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    Nov 11, 2009, 10:56 PM
    Cockatiel eggs
    Quote Originally Posted by mrssittingduck View Post
    to test for fertility you can either

    take them to a dark room after 1 week of incubation and shine a bright light into them this should then be visible to all as veins will be growing inside the egg and should be easy to see,

    or you can use the water test method, this you need water heated to 37 degree celcius , a thermometer to make sure the temp of the water doesnt drop to low if it drops below 35 degree c then remove the egg

    carefully place the egg into the water and if it sinks it is infertile if it floats it is fertile however all because an egg is fertile doesnt mean that anything will hatch from it ,
    this method has a very interesting observational purpose also

    in my observations using the water test method i have found that you can tell give or take a couple o days when the eggs will hatch by how it sits in the water, you can tell at certain stages after so many days dependant on egg sort weather the chick is alive or dead, and when it has done its internal pip,

    it will take around 18 days for the first egg to hatch and usually you may ge a couple hatch togather then every other day 1 will hatch after that ...
    could go on forever about eggs :p one of my favourite subjects but wont bore you all with it ,

    anyways be careful not to touch the egg with a bright torch as the bulbs get hot and can damage it and if using the water method then make sure when you add the egg to the water that you do it very gently as if put in too rough it may hit the bottom of the container with the water in and crack the egg,

    best of luck with the eggs
    katie
    I have a question for you... I tried candling and the eggs have a yoke and air sack but I don't see veins. When I put one of them in water in sank. Not toally but the was a small part of it on the bottm of the bowl. Do I fertile eggs or not
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    Nov 12, 2009, 08:54 PM

    It's not a good idea to piggy back your question on someone else's thread, especially one from 2008.

    I've moved your question to it's own thread.

    Welcome to AMHD. :)

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