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From: crossley@oakhill.sps.mot.com (John Crossley)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: INDOOR.Hatch_HELP!
Message-ID: <1991Apr5.173501.1442@oakhill.sps.mot.com>
Date: 5 Apr 91 17:35:01 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Motorola Inc.  Austin, Tx.
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HI!

HELP! HELP! My cockatiel is laying eggs but not sitting
on them - She has laid 2 thus far and after #1 was left
in the box she only sporadically sat on it.

I have taken both eggs out of the box and have them set
in a sort of home made incubator with a temperature of
87 degrees, Is this going to work? or should i put them
back in the box? is there some way to get Cookie[the tiel]
to become more maternal. Maybe I should just let her go ahead
and Lay her eggs and hope next year she will be more likely
to hatch them - she is 4 years old and this would be her first
clutch. She does occasionally go in the box and poke them
a bit but does not keep them warm for long. 

Any suggestions? please!

thanks for any help
John Crossley