You need to candle the eggs and see if they are fertile.

 

 

i would love to do that but i wasnt thinking they would breed since they never have before and the nest box is in the cage with the door to the back of the cage so im just looking through the hole at her so i cant get to the door unless i move the nest box

You need to have access to a nestbox anyway for egg checking and checking chicks...so you might have to think in terms of shifting the nestbox slightly so access is easier for future inspections. ALSO if she has always had a nestbox in there she may well not see it as a place to lay eggs as much as a playroom of sorts.

Edited October 14, 200816 yr by KAZ

okay i got the nest box out of the cage almost lost my hen but everything is okay i checked the egg they both have veins in the eggs but one has a big air pocket and the other a small air pocket does it mean they are all good both very warm and i put the nest back in she went straight back in and sat on them wasnt happy with me but she is okay

Edited October 14, 200816 yr by lillylucas

okay...leave her on those two for now. Did you redo the cage to make it more accessible for the future ? When she has chicks you will need to be checking twice daily and you need easier access to the nestbox. If you post some pictures we can help you set it up a bit better perhaps.

she has been sitting on them for six days today I moved it so i can check them better now but after these eggs i would love to change it so if you wouldn't mind helping ill post some pictures of the cage to get ideas how to change it for later seasons thankyou ill get some pictures on soon thankyou again

Edited October 14, 200816 yr by Neat

hi my two eggs are due this sunday and monday to hatch i check her this morning and one egg looks white but the othe one looks a bit darker in colour is this okay or not thankyou

The dark one can mean that the baby has grown so much that all you can see is a dark mass inside the egg. The white one is still developing.

It sounds like one of your eggs is getting close to hatching. Good luck

thankyou sooo much i was getting really worried but you guys have made me feel better thankyou i cant wait for sunday

only 1 more day... fingers crossed for good news!!

Exciting times ahead

 

Best of Luck

Lily feel free to get in touch if you have any worries with your chicks after they hatch, I'm in Melbourne too

Edited October 25, 200816 yr by maesie

Lily feel free to get in touch if you have any worries with your chicks after they hatch, I'm in Melbourne too

hi thankyou i will that will be great im just about check my budgies and the eggs ive been out all day today just got home but nothing this morning. well i just check and YES my first ever baby budgie its chirping alot for a new little one but its not fully out of the shell yet almost mum is very protective wont let dad in to see she keeps chasing him out he just wants to look i think she is going to be a very good mum when i went to have a closer look she jump onto it and wouldnt get off the other egg is due tomorrow

Edited October 26, 200816 yr by lillylucas

How exciting. Good luck. Just remember it is important to check and handle the chicks from very early on. As your hen sounds like she will be very protective, the earlier you start the better. When I check mine, I gently tap on the nest box door and say her name or something. Then open the door. After awhile she will move out of the nest box so you can do your checks. I then pick up the chicks and do a check of them. If you keep them near the nest box/in it, she will see you are doing no harm. Then replace them and she will hop back in. Just remember to clean your hands before and after.

How exciting. Good luck. Just remember it is important to check and handle the chicks from very early on. As your hen sounds like she will be very protective, the earlier you start the better. When I check mine, I gently tap on the nest box door and say her name or something. Then open the door. After awhile she will move out of the nest box so you can do your checks. I then pick up the chicks and do a check of them. If you keep them near the nest box/in it, she will see you are doing no harm. Then replace them and she will hop back in. Just remember to clean your hands before and after.

 

 

yes its very exciting thankyou i will keep checking them everyday day.

wow!!! Congratulations!! Thats fantastic news!! :hug:

hi thankyou very much everyone i just wanted to know how long does it take for the baby budgie to break open the egg fully as it still only has its beak out and chriping still my dad said he checked them and saw it was like this since 6 pm tonight but it sounds very healthy and alive is this still all normal and fine

baby budgie is all the way out of shell but looks very tired and mum hasnt fed it as yet how long do i wait for her to fed before i worry thankyou by the way i didnt think they were that tiny when born they all looked bigger in your photos of new borns there ugly but cute

well im so upset my little baby budgie died this afternoon i took it out of the nest and had a good look at it the little tummy was all orange colour and near it bottom a bit brown everything else looked normal and it was sounding healthy i check the other egg and it looks clear i think it stopped developing because it did have red veins like the other one at 6 days should i take the egg out aswell or leave it there for a while longer for her as i just took her baby off her i feel so sorry for her she is so protective i took me 10 mins to get her off the dead baby and other egg just before.

Hugs on the baby , I am not an expert but I would leave the egg in there and see what happens plus if you take it away too soon it may through her back into laying.

always good to leave it an extra little while just to make sure. sorry to hear about your other chick. Did it look like it had been fed?

Sounds like your chick hatched too early.

Thankyou all very much

 

i dont think the chick had been fed at all it took a very long time to get fully out of egg all day and night it looked all normal it even had little feathers on it i just dont understand what went wrong it look so strong and then bang she keep it so close to her and sat on it to keep it warm but i dont know if she didnt know how to feed it or if she knew something was wrong with it im not sure but it did look like its bottom or tummy popped it was like it messed it self a bit and the tummy was all just floppy skin

 

the other egg hasnt hatched at all so i have still left it with her but how long do i have to leave it with her before i can take the nest box out fully i want to set it up better this time and when do you let them try again thankyou