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Corn laying eggs over several days??

hummi22689 Feb 11, 2005 09:40 PM

I have a female corn that has been laying eggs for 5 days, and still not finished. I started cooling her, but after about 2 weeks, the temps dropped too low, so I brought her to room temp for about a month (65 range) I was also keeping a male corn for a friend, and kept him under the same conditions. I put them together, not expecting anything. They both ate well, never refused food, no real noticeable weight gain. I went to feed them last week and noticed the female was about to shed, so didn't offer food. This past feeding day, I went to feed her and found 3 eggs, around 10 am. 2 of which were still moist, so I knew they were fresh. I moved her to a different enclosure and set up a laying box. I got nothing. Nothing that day, nothing the next day. That next night, I found 1 more egg. The following day (3rd day) I found 2 more eggs. Day 4 I got 13 eggs, and today (day 5) I have gotten 5 eggs so far, and she still has at least 1 more to go. She will not lay in her box. Some of the eggs are fertile. It is the most unusual egg laying I have ever heard of. Has anyone else ever exerienced this? Should I be concearned? Any idea why she is spacing them out?

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joeysgreen Feb 12, 2005 03:28 AM

Is she still at room temperature? I would raise the temps to proper levels first. It is possible that your corn is unable to pass the last egg. Where is it positioned? If not passed after 1 day of proper temps I would take to herp vet asap. Also note that if the egg breaks withen her it is an emergency.

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