[Aly]

He's being great-better then I was expecting. They just had a big lunch and he went in the box with Baby.

 

[Aly]

We're still waiting on egg #3. It should be here tonight.

 

[Phill]

More than welcome Aly. LIke I said if you candle them again, take some pics or something, and I will try and help ya again :d

Hope egg #3 arrives soon!

 

[Aly]

Phill! I did candle them last night and I think #1 is still alive!!! I've been reading and researching all I could to understand how this all hapens (I have issues, I know) and from all I've seen I think both eggs are fertile. I didn't get to take pics, I'm sorry but I will next time I do it for sure. SO, what I saw was the air sac on the larger end of the egg, the yolk in the rest and right in the middle of the egg but to one side egg #1 has a tiny black mass/dot showing (which wasn't there before) -#2 has it too but it seems alot smaller and lighter. She's been incubating the eggs technically since the first day she had them so that makes egg #1 6 days old and #2 4 days old. Also, I want to add that what I was in fact seeing before was the airsack and not the chick. I know that for sure now -I was just confused about where the mass should be and when. It was just the air sac which by the way grew in size since day 1!!! I don't want to jinx anything but I would love to see #1 make it through to a healthy chick after all the confusion I put it through. Anyways, I hope I'm right and what I saw is two little chicks developing.

New update as of this morning:

I stayed up with her almost the whole night. Egg #3 was suppose to come yesterday, the lastest really last night but the whole day she didn't show me any signs like she normally does so at this point I don't think there is an egg #3. She's playful, energetic, etc...no sign of egg #3. I think this may be it for her and 2 eggs is all she'll have which is perfectly fine with me as long as they're happy, I'm happy.

 

[birdieness]

Doesn't always work shaking them. Hopfully you do get two healthy babies. Are you going to keep them?

 

[Aly]

Doesn't always work shaking them. Hopfully you do get two healthy babies. Are you going to keep them?

I shook it for atleast two minutes so I hope there are no problems because I could never forgive myself or get over it. I may be jumping the gun but if egg #1 becomes chick #1 it's name might be Lucky. And yes, I'm keeping them! I could never give my grandkids away.

 

[birdieness]

Well now. 10 birds become 12 easily eh. Soon going to need yet another cage lol. Best of luck. I hope egg #1 does hatch for you.

 

[Aly]

Thanks birdiness! Goodluck with yours too!!!
PS. Getting another cage is the least of my worries!

Here are two sweet little piccies from last night when I was checking on her:

 

[Aly]

Well, I was wrong. Egg #3 is here!

 

[Serenity]

Oooh. Congratulations to you, Baby, and Ziggy!

I wonder how many more are coming~

 

[birdieness]

Congrats on egg three

 

[Aly]

Thank you Serenity and Birdieness! The babies said thanks for checking on them!

 

[xxxSpikexxx]

Yeah egg three Lets hope if they hatch they are all boys or all girls than you only have to get one more cage

 

[Aly]

Yeah egg three Lets hope if they hatch they are all boys or all girls than you only have to get one more cage

Let's hope they all hatch first...I don't care what they are at all as long as they're healthy.

It works out either way. I have two large cages now that are attatched together by the feederdoor so technically their home has two rooms... There's plenty of room there for more tiels esspecially since they're hardly in the cage to begin with so it all depends on how many they have. If anything what I'll probably do if they have alot of babies is get the budgies another style cage-a bigger one even though they don't need it. Or I could just get the same cage they all have now and attatch that one so it'll be a like a 3 room mansion...I could always add the feeder door back to separate either one. Even though the cage is a pretty good size I would like to only have two per cage..it can easily fit 3/4 without any problems though.

 

[xxxSpikexxx]

Sounds like a plan. I was just thinking that when they are older, you would not want brothers and sisters trying to breed.

 

[Aly]

Sounds like a plan. I was just thinking that when they are older, you would not want brothers and sisters trying to breed.

No way Jose!!!

 

[birdieness]

Sounds like a plan. I was just thinking that when they are older, you would not want brothers and sisters trying to breed.

*rolls eyes and points at hugs and slush* i think it would be better to get them there own cage. I've actually worked out what i'm doing cage wise. A little more budgie friendly

 

[xxxSpikexxx]

No way Jose!!!

Thats why you need another cage or two

 

[DeBree420]

OMG i just came across this thread, and read it all... oh Aly i can only imagine the feelings you are going through, i also think you have made the right choice, as, even though Ziggy is young, Baby is getting older, and once they hit 4 years old, the chance of egg binding or other problems increases drastically with each year after that!
being that i know how much you would have tried to prevent this from happening, Ziggy and Baby must really feel that they are ready, to go ahead and have eggs without a whole bunch of outside triggers!
i am sure you will keep a good eye on condition and behaviour, as the most common problems from the male being too young is not feeding the chicks or mother properly...
there is also a small possibility of unhealthy, small chicks, but being that Ziggy is in tip-top condition, i wouldnt worry about that

 

[Aly]

Thats why you need another cage or two

Umm...and that's why they'll get one. They have to get here first though.