Jul 3, 2013 12:06:10 GMT
mrme3257
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Post by mrme3257 on Sept 15, 2013 16:41:44 GMT
The finch and her mate mated and built a nest today and when i checked there was an egg in it. is it not supposed to be a while after before it lays eggs and will it continue to lay eggs and one per day?
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Post by mrme3257 on Sept 15, 2013 19:33:50 GMT
i checked while she was out forageing and i saw two eggs and its not even a day since the nest was built.
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Sept 16, 2013 7:44:14 GMT
Mostly the male builds the nest in finches. The hen will start laying once the nest is completed. Roughly one egg a day, 3 to 8 eggs in total. They will start incubating once the hen is done laying eggs. Both male and female do the incubation, but hen does it more. The eggs should start hatching around 14 days after the incubation started.
How many hens do you have in there?
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Post by mrme3257 on Sept 16, 2013 15:46:16 GMT
theres two hens one male and ive only ever seen him mate with one hen who spends most of her time in the nest but sometimes the other female does be in the nest
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Post by mrme3257 on Sept 16, 2013 19:03:59 GMT
Second day and theres no more eggs third day today and one egg laid
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Sept 18, 2013 7:39:31 GMT
So it appears that the first two eggs were laid by both hens.
Are the hens friendly with each other?
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Post by mrme3257 on Sept 18, 2013 21:52:52 GMT
the hens were housed together for 3 weeks before the male was introduced and they hens slept,eat,drank,bathed together
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Post by mrme3257 on Sept 19, 2013 19:34:09 GMT
6 eggs now
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Sept 21, 2013 9:23:31 GMT
When are the eggs laid? One every day?
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Post by mrme3257 on Sept 21, 2013 9:57:09 GMT
Two laid Sunday then none Monday 1 Tuesday one Wednesday two Friday one. Saturday
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Sept 21, 2013 10:21:24 GMT
Two laid Sunday then none Monday 1 Tuesday one Wednesday two Friday one. Saturday So this confirms that both your hens are laying the eggs.
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Post by mrme3257 on Sept 21, 2013 13:57:52 GMT
Ive introduced another male and should I remove the eggs or just leave them alone
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Sept 23, 2013 10:50:57 GMT
Ive introduced another male and should I remove the eggs or just leave them alone Don't remove the eggs, and don't disturb the nest at all.
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Sept 23, 2013 10:52:55 GMT
Let them sort it out themselves, as the new male may build another nest.
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Post by mrme3257 on Sept 23, 2013 12:44:55 GMT
Thanks
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