the new birdies are coming

[regenbogen bird]

well today at 6:00 i am going to lucy's to pick up my new cockatiels. they have a clutch of 3 eggs so we are going to be very very gentle in moving them. i hope they dont abandon them. but i dont kno if they are fertile or anything. would it be wise to check the eggs for veins during the move, before or after? i dont want the mamma to abandon them. its bad enough we are moving them while nesting. but will the smell of a new person on their eggs force them to abandon them? also ... once i get them home should i cover the cage completely or leave some area to look around and see their new surroundings? their basket and nest are covered with a towel presently so i think i should leave it like that. in the move there will be me and 2 guys to move the cage overed in a sheet into the back of a truck. then we are going to cover the cage with heavier blankets and move htem abotu 1/2 mile down the road. then we are going to move them up 2 flights of steps into my airconditioned room, being extremly careful the entire way. any suggestions would be appreciated soo much.

[regenbogen bird]

oh in my previous thread on this subject it was mentioned that the babies would not be healthy enough to live given their previous circumstances. they have been fed a very good food for a few months now. is that long enough to have healthy eggs and babies? also should i discourage mating in the future even tho they seem to like to make clutch after clutch of eggs. this is their second and after the 1st dissappeared they got right on making a new batch . thanx guys .

[grandma]

I hope the jiggling of the being in the back of a truck won't disturbe them to much. It sounds like you are doing everything you can given the history.
Think of what you are going to do with the babies after they are weened.

[regenbogen bird]

i am thinking of giving the babies to a few friends might keep one. i will try to set a blanket under the cage too. i want this transition as easy and stress free as possible . also i was wondering about quarantine. i have lovebirds and i wouldnt want to get them sick. the tiels appear fine but not all diseases will really been noticed with new birds right? so should i keep them on opposite sides of the room or what? and for how long?

[CALVINS MOM]

I wish I had read this post earlier. You can take a bowl of seed and gently place the eggs in the seed. It will keep them from rolling. You take a potato and put it in the microwave and cook it. Put that in a box with the bowl of seeds with the eggs (not in the seed - in the box near the eggs) and it will keep the eggs warm enough until you get them home. How did the move go? Definitely quarantine them.

[FairyMom]

Originally Posted by regenbogen bird

also i was wondering about quarantine. i have lovebirds and i wouldnt want to get them sick. the tiels appear fine but not all diseases will really been noticed with new birds right? so should i keep them on opposite sides of the room or what? and for how long?

as I have no experience moveing nesting birds I'm very sorry I cant help with that and I really hope the move with smoothly.

As for quarantineing them. They need to be in a completely separate room if possiable and then they also need to get into seeing a AV.

As to the cronic laying. IF these eggs hatch let the parents do their jobs with them and hopefully someone here can give you more advice on rearing chicks, never done it befor myself. After the chicks have fledged though I would suggest removeing the nesting area from their cage. Laying clutch after clutch is very unhealthy for any species of bird. You could end up with egg binding and loseing the female all together. As well as other complications. Thank you for rescueing these birds. There arent alot of people out there these days who would have.

[regenbogen bird]

the move went pretty well. ive only seen the female laying on them once in the past few days tho i do keep that portion of the cage covered . the female comes out to eat when the male does so it seems doubtful that the eggs will live but she does seem to disappear for hours and hours over there . i used a lighter to look at the eggs. i lifted them and putthe flame a lil ways behind them. i didnt really notice any veins but there was some pinkish coloration. idk if the light was bright enough. but they were mostly dark in the center. the eggs are a lil over 2 weeks old now. with egg binding ... how would i prevent that? the male and female are together in the same large cage. would separating them but leaving the cages lose be okay? or should i feed them and change lighting or something so they dont feel so ready to breed?

[CALVINS MOM]

Originally Posted by regenbogen bird

i used a lighter to look at the eggs. i lifted them and putthe flame a lil ways behind them. i didnt really notice any veins but there was some pinkish coloration. with egg binding ... how would i prevent that?

be careful using a lighter. Even the heat from a flashlight can be too much for the eggs. There really is no way to prevent egg binding short of a hysterectomy. I would let her sit on the eggs for the next 2-3 weeks and see if they hatch. If they do not, then remove them and separate the two (but let them play together). This may deter mating. There is no guarantee that she will not have eggs again, as they can lay eggs without even having a mate.

[regenbogen bird]

ok cool does egg binding happen even when the birds have great nutrition and lots of exercise?

[Monica]

There's a chance that it could, but the chances would be even less so.