pretty girl and kiwi

[kimhosken]

pretty girl laid her first egg yesterday,unfortunately she laid it on the cage bottom instead of the nest and it cracked.i am so disappointed this is not her first clutch,she reared a baby successfully in 2007.has anyone else experienced this before?:S

second egg she laid in her nest box i am so pleased.here are some photoshttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021742.jpghttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021743.jpg

the third egg laid todayhttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021780.jpg

[Budgiebreeder11]

I have been breeding parakeets for about nine years now. This occurrence isn't rare. My hens usually lay their first egg in the large cage. where I keep all of my birds. The first egg almost always cracks. As soon as the first egg is layed I put the hen and her mate in a smaller cage with limited perching space. I place any perches closer to the ground. The hen will usually lay more eggs in the following days. Hope I could help.

[kimhosken]

she laid her second egg in the nest box:)

[Budgiebreeder11]

Great I knew things would work out.

[kimhosken]

wow you have a great site

[kimhosken]

pretty girl laid another egg today this is the fourth

[kimhosken]

pretty girl is sitting on 6 eggs i will post photos when the first egg hatches

[Aquaseafoam]

good luck with them! :)

[Tammy.w.]

good luck! hope there fertile :)

[kimhosken]

thank you i am hoping that they are

first egg hatchedhttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021790.jpghttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021792.jpghttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021793.jpg

[tstmard]

Congrats on baby 2.

[Robin's Nest]

Congratulations! They are so precious! :D

[Budgiebreeder11]

They are so tiny! I can't wait to see what they look like with feathers. I love seeing what colors they are. Thanks for the compliment on the site.

[kimhosken]

thank you having new babies is so exciting:)

[Mikey666]

Great clutch and hope they are all fertile

[Ki-Ki101]

OMG SO cute Kimhosken! Good Luck with taking care of them! My parakeet Ki-Ki chirps Hi!

~Ki-Ki101

[kimhosken]

thank you the mom is doing a great job so far

[peepersbev]

My parakeets laid the first egg on the bottom of the cage and its cracked right after I put a nest box in the cage and today Tanya laid her 5th egg today. I can't wait for babies.

[kimhosken]

hope yours are fertile its lovely watching the babies grow.mine has four babies now i was a bit worried last night because she was battling to keep up with the feeding but this morning the male started helping her feed.http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021798-1.jpg

[Budgiekin]

I'm glad to hear the father is helping out. :)

I would love to be able to watch baby budgies grow in-person! But, I must say I am grateful for members like you because it allows me to live vicariously through your experiences. :P

[Guthwulf]

Unusual to see discarded egg shells like that. Normally the hens eat them for a nutritional boost as they help with calcium restoration among other things.

Looking good :) Might be a good time to start thinking about nesting material. Babies will start the poop factory and soon it will be in full motion!

[kimhosken]

thank you here they are I added nesting materialhttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021806.jpghttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021810.jpghttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021809.jpghttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021822.jpg
update on babies one looks like its going to be yellow it has red eyeshttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021829.jpghttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021830.jpgthe oldest chick is perching nowhttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021839.jpghttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/kimhosken/S4021848.jpg

[FrankieGomez]

wow :happy4: thats exciting :congrats: love the birds

[allyyh]

ahh! that IS exciting! i can't wait til mines perch. hehe one of my babies has a really strong grip tho. and he tends to not let go of my finger so i'm thinking prettyyy soon he'll start perching. how old are they in the most recent pics?

[peepersbev]

i just love your birds that are fantastic... growing very fast:budgie: