How do you know if a bird finch is pregnant?

Answer 1

Birds don't really get pregnant in the typical sense of the term. Female birds periodically produce eggs. We eat chicken eggs, for example. Eggs can be produced even if the bird has not mated. The eggs will be unfertilized, and will not contain a chick.

Birds have the instinct to nest when they lay eggs, even if they are not fertilized. If your pet bird lays an egg, the egg should be removed so the bird will not become attached to it and attempt to incubate an unfertilized egg.

If a bird is producing an egg and about to lay one, the bird will usually spend time on the ground or the bottom of the cage, and perhaps back up against the cage wall to lay the egg. She may seem lethargic or tired, and her abdomen may have a bulge in it.

If your bird seems to be trying to lay an egg, and the egg does not come out in an hour or so, take it to the vet immediately. The bird can die if the egg does not come out.

Answer 2

I found 3 babies, actually my dog did. He did not hurt them, but he let me know where they were. Left in he brush of an overgrown flower bed. Two are alive and one loosk dead. I covered them back up with a light coat of soft brush, hoping the mother will come and move them.

...ummm how is THAT the answer. this person asked how you know a squirrel?

Answer 3

Wild deer are generally difficult to assess for pregnancy until well into the third trimester. At this point, you will generally notice significant bulging to the lower caudal abdomen. Prior to this, you would need to either palpate the deer (physically feel for a fetus in the uterus) or run a blood-based hormone assay to look for pregnancy hormones - both of these options require you handling the deer for an extended period of time, which is generally not possible with wild deer.

Answer 4

when the hen is about to lay an egg they will tend to stay in their nest box

Answer 5

Its really no way to tell unless its bigger than average

Answer 6

they are fat