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Post by avinet on Sept 22, 2013 21:36:33 GMT 10
As I have posted in the ark thread, we lost Tilly yesterday. I am not sure what to do with her babies that are hatched. I am guessing they are around a week old, I'm hoping Billy will continue to feed them as both Turk parents feed the babies. Not sure how he is coping as they were extremely bonded  he calls for all the time. I never had much luck hand raising my bourkes when I breed them but hopefully Billy can keep them alive. They will be precious as Tilly''s last babies. She was such an extraordinary mum  I am so sorry to hear of your loss of Tilly. She wasn't that old from what I recall? The male may well continue to feed the babies but it isn't certain by any means. I would definitely be preparing to hand feed them - and they are not a difficult bird to feed. The best of the easily obtained formula for hand raising is Vetafarm Neocare - just follow the instructions on the pack for mixing but starting out with a slightly thinner mix for the first day or two. At a week old they would not need a middle of the night feed - just a quick feed before you go to bed and a feed as soon as you get up - an 8 hour gap overnight is acceptable. And then 4 hour feeds through the day for the first week gradually cutting back after they start to get proper feathers. See my article at scas.org.au/html/hand_rearing_part_1.html for advice. You would of course have to have some way of keeping them warm, at least until 3 or 4 weeks old. My main concern would be if Tilly died from an infectious disease - there would then be a very high chance the babies would have it and very little options for possible treatments. Was she thin or wa sher body weight still OK? cheers, Mike |
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Post by anzac on Sept 23, 2013 10:24:20 GMT 10
thanks for all your advice Mike, much appreciated as always. Tilly was only 3 years old and I worry about the infectious disease as well. Billy, her mate, seems unaffected but calls out for her all the time  I have found a lady in Perth that will hand rear them for me. I am dropping them off this morning to her. She has her own Facebook page about hand rearing so that's how I found her. She said she has a wiero that may accept them as well. I checked on the babies yesterday and Billy is still feeding them. There are in fact 3, one must have hatched out last and was hiding under the other 2 much larger ones. One has just opened their eyes so must be much older than I expected. I know this is probably a novelty and he will stop when he gets over missing Tilly. Mike, I gave away one of the turk's females to a friend of mine who is now sitting on eggs (unrelated male), she is willing to give me a female if there is one, is that too close a mating for my male? |
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Post by anzac on Sept 23, 2013 10:33:27 GMT 10
Meant to add her body weight was fine, so a bit scary
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Post by avinet on Sept 24, 2013 21:19:05 GMT 10
Mike, I gave away one of the turk's females to a friend of mine who is now sitting on eggs (unrelated male), she is willing to give me a female if there is one, is that too close a mating for my male? It isn't ideal - your Billy would be a grandfather to any female out of that pair, with his daughter being one of the parents. Not ideal since inbreeding can lead to smaller offspring. I would try to look around for an unrelated female if possible. cheers, Mike |
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Post by Laraine on Oct 2, 2013 9:38:04 GMT 10
My female Superb parrot is going in and out of the breeding box and the male has been looking in. She has bred before but he is a new male. I'm hoping it is a positive sign and that they will breed. Fingers crossed.
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Post by Laraine on Oct 24, 2013 13:14:06 GMT 10
Well the 3 baby budgies have fledged, now she has another 3 babies. They will be her last clutch until at least new year. Another 2 hens are sitting on eggs as well (one is her daughter from last year). Also 2 cockatiel hens are sitting on eggs. The female Plumhead is still sitting on her eggs under the breeding cabinet, can't candle them as I can't reach them but something should happen soon if they are fertile.
Still hoping some of the others will breed, I have put some into smaller breeding cages in pairs eg Scarlet Chesteds, Kakarikis and Elegants who bred last year. The female Turk is still spending her days in the breeding log and nights out in the cage. I don't know what this means......
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Post by avinet on Oct 25, 2013 21:56:23 GMT 10
. The female Turk is still spending her days in the breeding log and nights out in the cage. I don't know what this means...... Means she is thinking seriously of breeding this spring - doesn't always mean she will breed, but at least she is thinking about it  cheers, Mike |
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Post by Laraine on Oct 28, 2013 8:33:04 GMT 10
Thinking is good. She actually laid an egg on the bottom of the cage which I put into the breeding log as a hint.
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Post by Laraine on Nov 4, 2013 9:12:19 GMT 10
The female Turk is now spending all her time in the breeding log. I sneaked a peek when she came out briefly and there is at least one egg. I have never had Turks breed before even though I have kept them for years. Fingers crossed. The Plumhead who laid her eggs under the breeding cabinet seems to have given up on them. Apart from that only tiels and budgies with eggs.
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Post by avinet on Nov 4, 2013 23:02:43 GMT 10
The female Turk is now spending all her time in the breeding log. I sneaked a peek when she came out briefly and there is at least one egg. I have never had Turks breed before even though I have kept them for years. Fingers crossed. The Plumhead who laid her eggs under the breeding cabinet seems to have given up on them. Apart from that only tiels and budgies with eggs. Shame about the Plum-heads - never sounded like a good prospect, but good luck with the Turks Mike |
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Post by Laraine on Nov 5, 2013 9:26:18 GMT 10
Have you got any of your birds breeding Mike? Any luck with the Greys?
