QUAKER PARROT-PREGNANT
Posted by jaytee on June 15, 2009
I just discovered that, some people think Quakers get “PREGNANT”.
Pregnancy is most common to mammals, but not always the case. I know of sharks, and snakes, that incubate their eggs in a woom-like setting. The eggs develop, and hatch inside the mother. The young continue to grow, then the mother delivers live-birth. This would be a very simple explanation of pregnancy.
Most birds, reptiles, and amphibians lay their eggs in some sort of nest. The incubation, and hatching take place “in the nest”, not “in the mother”. These “nests” can vary greatly, depending on species. A few examples are: stick nests, rock ledges or formations, buried under the sand, hidden in under-brush, just to name a few.
As far as I know, all female birds lay eggs, fertilized, or not.
Quakers DO NOT get pregnant!!!!!!!!
Birds, in general, including Quakers, are susceptible to egg binding.
Egg Binding is a situation where the egg cannot be passed. In most cases this can be fatal. A couple symptoms are, the female at the bottom of the cage acting strangely. Very little movement, feathers fluffed, tail moving erratically. See a vet NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Learn more about nesting and breeding, at jaytee’s Quaker Parrots.
