I have a cockatiel who has laid 5 eggs and is moving the largest around in her box. Why is she doing this?
LINDA L asked:
This bird was found and is here because we can’t find her owner. She has laid 5 eggs, 4 are intact and I think they should have hatched by now. She is moving the largest egg from the area where the other eggs are and then back with them. Is this normal? I think this egg has a baby and it does not stink which I think would be the case if the egg is going bad. Any suggestions?
This bird was found and is here because we can’t find her owner. She has laid 5 eggs, 4 are intact and I think they should have hatched by now. She is moving the largest egg from the area where the other eggs are and then back with them. Is this normal? I think this egg has a baby and it does not stink which I think would be the case if the egg is going bad. Any suggestions?
Suggestions? Leave her be. She knows what she is doing.
As for why, eggs need to be turned to develop properly. All birds move and turn their eggs.
When the eggs are taken from mom and put in an incubator the tray that they sit in turns the eggs from side to side and you have to get in there and move them tip to tip so that they develop.
Good luck getting a baby!
Are you sure the eggs are fertiziled? Is there a male cockatiel with her?