java sparrow eggs

[vixen]

Hi All, my java sparrows have laid 2 eggs.:razz: They have put some hay around the box but the eggs are on the wooden floor is this OK or should i put some shavings to put under them?
Trudy

[kenny]

hi trudy
thats not unusual for javas.i have seen them take tons of stuff in the box and the eggs are laid in the middle on the bare floor,if you are worried you can get some kitchen roll and tear it into strips and put it underneath the eggs but they may move it anyway

ken

[vixen]

Hi Kenny I like your photo you look very cool in those shades:razz:.as for the javas i have put some moss in the aviary so they might use that. The eggs are in the box but have not got any thing under them.just laid on the bottom of the box.Also my diamond doves are both males there are happy at the mo so going to let them carry on as they are.

[kenny]

hi trudy
thats exactly what mine do they usually fill the box to the brim with all kins of stuff coconut fibre and grass etc but they usually leave nothing under the eggs.as to my photo i know you wouldnt beleive i am that age would you:lol: those shade cost me at least 50p as to the nesting material my javas have even used wood shavngs

ken;)

[vixen]

OK ken thanks for that will let you know if they are fertile when i find out.
Trudy

[PAUL HEARN]

Hello Trudy,

Although your hen Java has laid these two eggs, it sounds as though the pair aren't completely in breeding condition because they haven't bothered to build a nest, as Ken has mentioned Javas tend to go OTT when it comes to building a nest.:roll:
My own have completed a perfectly shaped nest in a Budgie nest box with a chamber at the end for the eggs for the hen to incubate and a depression in the material for the cock to guard the entrance, after that they went on to almost completely fill the box but still incubate the eggs and rear the chicks.:D

I would suggest you remove the eggs and place a good handful of Coconut Fibre, Straw, strips of newspaper or even a mixture of the materials mentioned, then replace the eggs.:wink:

Paul.;-)

[kenny]

hi paul
thanks mate,nice to know i am doing something right.


ken;)

[vixen]

Hi Paul and Ken three eggs today they are in an open fronted box. There is a budgie nest box in the shed which i bought for them but have ignored it.i will move eggs and put some moss in the bottom.They have put like a ring of hay around the edge of the box but not a lot.

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Trudy and Ken,

Trudy,

You may find you get good results as Ken has had in the past without adding more nesting material.;)

Ken,

What do you mean mate, your advice is always right.;)

Paul.:D

[kenny]

hi trudy
mine usually take to budgie type boxes but the odd one goes go for something different.but you will find if you carry on putting nest material in they will just fill the box to the top....they always surround the eggs with a halo of nesting material reaching all sides and the roof .i have even seen them take millet sprays in the nest boxes

ken:lol:

[vixen]

Hi Ken. They have 4 eggs today put some moss under the eggs today.will look tomorrow.My zebra finches are going to a good home.The white one is pure white so a little difficult to tell what sex it is.The other three were 1 female and 2 males.
Trudy

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Trudy,

Good news, you might be surprised by how many eggs they lay, up to a dozen isn't all that rare for Javas.:shock:
But I'm sure you will be happy with half of that number.

Paul.;)

[kenny]

hi trudy
as paul says sometimes they lay up to a dozen,the white zebra finch you mentioned can be sexed easier if you have a male nad female alongside each other the males beak is a lot more vivid red and the females is a more orangey red.you do right to let them go though as they tend to rob other nests of the nesting material sometimes with the loss of valuable eggs

ken

[Waxbillman]

i have just noticed that this thread is in the wrong section, it has been posted under the british finch section, where as it should be under the foreign finch section. but are well no harm done, i have the power to move it, but i don't want to do a Paul and completly delete it.

Matthew

[kenny]

hi matt
me to i have the power but not the know how yet,i think we will leave it to paul and then he can get the blame again:D :wink:

ken8-)

[Waxbillman]

:lol: i like your thinking Ken

Matthew

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Matthew and Ken,

Do you both want to check again, as far as I can see this thread is actually in the correct Forum.:roll:

Paul.:lol: :lol:

[chris]

Hi All,

i noticed that it was under british finch yesterday and moved it to here in the foriegn finch section.

sorry to dissapoint you matthew, but i moved it before you put that reply in :lol:

Chris;-)

[kenny]

hi paul/chris
yeah i did notice but i thought i would just humour matt ,i think he must be whacked out on goof balls:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

ken

[vixen]

Hi all my fault will look next time:???:
Trudy

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Trudy,

It's no big deal,;) it just means you are keeping the Mods on their toes.:lol:

So do you have an update on the number of eggs laid?

Paul.;)

[vixen]

Hi all 5 today still not sitting yet will keep you up to date.
Trudy

[vixen]

Hi Paul and Ken candled the eggs today they were all clear:( so have taken them away also the nest with in an hour the hen was building again. The male is singing a lot . will have to wait and see. I am getting busy at work so i have to see them while i walk past with plants in my hand.
Trudy

[kenny]

hi trudy
its not unusual for the first round to be clear.keep your fingers crossed and they just may be fertile this time.she may have layed the first eggs before they were fertilised so the next lot may well be

ken