Post by beachbird on Sept 1, 2005 9:42:58 GMT 10
My best breeding pair of cockatiels (cinnamon p.p cock & pp hen) have six new babies again. I checked in their box yesterday, and the last one had just hatched.
I also put two of their eggs under another pair. The cock of this pair hasn't bred successfully, but the hen has. She misses having babies, so I surregated a couple of the other pairs eggs to them. They're good 'parents' to them, and feed them well.
Only one of these eggs has hatched, so I'm keeping the infertile eggs in with itto keep it warm, till it gets a bit bigger. The surviving baby looks good, and very well fed.
Would it be possible to take another baby, maybe the youngest, from the other five, who are with their parents, and put it in with this single one? The babies are from the same parents. I thought it might help the real parents if I moved another one or two into the surragate's box, for them to feed as well. So then, they'd have three each.
I also put two of their eggs under another pair. The cock of this pair hasn't bred successfully, but the hen has. She misses having babies, so I surregated a couple of the other pairs eggs to them. They're good 'parents' to them, and feed them well.
Only one of these eggs has hatched, so I'm keeping the infertile eggs in with itto keep it warm, till it gets a bit bigger. The surviving baby looks good, and very well fed.
Would it be possible to take another baby, maybe the youngest, from the other five, who are with their parents, and put it in with this single one? The babies are from the same parents. I thought it might help the real parents if I moved another one or two into the surragate's box, for them to feed as well. So then, they'd have three each.
Mum & breeder of cockatiels, budgies and lovebirds. 
