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Post by Laraine on Aug 15, 2011 9:46:40 GMT 10
Well another breeding season is upon us. I started a new link for this year. Two female red rumps and a cockatiel have eggs.
How is everyone else going?
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Post by anzac on Aug 15, 2011 10:56:59 GMT 10
My canaries are singing up a storm and the argy-bargy has started a bit between the males, nothing too serious though. Now if the poor girls can keep their grass seeds in their own nest without everyone eating it would help  |
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Post by deemaree on Aug 15, 2011 21:06:59 GMT 10
Hi Lorraine, Yes I have quite a few babies in the nest boxes at the moment and am currently hand feeding 4 baby Cockatiels and 3 baby Peach faced Lovebirds (all about 3 weeks old)
Such darling little cuties they are.
Its only going to get busier from here on in but I love it! ;D
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Post by meandem on Aug 16, 2011 15:51:52 GMT 10
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Post by Laraine on Aug 17, 2011 13:24:23 GMT 10
Do you still have your pair of Scarlets Ellen?
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Post by meandem on Aug 18, 2011 13:38:17 GMT 10
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Post by madaussie on Aug 19, 2011 18:52:13 GMT 10
Yes i know that feeling only two well .
well so far this season i have Had 30 budgies
looking for 10 females budgies prefer older birds
Zeb's i have no idea till i go in and catch them looks like about 40 at a rough count with no legs bands
Javas only 2 so far
canaries on eggs
corlleas short bill and long billed are mating fingers crossed
and 18 baby Alex's in the next month or 2 i dont breed them just buy them now no room for them to breed anymore here
quails two many to count the little buggers are every where makes it hard to walk in the cage .
green checks sitting on eggs
Cockatiels 6 babies and eggs
that's it so far
i two miss my birds since the move .
but iam gunna be a granddad oldest is having a boy and a set of twins unknown sex yet 2 my second eldest.
jjjj
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Post by meandem on Aug 19, 2011 20:55:30 GMT 10
 Geez John, it's all happening at your place. LOL at the quails...........they are just so cute. And a grandad..............woohoo............twins no less.............absolutely awesome news
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Post by madaussie on Aug 19, 2011 21:02:33 GMT 10
Thanks ;D oops i forgot the ring necks 24 eggs
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Post by Laraine on Aug 22, 2011 8:51:16 GMT 10
Aww Ellen sorry you had to sell your Scarlets.  Congrats John on your impending grandfatherhood. I have 3 x 3 month old female budgies for sale. Have you heard anything about the aviary? |
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Post by Laraine on Aug 26, 2011 7:44:12 GMT 10
I'm so sorry to hear your news John, life certainly sucks. What terrible news, I know that nothing I can say will make you feel any better. Keep your chin up.
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Post by madaussie on Aug 27, 2011 14:28:38 GMT 10
thanks Laraine
i deleted post off topic
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Post by Robyn on Aug 28, 2011 9:11:50 GMT 10
Not to much happening this end. Have had 2 clutches of GCC, just took the last chicks to H/R have orders for them. & baby eclectus in Gypsy's nest. Everything else is either thinking about it or to young.
Although i am not breeding to much my incubator has been running non stop for the last 4 months or so. I have what looks like a fertile Red Tail Black Too egg, it has only been in there for a 4 days. Have manage a 100% success rate in rearing 9 Alex chicks from hatch & 2 RTB Too's. also have 2 female eclectus chicks, all other breeders babies. But that is ok i don't have to find homes for them. Just take them back to their breeder & get paid for my work. ;D
So i don't really mind that i have scaled down on the amount of birds i have & breed. I still get to hand rear for other breeders & that satisfies me.
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Post by Laraine on Nov 3, 2011 13:02:17 GMT 10
It's been a bit quiet so far, the weather has been so lousy that the birds must be confused as to whether it is really spring. I have 1 red rump baby who has fledged (mum sitting on a second clutch), lutino English budgie has 3 babies (I'm excited about that first English budgie babies), normal budgie sitting on eggs and a Rainbow Lorikeet sitting on eggs.
Princess Parrot sat on eggs for about 2 weeks but I don't think they were fertile and she has abandoned them.
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Post by anzac on Nov 3, 2011 17:47:33 GMT 10
Well one pair of my canaries did well and have fledged 3 babies, all on perches now and eating seed even though Rocket wasn't their dad he did a stirling job in helping to raise them. Most of the other girls are on eggs but most will probably be clear. Another week or so and I will see if Tilly, my turk's egg will hatch or not, she has laid 4.
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Post by avinet on Nov 3, 2011 20:42:10 GMT 10
Princess Parrot sat on eggs for about 2 weeks but I don't think they were fertile and she has abandoned them. I always break open abandoned eggs - at least if you know they were fertile but didn't make it there is hope next time. cheers, Mike |
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Post by Laraine on Nov 4, 2011 10:39:58 GMT 10
That's a good idea Mike. I'll try that in the future. The main reason I didn't think they were fertile is the male wasn't taking any notice of her in the box at all. She was just sitting in there on all her eggs.
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