I know this is an old post. I found it while researching for an article I am working on about various ways others have sexed cockatiels aside from DNA. I do have an online album of many of the illustrations for the article: http://tinypic.com/a/2utjc/3
Hi, I know this is a chicken forum, but I thought I would post an update to some articles I recently finished. They are about cockatiels but most of the information would be applicable to any egg/bird.
CANDLING: http://www.internationalcockatielresource.com/candling-eggs.html
ASSISTED...
I am a cockatiel breeder, BUT I have an online album that has some informative collages and candling pix's that might be helpful: http://s525.beta.photobucket.com/user/Mousebirds-and-more/library/Other%20birds/Eggs%20and%20Reproductive%20system?start=all
I am new to this forum, AND I am only familiar with Cockatiels...BUT I do have an Assist hatch article on my website. There may be some helpful info in it, and at the bottom is pix's that might be helpful.
http://justcockatiels.weebly.com/assist-hatches.html
If the shell has been broken...
Hi....I know this is an older thread, but I came across it when doing a Google search when researching plucking. From personal experience I have found that cockatiel parents may pluck for several reasons.
The following is from an article I am working on for my website.
Plucking can occur...