Will my pet cockateil lay more egss?
Category: Cockateil Cage Q&A
cassperat15 asked:
I have 2 cockateils one male one female. Yesturday morning i discovered and egg in the bottum of the cage so i picked it up and put it in a nesting box for her. She hasnt been down there to look of even sit on the egg. Should i be worried about that egg.??
And also she looks a bit fatter but i dont know what a pregnant cockateil looks like will she lay more eggs.?
please help me.. thank you. xx =D
The eggs if she is ready to sit she has laid all hatch at the eggs if she is ready to sit she may not sit she also may not lay.
Hey there, Female cockatiels tend to lay clutch sizes of around 4-8 eggs so you can expect to see more eggs. Also sometimes females will wait untill 2-3 eggs are laid before sitting on them. The reason for this is that the eggs should hatch around the same time (so the cockatiels arn’t juggling as many chores feeding one baby whilst nesting the other eggs) Keep an eye on her to make sure she knows where the eggs are being kept. Cockatiels lay eggs every 48 hours so.. the next egg should be due sunday? (providing we are in the same time zone? its friday here. hehe!)
Goodluck! and feel free to post with any more questions
Hayley
xxx
p.s. for extra reading. Eleanore has 2 detailed breeding pages including how to hand raise babies if the mother ever abandons a chick.
Possibly. Cockatiels usually lay an egg every second day if they’re going to lay more. I have a female who only ever lays one egg and shows no interest in it whatsoever. If there are more eggs to come she will have a distinct bump around her vent. How old are they? If they are less than a year old then they are too young to be parents. If the egg was laid during the night and was not kept warm by them it will be no good. Was it warm when you picked it up? Don’t remove it though, as that would encourage the female to lay more. Leave it there for at least a week and if she shows no interest in it, and she lays no more eggs, then take it out. If she does lay more eggs leave them there until she loses interest in them and is not sitting on them. If she does decide to sit on them leave her alone and make sure she has plenty of food and water and the male is taking care of her. Make sure she has a cuttlebone as she will need extra calcium for her body to produce the egg shells. If you notice she stays on the bottom of the cage for any length of time looking stressed or unwell, take her to the vet as eggbinding is a real possibility and can kill her.