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My parakeets husband died

My parakeets husband died leaving her with 5 eggs. Will the eggs hatch without the daddy.

Hi,

The female may or may not continue to incubate the eggs. It’s really hard on a female to do this without the male to help. Even if the eggs hatch, she may decide she can’t take care of them and she may abandon them. If these eggs are very new, it might be best to remove the nest box and discard the eggs.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda