tapping eggs

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i have just 2 more questions. 1.do the male give the female water the same way as he feeds her, or does she come out of the nestbox to drink herself? 2.how long could the eggs survive without having warmth?
thanks!
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but the mother never comes out of the nestbox. just stick her head out foe male to feed her.
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are u really supposed to look inside the nestbox once per day? if the female keeps on sitting on the eggs, how am i going to see if the babies hatched. also, when babies are hatched, do the mothers still sit on them or what?
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i did look inside the nestbox but the female was always sitting on the eggs. i
think it was the baby birds because i never heard it before and it was soft tiny
chirps. but u still didn't answer why there was tapping sounds.
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hi!
i have a female that layed eggs with another mate. a couple weeks later,i
heard  tiny chirping in the nestbox. then, i heard that their was tapping
sounds in the nestbox(i think thats the female, not sure). their is still tiny
chirping sounds from the nestbox. im also not sure if the baby parakeets
came out of the eggs. what does this mean?
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Hi, Katelyn.

You need to look inside the nesting box and see what's going on inside!  The
chirping sounds you hear might be baby(ies) and you need to know this if
there are babies inside.

Chrys
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Hi again, Katelyn.

I thought you were asking about the chirping sounds coming from the nesting box and I answered.  Perhaps you could be more clear in your postings.

I don't know what the tapping sounds are, unless it's the male or female tapping on the nesting box.  Perhaps the "tapping" you are hearing is actually something else that you haven't accurately described.    

You have to check the nesting box at least once per day, including looking under the female to see if any babies are present.  You should be keeping track of the date any babies hatch out, dates eggs were laid, what's going on, etc., etc.

Chrys
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Hi again, Katelyn.

Yes, you need to look inside the nesting box often when babies are due to arrive so you know the date of hatching, and then you need to check the babies (look inside the box) a couple times per day (at least once per day, but more often is preferred) to ensure all is going well.  Sometimes things happen and you need to be able to take necessary action immediately in some cases in order to save babies, ensure they are being fed/able to eat, you need to be cleaning out the nesting box regularly, etc., etc.  You should be keeping records of when eggs are laid so you know when to expect them to hatch, in what order, you need to keep records of hatch dates, etc.  If you plan on continuing to breed your birds, you need to keep notes of things that occur, behavior, coloration of babies produced, weights, etc., etc.  

In order to see any babies while the mom is sitting on them, you'll need to wait until mom is outside the nesting box and then look, but more likely, you'll probably need to move mom out of the way so you can look at the babies.  If you're hearing little peeping/chirping noises, your birds may already have babies.

Yes, once the babies hatch, mom will keep them warm, feed them, etc., but you still need to check on the babies every day because things can and do go wrong that mom and dad bird can't fix...only you can fix (and sometimes mom and/or dad cause the problem).  

In addition, you need to decide NOW how you're going to deal with any babies.  In other words, if you want the babies to be tame enough so you can handle them, sell them, or give them away, you'll need to pull the babies from the parents for handfeeding when they are about 7-10 days old.  See my website for information on this:

http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/birdinfo/index.html

Katelyn, you really need to do a lot of research on this to educate yourself, since you have babies about ready to arrive.  There's lots you need to know and you're running out of time!

Chrys        


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Hi, Katelyn.

The female only comes out of the nesting box to defecate and sometimes eat and drink when she's sitting on eggs.  However, the male usually feeds the female like your birds are doing.  You may not see her come out, but she does.

Chrys

Chrys

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Hi again, Katelyn.

No, the male cannot provide water for the female, other than the very minute amount of liquid that might be present in the regurgitated food he feeds her.  She has to come out for water and to defecate (unless she defecates in the nesting box, which is very rare).

The eggs can't survive at all without the proper amount of warmth and humidity.  If they are allowed to cool, which might only take about 10-15 minutes if that long (depending on ambient temperatures), the embryos will die/cannot develop.

Chrys