I have a female & male parakeet. The female has laid a total of 5-6 eggs… kind of all over the place. One in her food bowl. I’ve seen her sit on it a couple of times (I think) or maybe she was just eating. But they’re all over & I haven’t seen her sit on them. Has she abandoned them? This is her very first clutch too
Hi Cait,
If you want to successfully breed your birds, then you need to get them a nestbox for parakeets. This is a large wooden box which will attach to the outside of the cage. Otherwise she will do what she has done because she doesn’t have a good place to lay eggs and incubate them. Even if she picks a spot in the cage, it would not work out because if any chicks hatch, they need to be contained in a nest box. They also would not stay warm enough on the cage floor or in a food bowl. I recommend you research how to breed parakeets to see if this is something you want to do. It involves buying a box, nesting material and possibly a larger cage, as well as having a second cage available for the chicks once they are weaned, and a lot of extra foods for the parents.
Thank you for asking Lafeber,
Brenda
