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william
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by william » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:50 pm
my gouldians laid 1 egg on the 27th, 1 on the morning of the 29th , and today February 1st which by the way its my birthday
they still have only 2 eggs (that's three days) its this normal? oh! and they took turns sitting on the eggs during the whole day but tonight there not sleeping in the nest. i think this clutch its heading on the wrong direction again!
help pulling my hair!!!!
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Sharona
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by Sharona » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:32 am
I raise societies and by far no expert but I believe it's normal for most to lay every day but they can skip a day without much worry.
They won't "sit tight" (stay on the nest contantly) until the entire clutch of eggs has been laid. So you may get more eggs!
I found this info on Lady Gouldian Finch's website -
http://www.ladygouldianfinch.com/features_breeding2.php
There are alot of great articles to read on her site and also here in the Finch Information Center. (it's located on the tree on the left side of the screen) I didn't even notice it for the first few weeks!
Sharon
Owned by 3 Society finches - Loudy, Captain and Christopher Robin,
one Parrotlet - Gizmo, one Kitty - Kenya and one Pomeranian - Shogun!
It's a jungle here!
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william
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by william » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:41 am
thank u sharona im gonna check out right now!
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william
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by william » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:55 am
very good information all the way through that article ! thank u!!!
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summert85
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by summert85 » Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:48 am
my hens usually lay one egg a day, ever morning. make sure you give them enough egg food and calcium. its very important! it could be they are getting enough calcium. so keep an eye on that.
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william
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by william » Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:14 am
@summert85 i have dry egg food , blue grit and mash baked egg shells she eats this things all the time . last time she laid only three eggs one hatch and they toss the baby after 10 days . i think the breeder sold me this for this reason there not good parents. this time i put a webcam to keep an eye on them cus i don't want another dead baby .
