Just got home from school and went into the avairy and noticed that there are 2 eggs in a decoration i have in there.In the avairy are 2, 6 months old Gouldians and 1 male Gouldian,the young Gouldians where born around Feb/March...
As these babies are young will the eggs be infertile??????????
What should i do????????
Is it normal for young babies to lay eggs????
I have some pics of egg ect
Thanks
Harv
dates on pics are wrong, camera still playing up
Strange??????????
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Diane
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On the bright side at least you know one of those young ones is a hen!
6, 7 months is a bit young to be breeding I would think.
Lots of things could go wrong, protein, calcium and stress levels would be a bit of a worry as the young are changing their feathers, lots of protein to do that and nesting is an added stress so I would think it could possibly lead to egg binding in the hen, even though she must have done ok so far.
Its possible that the eggs are not fertile anyway, and even if they are fertile the birds may not sit on them.
Being so young they might not get the full "if you lay eggs you have to sit on them" right.
If they do get the sitting part right they may not realize they have to feed the young.
Big decision to be made here. Get some more advice from other members first.
6, 7 months is a bit young to be breeding I would think.
Lots of things could go wrong, protein, calcium and stress levels would be a bit of a worry as the young are changing their feathers, lots of protein to do that and nesting is an added stress so I would think it could possibly lead to egg binding in the hen, even though she must have done ok so far.
Its possible that the eggs are not fertile anyway, and even if they are fertile the birds may not sit on them.
Being so young they might not get the full "if you lay eggs you have to sit on them" right.
If they do get the sitting part right they may not realize they have to feed the young.
Big decision to be made here. Get some more advice from other members first.
Diane
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On average the young should be at least 9 months to be ready for breeding, but some do mature earlier than others. Now you know you have 1 hen at least. Question is who's the daddy? Dad or other sibbling. Are they fertile well to early to tell, will she look after them well I think not as she is a young hen and they can be a bit of a frizzle brain sometimes. I would leave them Harvey and see what happen I do hope that they prove me wrong as her and her father(?) may be the parents of the eggs. Good luck hope more advice can help.
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I have heard of uncoloured Gouldians laying and raising chicks, but have not experienced it. Do you have any adult Gouldians with eggs that you can give these too? If so I would do that and remove the "nest" if not? Others may have more experience of this situation.
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