I'm unsure about parakeets, but I have a jenday conure (1/2 size parrot) who lays eggs a few times a year (unfertilized). From the time I can see the obvious bulge on her belly showing the egg, she often takes 4-5 days to lay. This includes strange sounds that show her straining and pushing.
Quick-write: (focused free-writing) a writing-to-learn strategy used to activate prior knowledge, students write for one minute on a topic given to them by the teacher after which the teacher and class discuss the topic.
By learning a system of speedwriting you will see how to use shortcuts for words to enable you to write more quickly. But, most systems of speedwriting will only enable you to write up to between 40 and 60 words per minute, hence they are called speedwriting and not shorthand.