Hi all, I am back again. I got some fantastic advice when I got my first Quaker. Then named Popcorn since been changed to Buddy. I loved him so much I wanted a friend for him. I now have a pair of beautiful Quaker’s. Again came from a pet shop and we were told he was male. Just like with Buddy we wanted to be sure so we arranged for DNA testing. Unfortunately life got in the way and by the time we had them DNA tested and realised we had one male one female they were already bonded and I didn’t want to separate them. Skylar my little lady has started laying for the first time. I’ll be honest and say I have no idea about this. Never intended to breed or raise birds. But also feel like if they are bonded and happy and have laid eggs it’s only fair I step up and do what I can for them. I will deffo try limit daylight and other tips I’ve read on here going forward to help deter further breeding. So far she has laid 5 eggs. First 2 were 48hrs apart last 3 were 72 hours apart. She ate her first 2 eggs. The first one after 24hrs second one almost immediately. The 3rd and 4th eggs she sort of ignored. 5th
she’s been sitting on but only on and off. Her mate has been feeding her on and off too. She had laid the eggs high up in the cage on the platform they usually sleep on. They have also started building a nest around that area. One of the 3 remaining eggs is now on the floor of the cage (around 3ft drop) it looks completely intact still no cracks I can see without picking it up and fully inspecting. She’s very very cage aggressive at the moment so I’m trying not to fuss in there too much. So now after all that big ramble what I am wondering is should I try take the eggs and buy an incubator? Should I just leave them for now and see what happens? Should I move them all together in one area? The two on her sleeping platform are on separate sides of it. Ones sorta mixed into the best they are building second just sat on its own. What’s best for Skylar my goal is to do what’s best for the birds. If I remove the eggs should I do it now or when I am sure she’s finished and should I replace with dummy eggs?
I had written this post on another forum and since writing it she has started to sit on one egg only. But not consistently like maybe for an hour then she will ignore it for an hour or so and then go back.
Sorry for all the long rambling and barrage of questions. Pics and video for tax! Thanks in advance for any advice.
I had written this post on another forum and since writing it she has started to sit on one egg only. But not consistently like maybe for an hour then she will ignore it for an hour or so and then go back.
Sorry for all the long rambling and barrage of questions. Pics and video for tax! Thanks in advance for any advice.