GCC fostering Lovebird eggs

[Lleik345]

I have a GCC hen sitting on 5 eggs she laid they are not fertile. My lovebird pair are very young and lay fertile eggs but after about 2 weeks she stops caring for them. So I have switched their 3 eggs for my conures eggs and my conure is incubating them. She is a very good mother but will she know the babies arent hers and reject or kill the baby lovebirds?

 

[Noahs_Birds]

I once tried to foster Budgie eggs under bourkes, and Bourkes eggs under budgies (swapped half and half), and did not work at all
I doubt the GCC will rear it, but there is always a possibility, but I do not think it was the nest idea to start fostering without the knowledge

I really hope you can handrear, because if worst comes to worse that gonna have to be the outcome
Cheers
Noah Till

 

[Lleik345]

I have handraised lovebirds before but nothing under the age of 1 week old.......so she has a web cam on her and I can get the babies out if they hatch.....i just knew if they stayed with their mom they would for sure never hatch.

 

[Noahs_Birds]

Ok, that is good to hear that you can handrear if worse comes to worse