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.
Quick is more often used in short spoken sentences, especially imperative ones: Come quick! The chimney is on fire. Quickly is the usual form in writing, both in the preverb position (We quickly realized that attempts to negotiate would be futile) and following verbs other than imperatives (She turned quickly and left). See also slow, sure.