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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 7, 2006 19:58:35 GMT 10
As I have told you in the past my Princess Parrots have been trying to mate, he is either too young or too stupid to know what to do, or so I thought, Jill has been walking around the aviary growling at Bronson for two weeks, ducking her head and displaying to him and the other day I finally caught him making an attempt to mate. Well Jill has finally gone down in a nest box AND laid an egg, she is sitting on it and he, like a good husband, is standing guard outside the nest and attacks me every time i have a look. I really hope something comes out of the egg but I am not getting my hopes up but baby Princess Parrots would be nice ;D
John
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 7, 2006 21:30:39 GMT 10
woo hoo lucky you  |
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 8, 2006 11:46:34 GMT 10
Oh thats fantastic John. Fingers crossed for babies.
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Post by macafee on Oct 9, 2006 13:36:19 GMT 10
Good luck John.
Hopefully she lays another four eggs and they are all fertile.
Macafee
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 10, 2006 13:25:52 GMT 10
Just to keep you all in the picture she has now laid another two eggs and is sitting very tight on them, it's looking good at the moment as long as they7 are fertile ill be happy ;D ;D ;D.
John
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 10, 2006 15:55:41 GMT 10
so when would they be expected to hatch approximately and are they normal coloured parents???
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 10, 2006 19:17:33 GMT 10
Yes Tracey they are normal, but I don't care really I am just hoping the eggs a fertile. She is now sitting on three eggs and she is laying an egg every second day and she is doing all the right things it will be so good, I really wasn't expecting them. Incubation is around 21 days so in about three weeks we should know.
John
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 10, 2006 19:25:39 GMT 10
How exciting, I'm sure everything will work out. |
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 10, 2006 20:00:54 GMT 10
Princesses are very pretty.........actually I think I prefer the normals anyway.........more colour variation in them
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 10, 2006 20:03:36 GMT 10
Yes they really beautiful birds I love them and they make such wonderful pets.
John
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 10, 2006 20:08:39 GMT 10
I have heard that |
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 12, 2006 19:22:52 GMT 10
Latest news is she is now sitting on 4 eggs, ;D the birdy Gods couldn't be so cruel to me not to at least have a couple of them fertile  and hatch, keep everything crossed I assure you you will hear me yell and scream if she hatches any of them I am so excited at the thought of baby Princess Parrots. John |
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 14, 2006 21:23:06 GMT 10
Yay that is sooo cool, fingers crossed.
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Post by sebzpets on Oct 15, 2006 10:36:50 GMT 10
Wow good on you John...fingers crossed that you get something out of them. My blue and green pr are finally starting to make "eyes" at each other so fingers crossed here as well LOL. They truly are a beautiful bird that I have waited several years to own and if it all goes well I'll be 1 very excited and happy grandaddy to Boris and Zsa Zsa's kids this season.  |
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 15, 2006 18:47:20 GMT 10
Fingers crossed for you Seb. |
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 15, 2006 20:15:24 GMT 10
I can't wait to see babies from both Johns and Seb's princesses |
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 20, 2006 10:48:32 GMT 10
Well the final count is she is sitting on 6 eggs, if i don't get at least one baby out of this I'll be very disappointed  . Just an added bit to this saga is the male bird, Bronson, has become very aggressive toward me, I have to take my wife into the aviary with me just to distract him while i check the other boxes and remove the feed dishes. John |
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 20, 2006 10:58:54 GMT 10
Don't ya just love protective birds. Fingers crossed you get some bubs. |
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Post by Jane on Oct 20, 2006 12:53:26 GMT 10
Let's hope you get lots of chicks!!
John do you mind if I ask which birds you have sharing the aviary with the princesses? I really want to get some but I'm unsure about their housing arrangements.
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 20, 2006 13:07:48 GMT 10
I have a mixed aviary Jane and there are cockatiels, red rumps and the princess parrots all in the same aviary. The mix of birds is 3 pair of cockatiels, 3 pair of red rumps and one pair of princess parrots, they are all breeding and the aviary is about 5meters long and all birds get on okay.
Having said that I am going to remove a pair of cockatiels, a White Face pied cock and an Albino hen, and put them in an aviary by themselves. I also have a spare aviary that I can use if I have any problems, but so far so good.
John
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and hatch, keep everything crossed I assure you you will hear me yell and scream if she hatches any of them I am so excited at the thought of baby Princess Parrots.
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