female has thrown out an egg!!!

diz-awn · Post by **diz-awn** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:17 am

What should I do? Leave her be? She has not hatched out any babies , this is her second time, so I wonder if she is just not mommy type, but I was wondering this,
I got a pair of doves that breed like rabbits and thought that maybe i could slip the I.R. eggs under the dove cause all she wants to do is sit and the I.R. eggs look just like dove eggs. so should I just ride it out and see what my girl does or should I try the dove? I really want to save these eggs

rav · Post by **rav** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:38 pm

considering this is her second time, i would just put it with the dove, was your female a hand fed one, if she was then its not that surprising.
either way you should use the doves to incubate it.

ravi

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:26 pm

If the eggs are fertile, you could try and put it with the Doves. My only concern is the incubation time for the two different species.
Doves eggs hatch after 2-3 weeks?
Ringneck eggs hatch after 24 days

Also, if the eggs do hatch under the dove, you are going to have to handraise them yourself from day 1.

diz-awn · Post by **diz-awn** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:29 am

I am a master at handfeeding... older babies... so I feel if I can just get them to hatch! we will be ok

Mazziemom · Post by **Mazziemom** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:33 am

Did you candle the egg to be sure its even fertile?

diz-awn · Post by **diz-awn** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:42 pm

well, she threw them all out!
and they are all cracked!
so we are going to try a bigger box
Male is dancing for her and still feeding
could there be a second chance?