BCCB'S egg explosion

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Re: BCCB'S egg explosion

Post by slwatson » Wed Feb 17, 2016 11:18 am

I wanted to make sure and give the hen plenty of time to rest and recuperate from her egg explosion before she started again. I did go ahead and put a handful of coconut fiber in the nest two days ago, because it took a while for them to build the first one, and I assumed it would be the same for the second.

Man was I wrong! #-o This morning another nest was fully completed in a different spot, and they had started lining it with feathers. I pulled the nest out, and an egg fell to the floor :shock: I threw it away and pulled all remaining fiber out for now.

She is NOT happy with me...she was peeping at me as I walked out the door this morning.
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Re: BCCB'S egg explosion

Post by lovezebs » Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:26 pm

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I guess you've been told, lol.
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Re: BCCB'S egg explosion

Post by slwatson » Wed Feb 17, 2016 3:07 pm

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She was really agitated last night too...I guess confused because he eggs are all gone.
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Re: BCCB'S egg explosion

Post by Rox » Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:45 am

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Ok, now I'm definitely going to go and have a look inside my blue-cap's nest this weekend. I have a sneaky suspicion that there might just be a ton of eggs in there as well!

I really wish they would actually hatch something, for both of us!

You could make an omelet out of all those eggs :lol:
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Re: BCCB'S egg explosion

Post by slwatson » Fri Feb 19, 2016 2:02 pm

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=)) =)) =))

I wish they would hatch something too. I've got my pair in a mixed flight cage right now. She needs a break! (even though she doesn't want one)
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Re: BCCB'S egg explosion

Post by haroun » Thu Mar 10, 2016 10:09 am

you should separate the cok also
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Re: BCCB'S egg explosion

Post by slwatson » Thu Mar 10, 2016 2:22 pm

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They've actually both been moved to a mixed flight with other birds, and I slowed way down on the egg food I was giving her. They're both doing great!
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Re: BCCB'S egg explosion

Post by haroun » Thu Mar 10, 2016 2:26 pm

good , because laying 50 eggs should be mentinned at guiness :mrgreen:
i have notified that the male's song excited the hen and push them to lay eggs even they are separated
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