EGGS!

Gizmo92 · Post by **Gizmo92** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:14 am

My fiches have had eggs now for close to a week. they are due around the 14th i will post pics when they arrive. Any suggestions on how to tell if they are fertile other than candling?

Post by **Hilary** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:37 am

Congrats! Since this is their first clutch, I would just wait and see rather than mess with them. For future clutches if they're tolerant I really don't know of any method other than candling. Some say they can tell by the outside color of the egg, but that doesn't always work for me.....

EmilyHurd · Post by **EmilyHurd** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:56 am

What type of finch are they? I can usually tell if mine are fertile just by looking at them. When they are close to hatching, they are a darker grey... but I try not to disturb them and normally have more success. My first clutch of societies had 6 eggs, 5 hatched and only 1 ended up surviving, and I believe it's b/c I messed with them so much. Their second clutch, I never messed with or bothered, all 6 lived and did great. So I've learned to just leave all my birds alone.