Staying in the box.

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Phoebe has been in the nest box almost all day today. I've had a look and still nothing in there but usually when I go in she hops straight out, today she is not coming out straight away and going back in while I'm in there. I also went in while she was out and she jumped in.
Do you think she will lay soon? I am a bit worried about disturbing her if she is laying so should I try not to go in too often or will that not bother her?

I don't think I was this on edge when I was pregnant.

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Lol! I would say just leave her to it and don't look in too much. This is when it would be great to have a budgie camera linked to the pc! :-)
Has she got an egg butt and big poops yet?

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Apr 30, 2013 16:05:47 GMT nat said:

Lol! I would say just leave her to it and don't look in too much. This is when it would be great to have a budgie camera linked to the pc! :-)
Has she got an egg butt and big poops yet?

It's hard to tell if she has big poos because I don't see her doing them. I will have to mount a stake out and wait till she drops one then have a look. What does an egg butt look like?

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Lol, you will know the poops when you see them! They will be much larger than any cock is capable of doing ;-) They are large because she'll be spending so much time in the box that they build up.
When the egg is imminent then she might have a slight bulge at the vent (Egg butt) and the egg should follow shortly :-)

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I've only seen her out a few times today so not had chance to see her butt. I'll look out for monster poops.

We sound like right weirdos, staring at budgie butts and look for big poops.

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Just been watching her and got a good view of her bum when she turned in the nest box. It was visible and pink, I could clearly see the "hole" and it does look plump. So fingers crossed she may lay soon. Hopefully they will be fertile eggs as Tweedle seems to spend a lot of time "pleasing himself" on a branch. Who knows it could be any of the other 3 males too.

Just noticed her tail is bobbing a bit too. She doesn't look ill, far from it, she's busy removing wood shavings and begging food. but there is a distinct rhythmic bobbing to her tail.

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It certainly sounds like shes going to lay soon :-)

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Apr 30, 2013 18:53:20 GMT nat said:

It certainly sounds like shes going to lay soon :-)

So exciting. I don't know about her laying eggs I'm having kittens here.

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Lol :-D Are you a first time budgie parent by any chance ? I remember my first time when the old forum was open. I had 2 eggs and one hatched. I was falling over myself with excitement just having one chick hehehehe :-)

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Apr 30, 2013 19:11:31 GMT nat said:

Lol :-D Are you a first time budgie parent by any chance ? I remember my first time when the old forum was open. I had 2 eggs and one hatched. I was falling over myself with excitement just having one chick hehehehe :-)

How did you guess? Never bred birds before. Bred rabbits and rats and fleas in the carpet but never birds. I think I might burst. Will I be able to suvive the 18 day incubation period?

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Lmao, yep I've done pretty well on the fleas too ;-)
Its so special the first round of chicks you have. I think I took pics twice a day lol ;-)

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I'm amazed at the interest the other boys are taking in her. They all sit around the nest box talking to her and peering in. It looks like only Tweedle is feeding her and he is eating the egg food mixed with apple and chickweed I put in earlier. He doesn't seem to mind the other boys hanging about. Even my FM boy is sitting on top peering in at her.