Zebra eggs

Steven · 25 Jan 2009, 22:47

Hey guys one of my pair of zebras have lay four eggs in the nest but none of them are sitting on them

there is a other pair of zebras in there. I am not sure if that is the problem but the cage is big enough for 4 birds

26 Jan 2009, 09:34

Hey Steven i have a pair of gouldians that lay eggs and won't sit, you lucky that the other pair are sitting for you. The female that laid the eggs is she young bird, could be the problem.
Cheers
Greg

Steven · 26 Jan 2009, 09:43

Hey Greg

She doesn't look young I am pretty sure that she is an adult. When I first bought them and got them a nest box they started to breed but we never sure eggs and they would keep breeding and breeding but no eggs.

26 Jan 2009, 10:15

She might be infertile and this could why she doesn't sit. Its hard to say i have seen birds do this before over the years, you could take her to a vet but then you still may not get a answer and the cost of the vet over the price of the bird doesn't way up. We buy a lot of birds and as they are adults we are not sure what they are like.
I have always had a rule that if you have a good breeder why sell it unless there is problems as in sitting, feather plucking, etc, you know what i mean, i prefer to buy young birds and grow them up, sure you have to wait longer for breeding.
Cheers
Greg

26 Jan 2009, 11:01

I've got a pair of St Helenas like that always building nests and filling them with eggs. then a couple of weeks later they start all over again. each time I have candled the eggs from the abandoned nests they have all been infertile. am going to get another pair and split the original two.
will be interesting to see what happens then.

Steven · 26 Jan 2009, 11:07

If they still don't sit on them in a weeks time should I take them out

26 Jan 2009, 11:12

when did she start to lat the clutch? could be that there are going to be more eggs in this clutch than usual.
I would give it a week and if she hasnt laid anymore eggs and still isnt sitting then remove them

Steven · 26 Jan 2009, 11:17

She started to lay the eggs on Thursday but I have seen any more eggs I will give it week like you said before I take them out

26 Jan 2009, 11:51

See how she goes during the week and if it doesn't look like she is going to sit then might be best to remove the eggs and see if she will go again.
Cheers
Greg

Steven · 29 Jan 2009, 21:00

Hey guys I might remove these eggs on the weekend as none of the parents are sitting on them