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Post by dean on Sept 17, 2006 23:21:58 GMT 10
im so happy i caught my ringnecks doing a lil action the other day the female hasnt stopped going in and out of her box so i take this as a good sign, this will hopefully be my first breeding experience and definatly not my last
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Post by silvercloud on Sept 17, 2006 23:48:29 GMT 10
Congrats, good luck with them.
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Post by AussieBirds on Sept 18, 2006 13:31:00 GMT 10
And now the waiting starts Dean, first you wait for her to lay, then you wait for the eggs to hatch then you wait for the young to fledge, it's a waiting game from here on mate I hope you have a lot of patience ;D
John
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Post by vankarhi on Sept 27, 2006 7:38:22 GMT 10
well how is it going??? I know it is too soon yet. But hey I am "waiting" LOL   |
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Post by dean on Sept 28, 2006 20:15:51 GMT 10
nope nothng as yet but she keeps spending more n more time in the box so i think it might b getting closer
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Post by vankarhi on Sept 29, 2006 7:39:40 GMT 10
oh how exciting |
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Post by dean on Oct 3, 2006 16:59:27 GMT 10
i dun think the eggs are far off now oh its exciting i checked the nest box today n it seems that she has benn pulling some of her fluff out to put on the wood shavings so im thinkin wont b to long, i really want to hand rear the birds but i just dont know when i shuld pull the babies or even if i shuld pull them because this will b the first year i have seen the ringies breed
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 3, 2006 21:18:28 GMT 10
the best time to pull them is around 3 weeks..........when the pin feathers appear...........or so I have read anyway.
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Post by Jane on Oct 3, 2006 21:40:52 GMT 10
I believe its always good to let the parents finish raising at least some chicks (doesn't have to be all). This is so you get a good parent birds who you can trust to finish the job if you don't have time one year to hand raise and also some parent raised chicks who will go on to be good breeders themselves.
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Post by dean on Oct 6, 2006 21:28:42 GMT 10
we have an egg oh yea
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 6, 2006 22:53:55 GMT 10
Oh cool, thats exciting. |
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 7, 2006 8:23:22 GMT 10
oh yeah, oh yeah (doing a little dance here for ya all) |
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Post by dean on Oct 8, 2006 18:43:48 GMT 10
2 eggs now would any body know what colours i would b able to get from a lutino hen and a blue cock
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 8, 2006 19:28:15 GMT 10
You should get Albino birds out of that combination.
John
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Post by dean on Oct 10, 2006 19:20:47 GMT 10
now have three eggs oh its exciting it seems she is laying an egg every second day
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 10, 2006 19:34:40 GMT 10
Cool. |
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 10, 2006 19:59:32 GMT 10
wont be long now and babies will be there. |
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Post by dean on Oct 15, 2006 22:24:20 GMT 10
no more eggs so far so i think 3 is the magic number. oh well im happy with three to bad this will b my frst and last experience with irns i just cant keep them any more due to some complaints, can any one suggest some quieter birds i was thinking green cheeks or some sort of grass parrot maybe red rumps scarlet chesteds or even one of my favs kakarikis
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 16, 2006 8:59:37 GMT 10
You have neighbours complaining about your IRN's..............how many have you got. I love the sound of birds...............I just can't understand why people complain about the noises they make.............actually sometimes with Skye ringing like a phone at the top of her lungs for hours on end and Shrekie making her horrible noise during the day..............yes I can understand sometimes. I am sorry to hear that. Maybe princess parrots or some burkes or red rumps might be better??? I am sure John can give you better advise on those as he has experience with them. |
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 16, 2006 10:56:50 GMT 10
Oh that is a shame Dean. Maybe if you love kaks so much you should look into getting some of them as they aren't as loud as ringies and they're far more entertaining. |
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