Scarlet Macaw egg

[Ieva]

Hello, I'm new in this place and my English skills are faaar from perfect, but I want to hear some opinions from all of you guys

I've got Scarlet Macaw egg. The egg was layed on Tuesday and since then it's in an incubator. I try to keep 37,2 degrees Celsium (I don't know how much it would be in Fahrenheit, maybe about 99-100 degrees), there is no humidity meter, so I don't know if the air in the incubator is dry or not, but I've putted a bowl with water into the incubator - maybe that helps to keep some kind of humidity level.

Maybe you could suggest me what could I do to assure everything that's best for that little egg?:red:

Thanks! :10:

 

[MikeyTN]

37.2 C= 98.96 F
First of all, what kind of incubator do you have??? With the parrot eggs, humidity meter is kinda important especially if it's too dry so a bowl of water within does help some. BUT shouldn't you find all this out before the eggs? And do you understand the hand feeding process for a day old chick? Why didn't you allow the parents to incubate?

 

[Ieva]

The incubator is mainly made for chickens, because there are absolitely no incubators in Lithuania, that is used for exotic bird. I've got this egg very unexpected, so I didn't have a lot of time to prepare for it.
I know the handfeeding of a baby bird, because I raised my african grey from two weeks (because her parents stopped feed her)
We didn't let the parents to incubate because they tried to do it for ablut 4 years and every time they laied eggs, they wouldn't sit on them an incubate - they just ignore them.

 

[MikeyTN]

The incubator is mainly made for chickens, because there are absolitely no incubators in Lithuania, that is used for exotic bird. I've got this egg very unexpected, so I didn't have a lot of time to prepare for it.
I know the handfeeding of a baby bird, because I raised my african grey from two weeks (because her parents stopped feed her)
We didn't let the parents to incubate because they tried to do it for ablut 4 years and every time they laied eggs, they wouldn't sit on them an incubate - they just ignore them.

You need to egg turner so a chicken egg incubator don't work very well....you may need to have a proper incubator ordered over seas or something....sometimes the eggs don't hatch might have to do with not being fertile in the first place. Did you even check to see if they're fertile???

 

[goalerjones]

You can "candle" them I believe to see if the egg is fertile.

 

[MikeyTN]

You can "candle" them I believe to see if the egg is fertile.

Yes you candle them to check for fertility. Bright flesh light works great!

 

[weco]

You don't want to handle the egg very much, because eggs are porous and oil from your hands will clog those pores and suffocate any chick inside.....

Good luck.....

 

[ShellyBorg]

I have hatched.
Candle at 7 and again at 14 days. If the egg is clear I am sorry there will not be a baby. Always wash your hands before touching the egg. And keep the water dish clean. You do not want a fungas in there.

Also to let you know a egg can go for more then 10 days with out heat with no issues. After tbat your hatch chances will start to drop.
I have seen a pair lay all there eggs before they start to sit. Holding off this way will gives them a chance to have the eggs hatch on the same day. As a hatcher I have even hatched a egg that had been in the frige for 3 week! (Owner had forgotten about it)

 

[MikeyTN]

You don't want to handle the egg very much, because eggs are porous and oil from your hands will clog those pores and suffocate any chick inside.....

Good luck.....

That's why sanitary is important when breeding! Like the next post says, always wash your hands before and after handling!!!!

 

[noblemacaw]

How about wearing non latex gloves when handling the egg..Gloves like CSI or medical people wear??

 

[ShellyBorg]

How about wearing non latex gloves when handling the egg..Gloves like CSI or medical people wear??

If the OP can get them that can work.

 

[Ieva]

Thank You all for advices!

I tried to look what's in the egg by lighting it, but I couldn't clearly see what's inside, well, it looks full, but I can't see the clear contures, I think it's because it's too early (the egg was 4 days) and I washed my hamds before I looked.

MikeyTN, chicken eggs need to be turned too and this incubator turns eggs every 4 hours, is that ok??

I really want this to work. There's only 14 scarlet macaws IN ALL OF MY COUNTRY, so it would be so great, to have 1 more macaw here... :red:

 

[JerseyWendy]

Just a quick question: Where did you get the egg from????

 

[Ieva]

From the minizoo, they asked for my help, so I agreed. There are no avian vets or breeders that incubate eggs by theirself, that's why I try to know as much as I can and therefore I'm here.

 

[JerseyWendy]

From the minizoo, they asked for my help, so I agreed. There are no avian vets or breeders that incubate eggs by theirself, that's why I try to know as much as I can and therefore I'm here.

And this mini zoo has a pair (2) Scarlett Macaws? Did they try and give them a nest box to see if they would take care of the egg themselves first?

 

[Ieva]

Yes, they have a pair and a nest for them, but every time they put eggs (they did it for 4 years), they leave them alone and eventualy the eggs get cold. This time they wanted to take action and gave the egg to me. I don't know if that was the best decision, but it's better to try than let the eggs ger cold again.