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Re: How long should a hen sit clear eggs?
Posted by Beth on 8/06/07

Thanks so much for the advice! They are due to hatch any day,
and my only other breeders are well-seasoned cockatiels, so I
wasn't sure what to expect for my parrotlet hen's first clutch. :)

On 8/06/07, Clear Eggs wrote:
> On 7/31/07, Beth wrote:
>> My parrotlet hen has laid her first clutch since being
>> paired with her mate about a year and a half ago (she is 2
>> years old, the male is 4). She laid a total of 4 eggs and
>> has been sitting them very tight for the past 2 weeks. I
>> have peeked in at them only twice in this time and was not
>> comfortable with removing one to candle it and see if it
> was
>> fertilized or not, this being her first clutch. I've read
>> that it is very common for the first clutch to be clear,
> and
>> I was curious whether nature would tell her to leave the
>> nestbox, or if I should remove the eggs a few days after
>> they are due to hatch. Any advice would be great!
>
> Are you sure that they are clear? Well I normally let my
> hens sit on a clutch of clear eggs until a few days after
> they should have all hatched. Sometimes they will realize
> that they are all infertile and leave them and other hens
> will sit on them for weeks after they are supposed to
> hatch. But like I said I don't rush them and let them have
> them for a while after the due date. Good Luck!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• How long should a hen sit clear eggs?, 7/31/07, by Beth.
• Re: How long should a hen sit clear eggs?, 8/06/07, by Clear Eggs.
• Re: How long should a hen sit clear eggs?, 8/06/07, by Beth.