D-Cockatiel3008
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Colourful, Lively and Friendly are Our Feathered Friends!
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Post by D-Cockatiel3008 on Nov 12, 2005 13:41:23 GMT 10
Well today I got a great surprise from my Silver Quails... Here is the quails nest...  Here is Mum, Dad and all 6 babies...  Another photo of Mum and her 6 babies...  Mum waiting in the nest for the rest of the babies to come in...  She laid 8 eggs and 6 have hatched... Ohh and this is her second lot of babies this year...  Hope u all enjoyed my photos! ;D |
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Post by beachbird on Nov 12, 2005 21:10:17 GMT 10
Those babies look really healthy and strong, dcockatiel. That's great. I had Jap quails and the hen sat and sat on eggs, only for them to have to bo thrown out. Until one day, one little baby hatched. Then next morning, I went out and it was dead. I think the father killed it.  Is there anything you have to do for them to keep them safe and healthy? I know that pebbles in the water stops them drowning, but that's about it. I'd like to get more and try again, but I'm a bit worried I might not know enough to do the best for them. |
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D-Cockatiel3008
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Post by D-Cockatiel3008 on Nov 13, 2005 15:50:44 GMT 10
I don't do anything special for them... or know how I got her to sit on eggs. One day I put a bird box in the corner of the aviary with some grass... came out the next day and she had built a nest next to it and laid her eggs in the nest. When the babies get older mum, dad and the babies all hide and sleep in the box. I have a flat dish on the ground, with a little bit of water in it so the babies don't drown. Oh and lots of food too! I feed the budgie and finch seed, oats that are growing and corn!  They love it! ;D Sorry I couldn't be much more help. |
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Post by beachbird on Nov 13, 2005 19:21:09 GMT 10
Well you answered a few of my questions, so thanks a lot. |
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D-Cockatiel3008
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Post by D-Cockatiel3008 on Nov 13, 2005 19:30:24 GMT 10
I'm glad I could help out alittle... Sorry I couldn't answer much better... |
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Post by Laraine on Nov 15, 2005 11:45:41 GMT 10
I've got a quail sitting on her first clutch of eggs at the moment. I usually put them in a smaller cage as they get out of my aviary. Its amazing how small they are. In the past I've had problems with fathers, so I usually separate them from him. They love their fruit & vegies so I give them lots of that. Also they love egg & biscuit which I give them when they are small. I also make sure there is cuttle bone for the mother.
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Mum & breeder of cockatiels, budgies and lovebirds. 
They love it! ;D Sorry I couldn't be much more help.
