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Post by angelicvampyre on Nov 8, 2009 21:51:29 GMT 10
I am getting depressed as my guys are doing nothing! My green cheeks are not even looking at going down and my female quaker laid one egg in the water dish and then nothing! Now it is getting warmer I think i have missed the boat, it's really sad as after everything I have been through I was hoping for some bubs this season
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Post by Laraine on Nov 9, 2009 11:54:48 GMT 10
My Green Cheeks aren't doing anything either Angelic nor the Kaks, Scarlets, Turks and Redrumps. They drive you mad, its supposed to be the natural instinct to breed in summer. The new Princess Parrot girl is finally letting Jack near her (after weeks of screeching and beaking him) he was feeding her on the weekend, fingers crossed there.
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 9, 2009 17:52:04 GMT 10
Hello AV haven't seen you around for a while.
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Post by sypher on Nov 9, 2009 18:15:41 GMT 10
Yes good to see you AV! Dont worry, alot hasnt happened for me yet aswell. I have had a couple of disapointments. My hen Plumhead died while sitting on a fertile clutch of eggs, and moustache parrots laying and then not sitting on the eggs because the silly thing buried them!
On a brighter note, I have 2 fledged slatey heads, suns and quakers on eggs!
Shaun
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Post by zooyouthben on Nov 9, 2009 19:18:37 GMT 10
3 Ruddy Shelduck Ducklings have hatched, raising the national population by 6%
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Post by Laraine on Nov 10, 2009 11:59:42 GMT 10
I now have 3 Eastern Rosella babies. The grey show budgie has been sitting on eggs for quite a while now, last night I found that the yellow budgie (who keeps laying eggs and they disappear) sitting in the box. I pushed her out but half an hour later she was back in. Hopefully she will keep incubating them. Quails due to hatch very soon. 3 tiel hens sitting on eggs as well.
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 10, 2009 17:44:03 GMT 10
good luck with your bubs Laraine
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Post by Laraine on Nov 11, 2009 10:58:14 GMT 10
Thanks Tracey, I wish I had a few more........It's 4 baby Rosellas now, but no budgies. I hope if they hatch she looks after them. The grey budgie is still out in the cold. I've been candling all the eggs, its an interesting exercise which I haven't done before. Now I know what to expect to hatch and what won't. The only ones I haven't done are the budgie eggs as its a bit hard to get to, will try tonight (I'm curious). Expecting the quails to hatch soon.
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Post by Robyn on Nov 13, 2009 13:17:03 GMT 10
Baby eckie hatched yesterday think there is 2 today. must check.
2 more eckies to hatch in another aviary.
Sunny is ready to lay again.
I love candling the eggs but its disappointing when there is nothing in the darn egg.
Oh well try again next time.
Robyn.
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Post by Laraine on Nov 13, 2009 14:55:25 GMT 10
It is disappointing, but it's best to know rather than waiting 21 days and nothing. