October 30, 200816 yr Author okay I have managed to take a couple of quick pics so they arent very good. Can someone tell me what colours I may get from these again. also the other baby is still in the egg but is cracked all the way around. Is this okay or is there a time frame they need to be out of the shell by Edited October 30, 200816 yr by molly
October 30, 200816 yr The second baby should be out anytime now. The first baby looks well fed already so thats really cool. Eggs all all fertile too.
October 30, 200816 yr Author that is so exciting, do I need to check to make sure it is out and if so how long should I leave it? I first noticed it all cracked at 10:30 this morning. Will the checking upset molly? she seems okay so far but I dont know. Any guess on the colours?
October 30, 200816 yr Author okay so silly me!! The egg I thought was cracked was actually sitting inside the broken shell. Drama over
October 30, 200816 yr okay so silly me!! The egg I thought was cracked was actually sitting inside the broken shell. Drama over Thats good...but not. Always remove the eggshells as they wrap around other eggs and stop a chick from hatching due to double shell. Edited October 30, 200816 yr by KAZ
October 31, 200816 yr Author 2 beautiful babies, nice and healthy and have been fed. I looked for the shell this time and think she has eaten it as I cant find it anywhere. I think this one is the one I fostered in from lolly and pop. I am amazed these eggs are hatching even though she did not sit for 2 days only at night!! :party0011:
November 1, 200816 yr Author have been out to check the last baby had been fed as this morning when I checked it hadnt and there is a new baby. Oh my goodness we have 4 in 4 days!! One I know is a fostered chick and the other quite possibly the other foster. It is amazing how quickly they grow, the first one is so much bigger than the last. I cant wait till they get feathers and I can see what colours they will be.
November 1, 200816 yr Author well I thought I was shocked earlier when there was 4 babies. Did my last check for the day and there are 5 I went back to see when first one hatched and it was thursday 30th. So we have 5 in 3 days. They all look well fed and nice and pink. Also very active. I am in shock. Poor molly
November 1, 200816 yr Molly will have her hands/beak full. Just be sure to have some millet in her box, and plenty of fresh veggies and egg mix close by. Good luck with them all.
November 3, 200816 yr Author molly has 6 babies they are just so cute. they have all been fed and it is amazing how fast they are growing. 2 eggs left, I wonder if they will hatch as well. They all looked fertile. quick question, my birds are in the avairy and our rabbit lives in the bottom. I am worried if any of them leave the nest before they are ready and can fly the will end up dinner for the rabbit. My husband is going to be building a hutch for the rabbit but just wondering when he should have it done by and if it isnt finished can I put molly and tommy in the breeding cage with the babies once all hatched. I dont want to stress them out though. Also molly and tommy wont eat vegies, is there anything I can give them instead.
November 3, 200816 yr Always try to feed all things to breeding budgies. A budgie that wont normally eat vegies will when feeding chicks...a perfect time to add all the extras. You cannot move nestboxes and babies while baby raising...it will cause issues. Move the rabbit as soon as you can. Budgies fledge or leave the nestbox at 4-6 weeks. Edited November 3, 200816 yr by KAZ
November 6, 200816 yr Author still only 6 babies, the last 2 eggs havent hatched yet. I think they might not. when i have checked the babies they seem to have pushed the eggs aside so molly isnt sitting on them properly. Should I just take them out? Molly is a very messy feeder and has food all over her face Tommy is in there helping as well so I think it is probably just as well the others havent hatched yet. I have officially fallen in :happy-dancing: with baby 1 .Im not sure why but as soon as I see it my heart melts. It also seems the most comfortable being held. They have started opening their eyes and the first is I think starting to show some colour? Not sure as this is my first. Where I presume the feathers grow it looks like blue specs? I probably sound really dumb!! There is not much down on them. Is this normal? How young can you tell the sex? baby 1 is 7 days old and cere is very white?
November 6, 200816 yr At 7 days you will not see any colour on your babies yet - you may be seeing the beginnings of the down feather coming through. Check out these links ----> Budgie milestones -----> Chick growth photos and weights
November 6, 200816 yr Author on close inspection of the eggs 1 had pipping like a chick had tried to hatch out. When candled there was no movement. Curiosity got the better of me even though it was agreed it was probably dis for being cold so long etc. I started to open the egg and there was chirping!! The baby was alive. So I have just hatched my first baby. I have put it back in with molly and am hoping it will survive. It was an amazing moment
November 6, 200816 yr What a lucky thing you opened it and didn't just throw it away! if it was cheeping it means it is strong and was ready to hatch anyway.
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