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Post by AussieBirds on Sept 3, 2009 14:00:32 GMT 10
Some weeks ago I bought a whole lot of new Peach face, mostly pied I had 4 pair and a spare male, when i bought them I was told they were about 8 months old and should be ready for breeding, well one of the hens has laid 6 eggs and I was hopeful she would have babies as this were her second lot and the first ones were empty, she had mated with a cross Fischer/peach face and he was infertile.
I got rid of the cross, replaced it and hoped she would mate again which she did with a very nice pied male and as I said laid six eggs well Monday there was one new chick in the box and today another egg has hatched, from what I can see the first chick has yellow down so heres hoping it is nice colour.
Just on another note the bird I replaced the cross with was a very nice Olive bird and he has paired up with a pied hen and they are sitting on 4 eggs at the moment so it's pretty exciting times here at the moment
John
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Post by Lewis on Sept 3, 2009 19:59:43 GMT 10
lucky bugger
my lovies are not going down for some reason my tiels are for the first time so im happy
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Post by sypher on Sept 3, 2009 20:19:48 GMT 10
Good luck with the chicks John, Hope you get some good colours!
Shaun
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Post by vankarhi on Sept 3, 2009 21:08:28 GMT 10
well it sounds promising at your house John ;D
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Post by madaussie on Sept 3, 2009 21:43:30 GMT 10
Good luck with them mine are on 5 eggs.
j
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Post by meandem on Sept 4, 2009 12:14:34 GMT 10
That is fantastic news, in such a short time - they must be totally content with where they are. I love my peachies, they are great little birds, just personality plus and so comical in the way they climb and jump around. Mine are on eggs again, so I have my fingers crossed for both of us. Have you got any pics of your pieds? We bought one a while back and he was really heavily pied, now he seems to have lost some of his colour?  ? Is this normal? |
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Post by AussieBirds on Sept 4, 2009 12:50:53 GMT 10
That is fantastic news, in such a short time - they must be totally content with where they are. I love my peachies, they are great little birds, just personality plus and so comical in the way they climb and jump around. Mine are on eggs again, so I have my fingers crossed for both of us. Have you got any pics of your pieds? We bought one a while back and he was really heavily pied, now he seems to have lost some of his colour? ? Is this normal? You will find pics of my pied love birds at this link aussiebirds.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Agroponas&action=display&thread=7755John |
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Post by meandem on Sept 4, 2009 15:13:46 GMT 10
Oh yes, I remember looking at these little stunners!  Have they kept their colouring? This is my little fella, he has started to lose some of the green off his back, not all of it, just some of it. His little lady is on 4 eggs at the moment, so I can't wait to see what the colours of their babes come out. The six above him in the pic are six of my babies from other parents. I had only just purchased him when I took this picture.  |
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Post by Lewis on Sept 4, 2009 20:59:19 GMT 10
hey meandem are those babys cross anything but peachies they look like mask crossed peachie
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Post by meandem on Sept 5, 2009 12:17:47 GMT 10
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Post by meandem on Sept 5, 2009 12:19:04 GMT 10
Oh, and another new arrival yesterday. They are great little parents these two.
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Post by AussieBirds on Sept 5, 2009 14:04:24 GMT 10
I had a look this morning and there is another baby thats three with three to go I hope, all in the same nest.
John
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Post by vankarhi on Sept 5, 2009 14:11:45 GMT 10
excellent John.
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Post by meandem on Sept 5, 2009 17:45:24 GMT 10
I had a look this morning and there is another baby thats three with three to go I hope, all in the same nest. John Oh I hope so for you too. ;D ;D ;D Aren't they just the cutest little things. I couldn't resist, I went out and took a pic this morning. Mum happily obliged. She moved over in the nest whilst I took this pic.  |
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Post by Damo on Sept 5, 2009 17:51:19 GMT 10
meandem that pic is so cute mumma bird must trust you to move over and let you take the pic:)
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Post by madaussie on Sept 5, 2009 18:27:36 GMT 10
cool still waiting for mine to hatch.
j
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Post by madaussie on Sept 5, 2009 18:38:17 GMT 10
Aww cute what do you sue in the nest may i ask mine had wood shavings but have filled the nest to the top nearly with sheared newspaper and layed 5 eggs mum and dad sit on them i never see them .
j
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Post by Damo on Sept 5, 2009 19:04:13 GMT 10
when i use to breed lovies i got palm leaves and let them chew them up and carry to the nest.
such funny little birds lovies are and amazing to watch
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Post by meandem on Sept 6, 2009 14:14:45 GMT 10
Aww cute what do you sue in the nest may i ask mine had wood shavings but have filled the nest to the top nearly with sheared newspaper and layed 5 eggs mum and dad sit on them i never see them . j Mine love corn on the cob. I give them the whole thing. They use the outside for the nests and then eat the inside. I also give them branches with leaves on. Because there are ample gum trees here, I just give them those, and they shred them up themselves and build thier nests up. |
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Post by AussieBirds on Sept 7, 2009 14:41:37 GMT 10
I use Palm Fonds they will strip them bare in a day fortunatly I have prety good suply of them, there was another baby this morning that's four from six, two to go.
I must tell you these peachies are the strangest birds I have had, the hen laid six eggs and did not incubate them once during the day, she would sit on them at night but not during the day light hours, I was just about to throw the eggs out and get rid of her because I thought she was not furtile, boy was i wrong!!!!!!!
John
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? Is this normal?
