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Cocktails eggs infertile

Hello hope so ur doing well. I kept one pair of cocktail there age is adult. They layed 6 eggs and I try to kept them in a good way caring for everything but when as many days got over their egg was infertile but Iam planning to give them medicine or vitamins for them will that be okay or I should not give them vitamins n medicines.? Even tough I seee them mating many many time stilll eggs are Infertile

Hi Ahmed,

There can be many reasons why eggs are not fertile. It’s important that both birds are at least 2 years old. They need to be eating a nutritious diet. The first clutch almost always fails. You should always remove the nest box and rest your pair for 6 months after each clutch whether the eggs hatch or not. They need this rest, especially for the hen to recover er from the strain of laying eggs. Next time maybe the eggs will be fertile.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda