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Post by alemap on Feb 18, 2011 7:32:05 GMT 10
My birds are starting to show signs of nesting again as spring is in the air, greys are on eggs and galahs are mating regulary. Last years season resulted in 5 greys and 6 galahs.
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Post by Laraine on Feb 18, 2011 14:59:37 GMT 10
It's an exciting time of year when they begin breeding. Is it still cold over there?
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Post by alemap on Feb 19, 2011 7:04:26 GMT 10
Hi laraine, yes its still quite cold but weve had a few spring like days. it s about 6c.
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Post by meandem on Feb 20, 2011 6:38:03 GMT 10
Ahhh Spring, what a lovely time of the year - for so many reasons. Good to hear it is all starting again for another year for you.
Brrrr, we will soon be experiencing the cold again.
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Post by alemap on Feb 27, 2011 1:53:57 GMT 10
 Checked nestboxes today and all prs are working boxes. |
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Post by meandem on Feb 27, 2011 7:56:50 GMT 10
Wow, they sure are pretty! Sounds like it is all happening at your place  |
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Post by Laraine on Mar 1, 2011 15:10:49 GMT 10
They are beautiful, what are they?
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Post by Lewis on Mar 1, 2011 16:10:48 GMT 10
Blue Headed Macaws Laraine
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Post by alemap on Mar 2, 2011 6:31:11 GMT 10
All my birds are now digging there nest boxes[ except the red tail black as they are too young and i havnt given them a box yet] . 1 pr galahs has 1st egg.  . I am still looking for advice on breeding red tails, nest box size, when to put it in the flight, breeding age, anything that may help. |
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Post by alemap on Mar 18, 2011 7:17:05 GMT 10
My red fronted macaws have become very protective of there nest box in the last week, so fingers crossed, my african greys are rearing chicks, i havent disturbed them as they may damage they in the scramble around the box if i look but im going to leave them to rear them. My galahs are laying eggs with mixed results, pr1 are sitting 3 infertile eggs, pr 2 ate there eggs, this has never happened before.  |
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Post by norwichfinchman on Mar 18, 2011 10:39:10 GMT 10
They are amazing pictures and great parrots. You must have some really good neighbours with all that noise?
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Post by Laraine on Mar 18, 2011 17:51:10 GMT 10
Welcome back Steve, I haven't seen you posting for quite a while.
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Post by norwichfinchman on Mar 19, 2011 8:03:00 GMT 10
It's good to be back!
So far this year I have bred:
3 Gouldian Finches BH/PB
5 Kakariki Parakeets
2 Afican Silverbills
12 Normal Java Sparrows
5 White Java Sparrows
1 Fawn Java Sparrow.
LOADS OF BIRDS ON EGGS AT THE MOMENT.
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Post by Laraine on Mar 19, 2011 12:39:47 GMT 10
Wow you are having a good season and your summer hasn't even started yet. I am guessing you keep your birds indoors??
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Post by alemap on Mar 20, 2011 2:34:55 GMT 10
You sound like your having a good start to the season Steve, i took a look at your website and you too have some nice birds. you are right that we need to breed birds that are rare in our aviaries before we lose them for good, some that were very easy to get only a few years ago are difficult to find now. I started out breeding finches then parrakeets and progressed onto parrots.  |
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Post by norwichfinchman on Mar 20, 2011 8:53:01 GMT 10
My birds are mostly bred outside in flights. It was -3 degrees two nights ago, very gold but it is getting warmer during the day. I cover my flights with clear damp-proof membrane. Strong clear plastic. It makes my flights during the winter draught free and surpisingly can get nice and warm because it seem to keep the heat in?I would love to breed Parrots but I don;t have the space and my neighbours would have a moan. I'm also frightened of Parrots biting me? Who ever I go round and visit friends their Parrots always seem to have it in for me? Parakeets are great I can deal with them!!!!
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Post by alemap on Apr 22, 2011 2:56:00 GMT 10
My season is a disaster so far with no chicks hatched as yet and currently no birds on eggs.  |
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Post by alemap on Jul 29, 2011 4:24:45 GMT 10
This has been the worst breeding season ive ever known, ive just lost a 6week old grey the parents were rearing and my galahs are sat on 4 eggs which are dead in shell so still no birds reared this year, my redfronts have just been re sexed and are 2 males but hopefully i have managed to swap a hen so maybe next year will be better.
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Post by Laraine on Jul 30, 2011 19:22:27 GMT 10
Sorry to hear you have had such a dud breeding season. Mine was like that last year, all my birds laid were clear eggs. We are just coming into ours so we'll see how things go this year. Can you put anything down to the poor season, weather, etc.
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Post by alemap on Aug 20, 2011 17:14:31 GMT 10
we had a long period of little or no rain in the early part of the season and later on it was very humid which caused dead in shell, on the plus side i had infertile eggs from my young queen of bavaria conures so im hoping they may be fertile next year.
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