My parakeet laid eggs, I moved her. Are the exposed eggs still viable?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
My parakeet laid eggs and i moved her thinking she was in distress (did not know she was on eggs). Now one of the eggs is exposed and not under her. Did i ruin this success?
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Published on May 11th, 2019
If you don't have a male parakeet along with your female, then the eggs are not viable anyway and should be removed. If you're attempting to raise a clutch, I would make sure the egg stays in the nest in the hopes she moves it back over and sits back on it.
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Published on June 27th, 2017
It is possible that the eggs are not fertilized eggs. Female birds are able to lay unfertilized eggs. Sometimes if this happens the female bird will not sit on them or pay that much attention to them. Even though she is in with a male the eggs do not have to be fertilized ones. At this time I would keep her in a low stress region of the house and just give her space to see what she does/reacts to the eggs. I would prevent moving them. If in a week or so she still wants nothing to do with them they are mostly non fertilized and can be discarded.
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I have a female and male parakeets, the female laid 4 eggs and this morning they were ok but i checked again at 11:20 pm and they are gone, could she have destroyed them? Because they were there over a month and a half.
The incubation time for eggs is about three weeks so if they had not hatched in that period they were likely not viable and it is possible the female kicked the eggs out of the nest. You can check the bottom of the cage to see if any egg pieces are there. Making sure both birds are on a balanced diet with calcium supplements for the female and enough natural sunlight can also help ensure healthy egg laying if you are looking to breed.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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Updated on September 24th, 2025
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Hi, my girl parakeet laid two eggs at the bottom of the cage in two different areas. This is her first time. She is with a male. She has a next box and I thought she liked it cause she has been in and out checking it out. Since she didn't use her box
It is possible that the eggs are not fertilized eggs. Female birds are able to lay unfertilized eggs. Sometimes if this happens the female bird will not sit on them or pay that much attention to them. Even though she is in with a male the eggs do not have to be fertilized ones. At this time I would keep her in a low stress region of the house and just give her space to see what she does/reacts to the eggs. I would prevent moving them. If in a week or so she still wants nothing to do with them they are mostly non fertilized and can be discarded.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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hi Is it true that a female budgie could lay eggs without a male? would a male budgie to mate with another male or do males only mate females? the reason I am asking is because I have a budgie whos cere is brown and the other budgies cere is white wi
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Updated on September 24th, 2025
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Hi my parakeet laid eggs but it keeps on breaking them, am I supposed to put the male in another cage while the female is keeping track of the eggs? I put two eggs that the female recently laid in a cup with cushion. What should I do?
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Updated on September 24th, 2025
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