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Post by avinet on Nov 5, 2013 12:31:41 GMT 10
Have you got any of your birds breeding Mike? Any luck with the Greys? The Greys have just got the nest box back after a break and Jamila has started back in the box scratching around. However I am not confident that Ernie has got the hang of just what part he plays in the process of producing babies It might take a while - he has perhaps been too much of a pet bird for too long. Apart from the Greys I am not trying to breed anything - most of my birds are too old. Our pet Alexandrines wanted to breed this spring but we successfully deterred them, and our retirement aviary has had a bunch of elderly male cockatiels keen to breed but there is a shortage of girls, and those that are there are too old anyway. Still the males have fun checking out nest boxes and reliving old memories  We also have 2 Blue Mask Lovebird girls that are in the retirement aviary and are egg laying and nest building machines but no male so no babies - I might have to look out for a male next time I see one in our local shop. Only trouble is I would have to separate them from the other birds in the aviary (one large mixed aviary) if a male was present since that might increase the aggression factor from the Lovebirds. Our only breeding has been a pair of Diamond Doves - the first time i have bred them at home, mainly because I have never kept them before. We did breed them in the shop a few times but this is a first for home. Their story is a nice one so I might do a separate thread for them, with some photos. cheers, Mike |
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Post by Laraine on Nov 12, 2013 8:36:10 GMT 10
Fingers crossed for your Greys Mike. I have another female (daughter of the female who has been breeding) who has hatched some babies. Not sure how many as she is sitting tight. Another hen is sitting on a batch of eggs. Cockatiels are mucking around, one female sat on eggs for about 2 weeks then abandoned them. Very annoying. The female Turk is sitting on eggs, have never bred Turks before despite having them for years, so am keeping fingers crossed. Apart from them NOTHING.
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Post by Laraine on Nov 28, 2013 10:46:58 GMT 10
Still quiet in the bird aviaries: the turk parrots egg isn't going to hatch but they are still spending time in the log so maybe another one might appear. Lutino Red Rump has an egg, as well as Rainbow Lorikeet. Two Budgies have eggs and one has 2 babies, and 3 Cockatiels have eggs if they decide to sit on them long enough. I'm disappointed with the Conures, Princess Parrots, Elegants and Superb Parrots.
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Post by Laraine on Feb 6, 2014 10:13:15 GMT 10
My breeding season has been a bit mixed. I had 1 baby Red Rump which died in the nest. 2 baby Cockatiels who also died. The budgies are now going well after a slow start. So far 4 babies fledged and another 6 in 2 nests plus more eggs. My Turk parrot hatched 2 babies then got sick so I am now hand feeding them. They have both fledged so I am hoping they will start to eat seed soon. This is the first time I have successfully bred Turks so am hoping they will survive.
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Post by Laraine on Apr 15, 2014 10:39:07 GMT 10
Just when I was winding down the breeding season for this year, I have 3 budgie mums with babies. As well 2 of the tiels have decided to lay eggs at last. Crazy birds.
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Post by avinet on Apr 15, 2014 21:43:43 GMT 10
Just when I was winding down the breeding season for this year, I have 3 budgie mums with babies. As well 2 of the tiels have decided to lay eggs at last. Crazy birds. We often found that budgies and cockatiels would have an autumn breeding season - but in Queensland saub tropical climat ethat isn't too surprising. What is surprising me is our pet Alexandrine girls are getting very hormonal - looking for nesting sites, guarding them against other hens and generally being a real pain. One bitten toe so far! The males haven't a clue what is happening - they have looked at the calendar and know spring is a long way away |
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Post by Laraine on Apr 24, 2014 11:24:35 GMT 10
I had 2 of my male Cockatiels having a real fight on the weekend. I have 2 hens sitting on eggs.
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Post by parrotwoman on Oct 4, 2015 10:02:40 GMT 10
Please give me some advice my galahs and corella in not nesting yet and should of had a clutch
They have fresh leaves
Good food
Breeding log
What am I missing ??
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he calls for all the time. I never had much luck hand raising my bourkes when I breed them but hopefully Billy can keep them alive. They will be precious as Tilly''s last babies. She was such an extraordinary mum 
I have found a lady in Perth that will hand rear them for me. I am dropping them off this morning to her. She has her own Facebook page about hand rearing so that's how I found her. She said she has a wiero that may accept them as well. I checked on the babies yesterday and Billy is still feeding them. There are in fact 3, one must have hatched out last and was hiding under the other 2 much larger ones. One has just opened their eyes so must be much older than I expected. I know this is probably a novelty and he will stop when he gets over missing Tilly. Mike, I gave away one of the turk's females to a friend of mine who is now sitting on eggs (unrelated male), she is willing to give me a female if there is one, is that too close a mating for my male? 
We also have 2 Blue Mask Lovebird girls that are in the retirement aviary and are egg laying and nest building machines but no male so no babies - I might have to look out for a male next time I see one in our local shop. Only trouble is I would have to separate them from the other birds in the aviary (one large mixed aviary) if a male was present since that might increase the aggression factor from the Lovebirds.
