My finches have laid 6 eggs, the last one being laid today, but they have not yet started incubating the eggs. What to do?
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There is nothing at all for you to do. Birds will not sit on their nest until they have finished laying all the eggs they are going to lay. Once they are done laying the eggs in the nest this is the time they will start to take turns sitting on the nest to incubate the eggs. Nature has a way of handling all of this and the birds know when the time is right to sit on their eggs. After they start the process it will take a few weeks for the eggs to hatch. Please leave the eggs and the nest alone and don't upset the birds by always going around the cage to check on the nest.
Most bird experts will tell you to leave things alone and let nature take its course. Birds are hit and miss parents and sometimes the miss is because they know the egg is not viable.
If you are really anxious about it, talk to your local vet and see if they can give you incubator guidance or a place that may be able to help with your needs (like a bird rescue), although if you are not in a bigger town you may not have these options.
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Not to worry, an egg can remain fertile for about one week without incubation. Most do not sit on there eggs until all are laid. Also be careful ,finches are nervous birds, that do not like you to intervene in the process this could change the outcome for the rest of the eggs.
There is nothing you can do at this point but wait for the birds to do what their instinct tells them to do. You may find the information in the eggs and incubation portion of the article at planetaviary.com/
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