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.
1 not hasty, quick, ready, or prompt: a slow retort, slow to anger. 2  making relatively little progress for the time spent; marked by low speed, rate of rhythm, etc.; not fast or rapid. 3  holding back fast progress, development, etc.; making speed or progress difficult: a slow growing season, a slow track.