Full Version: Egg Hatching On Quaker Parrots ...questions?
My quaker eggs started hatching yesterday.One came out the egg yesterday.There was another trying to come out and I peeked again today and it is still the same (a piece of egg shell gone but never came out you can see him).I do not know if it is alive I know yesterday it was moving in the shell trying to come out.She has 5 eggs.This is the first time I ever let birds breed.I thought they all suppose to hatch the same day?Or does anyone know how this works with the quaker parrots?When that one was trying to come out the egg yesterday,shouldnt it of been out by now?Please anyone have answers?
Hi there!! 
They don't all hatch on the same day. Most birds will usually lay 4 to 6 eggs. And most of them will lay every other day. Most birds start to sit on the eggs after the second one is laid. Usually Quaker eggs hatch around 19 to 21 days after the hen starts to sit on them. So you may have one or two that hatch on the same day (I've had that happen with my Cockatiels), but for the most part they'll hatch every other day.
As far as the shell goes...I would just leave it be for now. You have to be very careful when removing shells from a newly hatched chick. When they hatch, the baby draws the egg sac into it's abdomen, without this, they can die. If the baby is still drawing that egg sac into it's abdomen, you don't want to remove the shell. Usually, a baby should completely hatch within 24 hours.
Also, you might want to be careful about checking the nestbox so much. A lot of Quakers don't take kindly to being bothered and they may abandon the babies.
They don't all hatch on the same day. Most birds will usually lay 4 to 6 eggs. And most of them will lay every other day. Most birds start to sit on the eggs after the second one is laid. Usually Quaker eggs hatch around 19 to 21 days after the hen starts to sit on them. So you may have one or two that hatch on the same day (I've had that happen with my Cockatiels), but for the most part they'll hatch every other day.
As far as the shell goes...I would just leave it be for now. You have to be very careful when removing shells from a newly hatched chick. When they hatch, the baby draws the egg sac into it's abdomen, without this, they can die. If the baby is still drawing that egg sac into it's abdomen, you don't want to remove the shell. Usually, a baby should completely hatch within 24 hours.
Also, you might want to be careful about checking the nestbox so much. A lot of Quakers don't take kindly to being bothered and they may abandon the babies.
QUOTE (Carrie~Anne @ Jun 30 2007, 12:30 PM) 
Hi there!!
They don't all hatch on the same day. Most birds will usually lay 4 to 6 eggs. And most of them will lay every other day. Most birds start to sit on the eggs after the second one is laid. Usually Quaker eggs hatch around 19 to 21 days after the hen starts to sit on them. So you may have one or two that hatch on the same day (I've had that happen with my Cockatiels), but for the most part they'll hatch every other day.
As far as the shell goes...I would just leave it be for now. You have to be very careful when removing shells from a newly hatched chick. When they hatch, the baby draws the egg sac into it's abdomen, without this, they can die. If the baby is still drawing that egg sac into it's abdomen, you don't want to remove the shell. Usually, a baby should completely hatch within 24 hours.
Also, you might want to be careful about checking the nestbox so much. A lot of Quakers don't take kindly to being bothered and they may abandon the babies.
They don't all hatch on the same day. Most birds will usually lay 4 to 6 eggs. And most of them will lay every other day. Most birds start to sit on the eggs after the second one is laid. Usually Quaker eggs hatch around 19 to 21 days after the hen starts to sit on them. So you may have one or two that hatch on the same day (I've had that happen with my Cockatiels), but for the most part they'll hatch every other day.
As far as the shell goes...I would just leave it be for now. You have to be very careful when removing shells from a newly hatched chick. When they hatch, the baby draws the egg sac into it's abdomen, without this, they can die. If the baby is still drawing that egg sac into it's abdomen, you don't want to remove the shell. Usually, a baby should completely hatch within 24 hours.
Also, you might want to be careful about checking the nestbox so much. A lot of Quakers don't take kindly to being bothered and they may abandon the babies.
Thank you so much.
Crystal:)
Thank you so much:)
Crystal
I agree with Carrie, I wouldn't attempt to move the partial hatched one. until all the others have hatched, USUALLY if they have 5 eggs it can take up to a week after the 1st one hatches for all the others to hatch, that's why you'll see a BIG difference in sizes after about 3 days.
Helping a baby take the shell off is never a good idea, because you can introduce bacteria into the baby very easily if the egg sack hasn't been fully drawn in. Its best in my opinion to let nature run its course and see how they do...
Congratulations, isn't it exciting being a first time Grandparront?? LOL.
Helping a baby take the shell off is never a good idea, because you can introduce bacteria into the baby very easily if the egg sack hasn't been fully drawn in. Its best in my opinion to let nature run its course and see how they do...
Congratulations, isn't it exciting being a first time Grandparront?? LOL.
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