How to tell if eggs will hatch??

[LovingPrettyBird]

well here i am again with peachy and raz...lol...they laid eggs...well raz has laid the eggs...2 so far but i dont know if they are gonna hatch...how can i tell...she laid the first on the 22nd n i candled it but it just looked clear to me...i did this yesterday...did i do it to early???? please help me!!! n should i take them out if they arent???

[Alan]

Even if they aren't going to hatch i would leave them cause then they will not double clutch. You may have candeled them too soon but I am not sure with lovies.

[LovingPrettyBird]

So as of this morning we are up to 5 eggs!!!...so just so i can get some more good reading on how to handfeed and when to start can anyone give me some good wesites to read up on??? I've been reading and studying all of this since b4 i got my lovies as a just in case it happened...i still have to check if they are fertile but i figured i would do that when the last egg is 5 days old that way i dont have to keep bothering mommy just in case they are...if anyone else as any other advice please fill me in!!

[sodakat]

I have a pair of eclectus who have successfully hatched and raised chicks. I will defer to a lovebird expert on the particulars of this species, but having gone through the whole experience I want to make a couple suggestions: leave the eggs the full 23 (or more) days. This means leave all of them until the last egg laid has had time to hatch. Sometimes some eggs are fertile and some of the eggs are clear, especially with first time breeders. Leaving clear eggs the full hatch time will keep Razzle from laying again immediately and will give her mate experience in feeding her while she is nesting.

Secondly, unless the parents do not feed the babies, you may want to hold off on hand feeding completely and let the parents raise their chicks. You can handle them daily once they are feathered and do a pretty good job of taming them. I think hand feeding babies is not something you want to learn by reading. If the parents do not feed them, then of course you'll need to do this and maybe you can get a local breeder to give you some hands on instructions. The most important thing is for the chicks to get the best possible start, right? Good luck and enjoy!

Kathyh

[LovingPrettyBird]

Thanks so much for ur response!! And i think ur right...i have been thinkin about it and i know that it looks like alot of work so i think this time around i will wait on the handfeeding...about how long do u think i should wait before handling or interacting with them???

[ruizx6]

Hello, lovebird eggs should start to hatch after 18 days from the first one laid then every other day after that. IF you decide to pull them from the nest, I usually wait till the youngest is about 12-14 days old. They are the cutest things ever to look at.. Here is a pic of the baby from my last clutch. We have named him Noodle! He is the most uncoordinated baby I have ever seen!! :) I keep him in my master bathroom, when he is hungry he climbs out his box and wonders my bedroom looking for me with his neck stretched high and his mouth opened wide, and always falling over himself!! I love him so much,he is so adorable. Anyways good luck with your clutch! Hope you get to see babies soon!

[LovingPrettyBird]

That is just the cutest thing i have ever seen!!!!! I cant wait till these babies are born and im soooo super excited LOL...today i did 1 final check and 2 out of 5 eggs have veins so now i know for sure that i will have babies...so that makes me even MORE excited lol...but i figured now that i know there is at least gonna be 2 i wont bother them anymore till its time for them to be handled or if they need me to assit any...but i will put up some pictures when the clutch is born... here is a pictures of the eggs!! N manybe 2morrow we will have another but we will see!!!

[2keetsandalovie]

I love Raz's blue color! Good luck with the babies when the time comes. My lovie just laid her first two eggs and we are soo excited!!

[LovingPrettyBird]

Originally Posted by 2keetsandalovie

I love Raz's blue color! Good luck with the babies when the time comes. My lovie just laid her first two eggs and we are soo excited!!

That is great!!! im happy for you and i hope all goes well...Im really close now on the first one hatching...should be between friday and sunday...but i will be on vacation for a week and im leaving friday and set up a babysitter to watch over them so to speak...lol...just to make sure they have enough food and clean water...but when i come bak most of them should be hatched...and hopefully all 5 of them do!!

[2keetsandalovie]

oh that would be soo exciting to come back and see all those babies, but I would be sooo worried too being away! I have at least 2 weeks to go before anything happens.