The stinky poop thing is common for a hen who is in a nest box for long periods. Don't lose heart. Eggs may be soon to come.

 

welcome aboard the breeding train

 

Thanks. Does any one know by chance how long it takes from the gut wrenching feces to the actual egg laying?

 

About 2-3 days at most I think (at least this is true for my budgies) and more likely 24 hours or so.

 

once they successfully mate, the 1st egg is normally laid 10 days later then 1 egg every 2 days until the clutch is done. Which tiels normally lay 4-6 eggs.

 

Its so bad it makes my ferrets litter smell like candy. Its a little lighter in color than usual and its larger and mushier. I've heard of Breeding Poops, could this be it?

LOL! I had heard of breeding poop and I thought how bad can it really be. OMG I swear there were times it was so bad I thought I would puke. Cute little babies are great, breeding poop is not, and when they both sit, both of them had it, so freaking scary. I don't envy you that at all. I hope you get babies tho.

 

Well, there's still no eggs in the box or cage. I don't know what to think.
I'm wondering if she's still waiting or if she was preggers at all.

 

My hen had a talent for aiming out of the cage and covering the walls and floors with that stinky stuff... I was always careful to approach the cage if she was hanging on the bars after several near misses! Yikes!! What they don't tell you about the joys of breeding!!!

 

Oh Yuck! Lol. Lucky she doesn't have a sniper scope around!!!!
Well, the smelly poo has ceased. There are still no eggs, but they are still mating constantly. I know I shouldn't be impatient, I would just think that if they were both fertile, something would have happened by now.

 

Hi, swagger

Patience would be the key to it now. All the breeding signs are there, except maybe one. Has the cock been into the nest box and arranged things e.g. the nesting material, tried to enlarge the entrance to the nest box?
If you are perturbed by the pre-laying poo, just wait until the hen is incubating. She won't foul the nest and just saves it all for when she hops out. Don't let her sit on your shoulder as soon as she leaves the nest box!