If the first egg is laid and the budgie does not constantly sit on the egg is there a chance that this egg will not hatch, our budgie comes out quite often?

it is quite common that the hen won't sit until she has laid a couple eggs, the egg if fertile should be okay.

it is quite common that the hen won't sit until she has laid a couple eggs, the egg if fertile should be okay.

 

thanks Elly will let you know if successful. regards, sandibill, scotland.

Hey Sandbill, AS Elly has said, Hens usually do not sit on there eggs until the 3rd egg has hatched, some will sit straight away some don't ...... 18- 21 days From INCUBATION - When the hens is sitting on the eggs, is when IF fertile they should hatch?

 

You can check the fertility, around the 7- 10 day mark from incubations

 

Comgrats on the egg

Until eggs are consistently kept warm ( incubated ) they stay in limbo. They are fine till the hen begins to constantly keep them warm. Some hens do from the beginning but most dont until either 3-4 eggs are laid or even more. Eggs can be fine for a week to ten days if not yet incubated. Once incubation begins the hen has a window of around 20 minutes to be off the eggs and eat each time she leaves the nestbox.

Until eggs are consistently kept warm ( incubated ) they stay in limbo. They are fine till the hen begins to constantly keep them warm. Some hens do from the beginning but most dont until either 3-4 eggs are laid or even more. Eggs can be fine for a week to ten days if not yet incubated. Once incubation begins the hen has a window of around 20 minutes to be off the eggs and eat each time she leaves the nestbox.

 

 

thanks guys how can i tell if they are fertile heard if you put them in a glass of water they float if infertile

Good luck with the eggs. But I wouldn't put them in the water, I think some infection could get into them. You can candle them, look in the FAQ's to see how to do it

 

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...&artlang=en

Edited July 30, 200817 yr by Zebra

Until eggs are consistently kept warm ( incubated ) they stay in limbo. They are fine till the hen begins to constantly keep them warm. Some hens do from the beginning but most dont until either 3-4 eggs are laid or even more. Eggs can be fine for a week to ten days if not yet incubated. Once incubation begins the hen has a window of around 20 minutes to be off the eggs and eat each time she leaves the nestbox.

 

 

thanks guys how can i tell if they are fertile heard if you put them in a glass of water they float if infertile

Not a good idea Candle as suggested at around day 5.