "so what the *** do I do???" LOL HAHAHA!!! Thanks you guys I really apprieciate the information. As for the question of how old my budgies are. The one that layed eggs is a little over a year. The male about the same, maybe a little younger but not by much. I was told that a year was fine to breed. True or Not?? I hope I'm doing the right thing? You got me worried now KAZ.. Hee Hee

[**KAZ** 0]

One year is fine to breed.

Make sure you arent breeding when they are moulting or if they arent in full breeding condition.

[JustBeaky 0]

okay, give me a run down on breeding condition. Again, books don't add up?? Why not when they are molting, just curious. Just the mother or the father too?? Thanks Again!!! Awesome adivice you guys!!

[**KAZ** 0]

Just the male and female in the cage no extras.

Breeding condition is brown cere for female and bright blue cere for male ( if he is the type to have a blue cere )

Moulting is hard enough without adding breeding into the mix...........only breed with birds in the very best of health.

There is a link in my signature on how to post pictures

[JustBeaky 0]

Just the male and female in the cage no extras.

Breeding condition is brown cere for female and bright blue cere for male ( if he is the type to have a blue cere )

Moulting is hard enough without adding breeding into the mix...........only breed with birds in the very best of health.

There is a link in my signature on how to post pictures

 

So I'm guessing you want to see pictures?? HAHAH!! okay I'll check it out. My pair seems good to go, except for one thing. No brown cere on the female. It's a little rough and scratchy looking then normal, but it isn't brown. I was actually wondering about that. Hmmm...weird.

[RIPbudgies 0]

Cere colour in hens can vary a great deal. In good health a hen should be a light tan colour through to a dark nut brown. As far as cere colour goes for breeding condition the general rule is brown. I have found over the years though that cere colour should be coupled with behaviour. I had a hen breed many times and she never had a brown cere, it was always a whitish blue colour.

[JustBeaky 0]

Cere colour in hens can vary a great deal. In good health a hen should be a light tan colour through to a dark nut brown. As far as cere colour goes for breeding condition the general rule is brown. I have found over the years though that cere colour should be coupled with behaviour. I had a hen breed many times and she never had a brown cere, it was always a whitish blue colour.

okay, sounds interesting. Thank you!! Her cere, normally is white with a faint outline of blue and it's smooth. When she started laying eggs it turned completely white and it had gotten really crusty looking. It never turned brown. Weird, maybe it's because it's her first time laying eggs. Thank you for the advice!!

[Ratzy 0]

That is why you ended up with infertile eggs. The hen is probably not in condition. Are you sure of the age?

[JustBeaky 0]

Yes I'm sure of the age.

Well as advised, I took all of the eggs out. She kept sitting in the spot where the eggs were. Poor girl. Well i hope she adjusts well. Thanks for all the good advice. I really needed it!!