How Long Does It Take to Lay an Egg?

For most species, it takes between 20 and 30 ish minutes to lay an egg. But the shiny cowbird can actually lay hers in seven seconds. The bronzed cowbirds can lay them in five seconds. Ande are mothers who swoop in to some one else's nest, entirely a different species,. They lay their eggs in some one else’s nest, and then they swoop away again. I make e hell o o There.