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Re: Another Question
Posted by Sarah on 1/25/06

On 1/25/06, Sarah wrote:
> On 1/24/06, jill wrote:
>> On 1/24/06, Sarah wrote:
>>> Hey. Another question for you guys. How should I take the
>>> eggs out to check them, if my female will wonder where the
>>> eggs went? She might reject them. ~Sarah
>>
>>
>> you have to be really careful about this. alot of people
>> will tell you to wait till she gets off the eggs. it has
>> been my experience that when i checked them without the
>> mother present she abandon them. the times i have checked
>> them with mom in tow i haven't had this problem. i suppose
>> it depends on how much she trusts you, but if your carefull
>> and try to do it only once(so you'll want to wait till she
>> has finished laying) wait till the last egg laid is at least
>> 5 days old. from 5 days you will see either the red viens or
>> a dark spot that is the chick. unfertile eggs are usually
>> dried out and pretty easy to tell they aren't good. i leave
>> my eggs even if they aren't fertile because mom will sit on
>> them either way. throwing them out sometimes discourages mom
>> from laying again. hope this helps, jill
>
>
> So do you mean that i should take them out when she is watching me? She trusts
> me a pretty fair amount. When I check once a day(sometimes less) she is ALWAYS
> close by, when i lift up the cover.(I wait until she is eating or taking a break until i
> check)
> ~Sarah

There are four eggs! I think that at LEAST one is fertile, even though i haven't
checked.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Another Question, 1/24/06, by Sarah.
• Re: Another Question, 1/24/06, by jill.
• Re: Another Question, 1/25/06, by Sarah.
• Re: Another Question, 1/25/06, by Sarah.
• Re: Another Question, 1/25/06, by Sarah.
• Re: Another Question, 1/25/06, by jill.
• Re: Another Question, 1/25/06, by Sarah.
• Re: Another Question, 1/26/06, by jill.
• Re: Another Question/Thanks!, 1/28/06, by Sarah.