Parakeet Parrot Eggs

The female can spend up to ten days in the nesting box before she produces any eggs. During this time she will emerge to poo and to nibble on her mineral block – an ideal time to check up on the progress and remove any broken eggs or dead chicks. (Always make sure to have clean hands whilst doing this.)

The hen will lay four to eight eggs, with one every two days, and each egg needs incubating for 18 days (sometimes a little longer), after which they will hatch. Sometimes she will only get the hang of full time incubating after the second egg has been laid. Any egg unhatched after 23 days will not hatch. An emerging chick can take several hours to fully emerge from the egg. This is perfectly natural, so don’t try to intervene.

Any egg laid after the sixth one is in danger of having its chick trampled by larger, older siblings. This could damage the younger chick’s fragile body, or prevent it from receiving food. In these circumstances you should give the younger birds to a foster mother, if possible. If this is not an option you can try hand-feeding them (see Feeding Baby Parakeets, below).