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How long until they hatch?

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Question
My parakeet layed 2 eggs about 2 weeks ago and im wondering how long until they hatch?

Answer
Hello Jeannine and thank you for your post.
If the eggs are fertile, then they should hatch in the next week or so.  You can check them by candling them.  Hold an egg up to the lit end of a flash light and look into it.  If you see red stringy lines, those are veins and they are fertile.  If the eg looks clear, it is not fertile and will not hatch.
If the eggs are not fertile, do NOT take them and trhow them away until the female either pushes them aside or quits sitting on them altogether.  If you take them too soon, she might lay more right away, and if she lays too many for a clutch it could be fatal to her.

Good luck and God Bless.
Dianna