Crazy parrot finches! update

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:47 am

Think positive they will set and hatch and feed

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:57 am

B CAMP wrote:Think positive they will set and hatch and feed

She went right back this morning to sitting.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:16 pm

She is sitting all day on her eggs. At night she is out and about so I don't know if she goes back or not

I am an "early to bed" person, so I don't wait around to see if she is roosting in there at night. I guess we will see. The eggs won't hatch if she doesn't sit on them at night will they?

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:46 pm

No, I'm afraid 7 or 8 hours a night is too long for the eggs to be left uncovered. Hopefully she's a latenighter and an early riser.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:27 pm

Well I tossed the eggs. They were cold this morning. She sat all day and off all night......

I am hoping they will start over.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:10 pm

I empathize with you, Donna - I just pitched some eggs last night from my blue Gouldian hen with a yellow back male. Wish they would get it RIGHT!

BirdCrazy · Post by **BirdCrazy** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:32 pm

I had this happen once with a hen not sitting at night. I told a friend of mine and she told me she had this happen with a Cordon Bleu pair. She said they didn't sit for 6 straight nights but finally did the 7th. Every one of those eggs hatched. You sure wouldn't think this would work but it happened to her. I would just see what happens if they do it again and not toss them until they are past the date of hatching. Good luck!!

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Crazy parrot finches! update

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