You are NOT going to believe this!!!!

[Husky_mom]

I just happen to see this and let me tell you YAY!!.... well if you are wanting baby tiels anyway......

I´m on the same boat right now..... my Jack and Maui laid 7 eggs but just 3 survived..(4 were pecked I guess as they had lil punctures)...still I´m not sure if they are fertile... they mated and all but will have to wait till feb 10 or so to be sure

what was said is true hens might not sit on them until 2nd or 3rd egg are laid...so no worries there.... I´ve heard from a tiel breeder she kept one egg for almost 15 days and then adopted it out to another pair and it hatched....

and lone hens might lay eggs too if they feel the environment (food/temps/etc) is adecuate even if theres no male there

perhaps they were just "romancing" for the fun of it ...... now they just got serious

one more thing.... do you have pics of the happy couple??... I love to guess what the offspring might be like :P

[Genny]

one more thing.... do you have pics of the happy couple??... I love to guess what the offspring might be like :P

yes!!! pics!!! that would be good

[popcornbird]

Well, I have an update, but its not a good one.

The tiels still weren't sitting on the egg that much, but they were once in awhile. It was so cute seeing Muffin roll it between her legs and just sit.

Last night, I noticed their 'nest area' looked a little dirty, so I decided to change the newspaper. I picked up the egg, and put it in a small plate on the side. As I was cleaning, Muffin came and rolled it a little. The egg went crashing down and broke.

I could not believe it, but I was crying. I felt terrible that she lost her first egg in 8.5 years, and can't help but feel its my fault, because I moved it to clean up. Muffin looked devastated, and that made me cry even more. She was looking for it last night.

I've been feeding her cuttlebone, spinach, parsley, and carrots, so that she has enough calcium in case she lays another one. Do you think there's a possiblity that she will have more?

I know this was not meant to be, but it still breaks my heart. The little egg was so cute, and even after it broke, it had the cutest little yolk and egg white. I don't know if it was fertile or not...it was only two days old.

I'll let you all know if she lays another one. Thanks for the advice everyone. The tiels seem to be playing around again...so I hope they're not too upset. Should I leave the 'nest area', so that she has a covered/soft place to lay an egg, incase she has some more? I keep debating with whether or not I should keep it. A part of me things she might need it. Another part of me thinks it will keep reminding her of the lost egg.

[caseysmom]

Oh that is sad. I am sure they will quickly bounce back. When I had my tiels I also had a parrot, he got over and tore the beak of the tiel male, the tiel male was always agressive. Since he was injured the female would not leave his side, she even laid an egg from high up on a ladder and it broke, her honey was just more important to her.

The male got even more agressive when they had babies, he even latched onto my hand while I was cleaning the cage and I had a hard time getting him off.

[Husky_mom]

actually eggs are laid one day yes one don´t one yes one don´t....

so you should be expecting another one soon....

perhaps even sooner as when a female looses an egg she automatically lays another one to fill the "blank".... that´s why they say don´t toss the eggs if you don´t want babies as the hen will produce more and more and that is ot healthy...

just keep feeding her what you are currently feeding so she doesn´t depletes calcium adn they should be ok....

fertile eggs should show some veins when candled (in a dark room place a bright flashlight beneath) I tried doing it with mine, but either I screwed when looking or hey are unfertile as I did not see anything ...

lil yolks are way too cute!!.. I know as I had to throw a few eggs due to punctures and I couldn´t help but look inside... it seemed so tiny and cute!!

good luck... and ((hugs))

[Logan]

I'm sorry about the egg, PCB. I would leave the nesting material for her. Seriously, I hope she'll get over the egg laying thing and you'll have your happy, sweet couple back.

Logan

[popcornbird]

Muffin laid another egg last night, about 1 week after the last one. It is so cute. I'm getting really excited. She's been sitting on this one like a devoted little mommy, while Popcorn guards the 'nest'. I'm hoping God blesses us with a cute little baby tiel. I will need some advice on how to discourage them from laying after this clutch. They've never had any eggs for 8 and a half years, so this is new to me. Perhaps they won't have more later, but...if this egg is fertile and it ends up hatching, along with another sibling or two (maybe), how do I discourage them from future laying. I think one group of 'kids' would be enough for our little household.

BTW Logan, I still have my sweet couple. Neither one of them is behaving 'different' in the least bit. They're as loving as they always were...just have a bit of a responsibility now.