Can someone send a picture of the lump the hen will have before it lays an egg?

 

My hen has mated with the male alot in a day and mated for 4 days.

 

Is it true that every day that they mate that counts as an egg

Hi Lankan, the hen will probably not look any different than normal before she lays the eggs. They don't look "pregnant" like dogs or cats. It is not true that every time they mate they create an egg, thank goodness. If that were the case Skittles would have had 200 babies from the first clutch, LOL. Your male may very well mate with the hen until eggs are laid. Generally, it takes roughly 10 days from the time your birds begin to mate before the first egg is laid. They may mate several times per day, or several times per hour, depending upon how interested in the nest box your hen is. It takes practice and there is the slight possibility any eggs from first-time parents will not be fertilized, especially if the pair is too young to breed. Eggs are laid on an every-other-day schedule until the hen is satisfied with the clutch size. This differs slightly for each hen, but 4-6 is probably the average. She may not sit on the nest regularly until the second egg is laid, in rare cases the third.

 

If you are able to hold your hen, you may notice that the feathers are removed from a patch between her legs and slightly up onto the belly. This is the brood patch, and may look bluish-purply in color, like it is badly bruised, roughly 24 hours before she lays the egg. She may look a little fuller around the cloaca at this time also. The discoloration is due to increased blood flow to the area, as that is where she makes contact with the eggs as she broods them.

 

I'm going from memory here, and it's been awhile. Does this help any?

Thanks Rainbow it helps alot

Hey guys my bugie hen has layed an egg

Yay. that's good.

I have a puppy dog and keeps coming to the birds though and I wanted to change the location of the cage will this cause them to stop laying eggs and do they mate after laying eggs I mean mine layed one egg and now will they mate again to lay more eggs to lay in that cluctch and when I move them to a different location will they stop m,ating or laying eggs or break the egg or drop it outside

 

 

ANd how big should the egg be

Edited April 6, 200718 yr by Lankan

Lanken you might want to add that as a separate post since it is a different question .

Hey my hen layed the second egg today

Edited April 8, 200718 yr by Lankan

Hey my hen layed the second egg today

 

well there ya go! fits with the 'lay every second day' thing! they lay in the afternoon i think too, so in another 2 days, check in the afternoon and u may havce a 3rd egg!

you may want to mark them to so you know the order they arrive so you will know the order in which they will hatch too.

 

Here is information about touching eggs http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...d=57&artlang=en

 

You can mark them with a pencil lightly or a non-toxic marker and for that you may not even have to touch them.

 

Good luck

you may want to mark them to so you know the order they arrive so you will know the order in which they will hatch too.

 

Here is information about touching eggs http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...d=57&artlang=en

 

You can mark them with a pencil lightly or a non-toxic marker and for that you may not even have to touch them.

 

Good luck

 

 

Sorry I won't touch the eggs no matter what beacause I so happy it layed the egg and probably will be fertile and if I touch it the faer me killing the egg will make me put it down

3rd egg was layed today at 7:00 :bluebudgie: