2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by ElsiesCCs » Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:17 pm

I had planned on switching to egg feed after they hatch because of that. For now I wanted her to get as much protein in her as she would eat because of the egg laying taking so much out of her. I know she's eating the calcium because I see some white bits occasionally on her beak so I know she's getting the extra I wanted her to to replenish her needs/supplies in her.

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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by Fraza » Fri Aug 31, 2018 6:04 pm

Okay yeah that’s good just start the egg food a few days before so she learns how to digest the new type of food
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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by ElsiesCCs » Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:09 am

Yep, but first we need to figure out how many more eggs Mama is going to lay :shock: lol

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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by Babs _Owner » Sat Sep 01, 2018 10:33 am

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I've never had a finch lay more than one egg a day. But if I see even one egg I load them up with boiled egg sprinkled with shaved cuttlebone-with crushed egg shells on the side.

She will need them for her offspring, but more importantly for her own health while laying.

Let us know how it goes.

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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by ElsiesCCs » Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:43 pm

Yep, I'm well aware she needs the extra calcium. She's been getting it since the day we brought them home because I was positive she had eggs in her. Thanks though!

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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by ElsiesCCs » Sat Sep 01, 2018 5:56 pm

And then there were 6! Mama laid egg #7 this afternoon before we left for my birthday day out. I'm hoping she's done (again) or at the very least stops tomorrow!
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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by ElsiesCCs » Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:44 am

I do believe it's official, no new eggs today. We have officially passed day #1 of incubation watch! Mama is sitting on 6 eggs with Proud Papa helping now and again. :YMPARTY:

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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by Fraza » Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:45 am

ElsiesCCs I hope you get some nice chicks and u have a very healthy hen
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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by ElsiesCCs » Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:00 pm

Thank you! That's all we hope for. Any new eggs for any new clutches will be removed from now on and replaced with a dummy. For now Mama and Papa seem quite happy and proud of themselves. Both are doing great.

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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by ElsiesCCs » Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:37 pm

Well I went to candle the eggs and I think 2 had some cracks in them as when I gently tried to pick them up 2 broke. So we're down to 4. Mama is back to sitting on them. But the other 4 have nice yellow yolks inside. :YMSIGH:

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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by Fraza » Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:42 pm

ElsiesCCs okay hopefully they are fine before hatching they shid go a pure white colour instead of an off white
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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by ElsiesCCs » Wed Sep 05, 2018 10:46 pm

If you mean the actual color of the egg shell itself, I've never heard of egg shell colors changing before hatching. I'm not sure what else you mean? For now, the 4 I was able to candle looked healthy with good yolks inside. All 4 are starting to darken (just by looking at them, I only wanted to candle them the one time so as not to bother Mama too much) in color like they are all developing well. We'll be day #5 of incubation tomorrow. It's quarter to 11 pm here now.

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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by Fraza » Thu Sep 06, 2018 4:21 pm

Okay well hopefully they are good
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Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



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dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by ElsiesCCs » Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:40 pm

Bring on the next 5 days of Baby Watch! Today is incubation day 13, the eggs should hatch between 13 and 18 days (as best as I can tell). Now we keep our eyes and ears open for tiny babies/chirps!

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Re: 2 Eggs Laid in a Day?!

Post by ElsiesCCs » Thu Sep 20, 2018 3:15 pm

Well it looks like none of the eggs were actually fertile. It's been 19 days and Mama and Papa are sitting less and less. In a couple days I'll take the eggs out so I don't induce Mama to lay more infertile eggs. :(

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