Errr...

[So]

http://reno.craigslist.org/pet/1053184330.html

I have two budgies, blue and white/gray. The female one is pregnant. The male one can sometimes say 'heyo' but not very clear but her can say it clearer when he is older.I do not have time to take care of them because school. I barely home to play with them. They are very pretty and very active and young. I will give them to a good home. They come with their food and treats. Food and treats are like $10+.I willing to give them away for $30 dollars. Please email me if you are interest. They need good home fast. I don't want them to be sad.

Maybe I'm missing something here...

:laugh:

 

[destrekor]

:laugh:

 

[apac]

Originally posted by: destrekor
:laugh:

 

[amdhunter]

I don't get it.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: apac

Originally posted by: destrekor
:laugh:

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I don't get it.

You know a lot of birds that carry their young to term?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

How long to birds keep fertilized eggs inside before laying them? I have no idea. A few days?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
How long to birds keep fertilized eggs inside before laying them? I have no idea. A few days?

You're the resident quasi zookeeper, IIRC.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
How long to birds keep fertilized eggs inside before laying them? I have no idea. A few days?

You're the resident quasi zookeeper, IIRC.

Where's DrPizza when you need him? I'm sure he has some insight on this.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
How long to birds keep fertilized eggs inside before laying them? I have no idea. A few days?

You're the resident quasi zookeeper, IIRC.

I know about chicken eggs hatching in about 21 days with proper care and that after the chicks hatched at the zoo, (and after their cute stage) they were gassed and then fed to other animals.

That's about the extent of my avian egg hatching knowledge.

 

[DeadByDawn]

Once mated a chicken can lay fertile eggs for a few days after the act.

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
How long to birds keep fertilized eggs inside before laying them? I have no idea. A few days?

You're the resident quasi zookeeper, IIRC.

I know about chicken eggs hatching in about 21 days with proper care and that after the chicks hatched at the zoo, (and after their cute stage) they were gassed and then fed to other animals.

That's about the extent of my avian egg hatching knowledge.

For some reason I found this hilarious.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I used to have a cockatiel that always went egg crazy. She'd lay unfertilized eggs fairly often. We tried to do things to prevent it but invariably it would happen every so often. We never had much of an indication that she had an egg brewing, though. Physically, the only sign was that sometimes she'd hold her tail a little differently. Behaviorally, she'd try to find secluded areas and make nests and snap at you if you approached her, but she would act that way whenever she got into "egg mode" regardless of whether she eventually laid an egg or not.

My family ended up finally giving her to a vet's office where she lives in the lobby and is apparently quite happy and doesn't try to make nests anymore. She likes having people around but I think she just has trouble dealing with total freedom of movement.

 

[DrPizza]

You realize that a male bird has to have sex with a female bird before she can lay fertile eggs, right? I'm not sure that "pregnant" is the proper word, but it's a couple days between sex & laying a fertile egg.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
You realize that a male bird has to have sex with a female bird before she can lay fertile eggs, right? I'm not sure that "pregnant" is the proper word, but it's a couple days between sex & laying a fertile egg.

And pregnant is such a negative sounding term... She's "with egg," please.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
And pregnant is such a negative sounding term... She's "with egg," please.

:laugh:

 

[badkarma1399]

I know chickens can an unfertilized egg a day. I'd imagine a fertilized egg wouldn't take much longer either.

 

[TehMac]

I was always confused about eggs we get from the store.

I'm assuming they're not fertilized.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: badkarma1399
I know chickens can an unfertilized egg a day.

I accidentally an unfertilized egg, is this bad?

 

[Eli]

A pregnant bird eh?

:laugh:

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: TehMac
I was always confused about eggs we get from the store.

I'm assuming they're not fertilized.

You'd be correct. Most chickens used for producing eggs for consumption won't even see a Rooster for the majority of their life, let alone get knocked up.

 

[Kyle]

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
How long to birds keep fertilized eggs inside before laying them? I have no idea. A few days?

You're the resident quasi zookeeper, IIRC.

I know about chicken eggs hatching in about 21 days with proper care and that after the chicks hatched at the zoo, (and after their cute stage) they were gassed and then fed to other animals.

That's about the extent of my avian egg hatching knowledge.

For some reason I found this hilarious.

You and me both :laugh:
Thank god they wait until after the cute phase =)

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: TehMac
I was always confused about eggs we get from the store.

I'm assuming they're not fertilized.

You'd be correct. Most chickens used for producing eggs for consumption won't even see a Rooster for the majority of their life, let alone get knocked up.

Word is that more of the eggs that you get at a store are fertilized than you'd like to think...

 

[I Saw OJ]

Maybe a better word is, gravid.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: jagec
Word is that more of the eggs that you get at a store are fertilized than you'd like to think...

Who cares if the egg is fertilized or not? Certainly not me. I assume that 100% of the eggs I eat are fertilized.

Originally posted by: badkarma1399
I know chickens can an unfertilized egg a day. I'd imagine a fertilized egg wouldn't take much longer either.

But, if you butchered chickens that are laying eggs, you'd find that there are eggs inside them at various stages. They don't go from nothing to laying an egg overnight.