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Post by Laraine on Mar 22, 2012 10:09:46 GMT 10
After not doing a thing all summer my normal budgies have decided to breed. Yippee. Already one box have hatched (4 or 5 babies) and there are eggs popping out everywhere. Also I have 2 sets of two clutches from my tiels (they haven't bred for 3 years). It's strange, we had a couple of days which were hot a few weeks ago and that is when all the action started happening.
The English budgie is on her second clutch, making 5 babies in all.
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Post by Jack on Mar 22, 2012 19:54:46 GMT 10
same here! my budgies didn't breed at all last season and i almost thought we had mist this season then... BAM!!! they're breeding like rabbits ;D both pairs have had 2 clutches and another is laying eggs again! may be time to remove the boxes. I've had 13 babies so far
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Post by madaussie on Mar 22, 2012 23:13:34 GMT 10
Good to hear you finally got sum bubs mine where like rabbits 126 young this season.
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Post by Laraine on Mar 23, 2012 10:58:42 GMT 10
Wow John 126, must be something in the water over your way. I'll be happy if I get 20. Are you on the east coast Jack?
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Post by madaussie on Mar 23, 2012 15:00:14 GMT 10
Well i had 50 pairs so that is why i had so many babies.
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Post by meandem on Mar 24, 2012 8:39:30 GMT 10
That is good news all round. I miss my budgies, they are such happy little birds  |
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Post by Jack on Mar 25, 2012 14:41:18 GMT 10
yeah Laraine, the south-east. Down in Portland, the tiny little tip right at the bottom |
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Post by madaussie on Apr 12, 2012 15:19:49 GMT 10
That is good news all round. I miss my budgies, they are such happy little birds yes same now i only have 4 left |
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Post by Gerard on Apr 14, 2012 8:02:09 GMT 10
Laraine, have you had any luck with your Turks yet? Are they normals or one of the mutations? I went to pick up a forage box yesterday and I saw a pair of Par-Blue Scarlets, some Full Red-Fronted Turks and a pair of Mulga Parrots. It was soooooooo very, very tempting to get some.
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Post by meandem on Apr 14, 2012 9:36:51 GMT 10
That is good news all round. I miss my budgies, they are such happy little birds yes same now i only have 4 left  |
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Post by Laraine on Apr 15, 2012 18:44:28 GMT 10
No luck with any of my Neophemas breeding. The only ones to breed were my normal Bourkes about 4 years ago. They sure are pretty though. I have a par blue female Scarlet with a normal male, yellow female turk with normal male and a Opaline female turk. Rosa and pink pair of bourkes and the female normal Bourke (lost the male some time ago). They are all in together.
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Post by avinet on Apr 15, 2012 20:57:11 GMT 10
No luck with any of my Neophemas breeding. The only ones to breed were my normal Bourkes about 4 years ago. They sure are pretty though. I have a par blue female Scarlet with a normal male, yellow female turk with normal male and a Opaline female turk. Rosa and pink pair of bourkes and the female normal Bourke (lost the male some time ago). They are all in together.They are all in together is the reason they haven't bred - separate each pair into flights on their own and they will very likely breed. cheers, Mike |
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Post by Gerard on Apr 17, 2012 23:03:45 GMT 10
Sounds like a nice collection of wonderful birds you have there Laraine. Very colourful flock and wouldn't make a lot of noise either. They must give you a lot of joy. Just remember not to add any Elegants to the mix. They are a fair bit bigger and more aggressive than most of the other Neophemas and are not to be trusted with your other birds. Mike is spot on regarding his comments on them being all in together. All our native grass parrots will do best in their own flights/cages when it comes to breeding.  Given the various Neophemas you have, grab a copy of "A Guide to Neophema & Neopsephotus Genera & Their Mutations" if you don't have it already. It was only released a year or so ago and I think you'd find it a very interesting read. At $60-$70 it is not cheap, but it is probably the most comprehensive book ever published on Neophemas. The Neopsephotus section covers Bourkes.  |
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Post by Laraine on Apr 22, 2012 18:18:02 GMT 10
I had the pair of Turks in a breeding cabinet all summer, but alas not an egg.
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Post by avinet on Apr 22, 2012 21:17:25 GMT 10
While the books say Neophemas can be cabinet bred it isn't that easy. They really need sto be in a flight cage in the fresh air, and in their own cage to get good breeding results. That flight cage doesn't have to be too big - a suspended cage 1800 mm long by 900mm x 900mm is adequate.
They have to feel secure and comfortable to breed successfully.
cheers,
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