Gouldian hen sitting ... but no eggs

[ac12]

I have a pair of gouldians that I am trying to mate.

They both go into the nest
And last night I found the hen missing from the perch. She must have been in the nest.
But normally, the hen isn't in the nest at night except after laying about 5 eggs.
And during the day either the hen or the male is sitting in the nest.

. . . but there are no eggs...yet

I don't know the age of the hen.

I'm confused where they are in the mating process.

[lovezebs]

ac12

She's not by any chance egg bound, is she?

[ac12]

I hope not.
She looked normal when she was outside the nest today.

She has a 1/2 dose of liquid calcium in the water + egg shells with the egg food.

[lovezebs]

ac12

Well, maybe she will lay an egg overnight then .

[lovezebs]

ac12

Hey Gary,
Anything new in the nest?

[ac12]

Could not see much. The M and F are both in the nest and blocking the camera's view of the bottom of the nest. But from the few glances that I got, no eggs

[ac12]

I physically checked the nest, cuz I could see the bottom of the nest with the gouldians constantly in the nest. So I wasn't sure if maybe there was 1 or 2 eggs, or if they had buried the eggs under the nesting material, as the other male had done.

But . . . no eggs

[lovezebs]

ac12

Is it possible that one or both of your pair are infertile?

[ac12]

lovezebs

Possible, but I really hope not.
I've not seen the hen lay ANY egg since I've had her, so my gut feeling is that it "might" be the hen.

[lovezebs]

ac12

Is it possible to introduce other birds into the flight, to see who will pair with whom?

[ac12]

ac12

Is it possible to introduce other birds into the flight, to see who will pair with whom?

Nope.
I need to control which birds breed together, so I have control over the color of the chicks. So the birds have no choice in the matter, they get who they get paired up with.

I may have to rest them till next season.

[wildbill]

well they actually do have a choice and I have seen it happen with diamond sparrows....they don't breed! but there is always the chance both birds are not in full sync

[lovezebs]

ac12

I always watch to see which pairs come together naturally, and once I have a bonded pair, I've never had problems with them not breeding.....

Well, good luck.