How long till eggs hatch.

[chad27579]

Just before the queens birthday long weekend i noticed 3 eggs in one nest from my zebbies and have just noticed 3 more in another nest. Just wondering how long it takes for the eggs to hatch if fertile and is there a way to tell if they are fertile or not.

[karl]

The inmcubation period is 12-16 days soon the eggs may not befertile.

[Buzzard-1]

14 days after last egg laid.You can candle eggs but I prefer not to disturb any nest.The eggs will get a grey color to them if no good.

[chad27579]

Ok so we are coming up to 14 days now roughly and the eggs are still pristine white.
I would have thought that they would sit on the eggs most of the time but majority of the time they are out of the nest and mainly at night i see them ( im at work during the day) in the nest. Being winter i would also want to be in the nest rather than out.
So would they spend a lot of time on the eggs during incubation.
And not as much if they were infertile?

[Buzzard-1]

If they are setting they will determine when they sit and when not to.Birds will sit on clear eggs if you are sure when eggs were laid give them a week after term and remove the eggs to promote them to go back to nest. If they are young birds there is a fair chance first eggs are clear.