What happens re (fertile) eggs ?

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Hi all

Just have a guestion I want to ask re my ringnecks.
I have 12 irns living in an aviary outside. There are 6 males and 6 females (or so I believe )
I dont have any nesting boxes there. Which brings me to my question...should the ringnecks get, umm,.. hot n'heavy with each other....what happens then...considering there are no nest boxes?
Do they still produce fertile eggs?
If so, what happens to the eggs? They just drop the fertile eggs on the ground?

Thanks

[avinet]

You may have problems developing Kat - yes they will get hormonal - potentially very hormonal and even nasty to others, spring is in the air after all.

I have my 20 year old RN pair in the house getting that way at the moment - frequent mating etc. and if any other bird goes near their cage then watch out toes. Since we have not given them a nest box - don't want babies at the present time - the hen is scratching up the newspaper on the cage bottom and will likely lay her eggs there and defend them against all-comers.

And if they are mating then eggs will be fertile but if the eggs are on the ground then they probably won't hatch since it is much harder for a hen to incubate them - especially if she is also defending them to the death

Just have an emergency cage ready if needed.

cheers,

Mike

[jusdeb]

I have a friend who didn't put enough nest boxes in his aviary , sadly he has been in hospital and today we learn his Ringnecks have turned very nasty and deaths have occurred .

It can happen . As Mike said be ready with a spare cage or two . Good luck .

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Ok thanks all xx
That is rather sad though, I don't think I could handle seeing that Re hen on floor defending eggs

[meandem]

My brother had a hen that actually laid her eggs on the ground and raised her babies, it was really something to see.

On another note, I would probably put some nests in, the remaining two pairs that I own both have eggs already.