GT Modules · Home · Approve_Membership · Forums · Email Webmaster·Link to Us, Details <a href="http://www.kakariki.net" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.kakariki.net/files/kikelogosm.gif" alt="Link to www.kakariki.net logo" width=135 height=25></a>· Set Home page        QuickSearch Search Forums for key WordsAdvanced Search Search  Words      NZ Conservation            Projects Kakariki, Care, Breeding, Diet, Health, Aviaries and Conservation: Forums  Forum FAQ    Search     Log in/Register   new to this our female as laid a egg need help please Goto page 1, 2  Next          Kakariki, Care, Breeding, Ecology, and Conservation Forum Index -> Kakariki Breeding in Captivity View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message caspercarl Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 37 Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:27 am    Post subject: new to this our female as laid a egg need help please hi there our female kakariki as been mating with a newly bouht male and today she laid a egg on the bottom of the cage do i move into a nesting box or just leave it and is there anyway of telling if it is fertile i did buy a nesting box just over a week ago she as been going in out of it i have been putting materails into it but she just drags them out what would any of you suggest thanks alot Back to top caspercarl Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 37 Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:19 am    Post subject: hi thanks for your reply i put the egg in the box before your reply when i checked on the egg after the female had been inside the box to find the egg and been smashed she has laid another egg since but from the top perch of the cage and it smashed when it hit the bottom of the cage i bought the nesting box and materail from the pet shop we got both birds so thought it would be the right stuff the materail is a wool like substance after she has dragged it out of the box she as started shredding it but theôüàW!Derrickderrick@dbsolutionz.comhttp://www.mtbruce.org.nz/ /i Back to top caspercarl Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 37 Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:40 pm    Post subject: ok thanks for the advice i will let you know how i get on Back to top caspercarl Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 37 Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:39 am    Post subject: hi there i took your advice and got a new nesting box and some wood chip for it and she has now laid 4 new eggs starting from sat 23rd of july i was just wondering the female now only comes out for water a bath and for the male to feed is this the correct way for them to being looking after eachother or do i need to add something new to her diet and lastly how will i know if eggs are fertile was heard you can check under a light but i realy dont wanna touch them so how long should i leave her to nest any advice would be very grateful Back to top caspercarl Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 37 Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:38 am    Post subject: thank you for your quick response just wondering on average how long before the eggs start to hatch if they are fertile thank you again and if you think of any other advice it would be very gratful and will post how mother and chicks are doing if she is succesfull Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Kakariki, Care, Breeding, Ecology, and Conservation Forum Index -> Kakariki Breeding in Captivity All times are GMT + 13 Hours Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2 Copy Paste Text Here to Translate Select Language and Translate $content .= "Eng - German"; 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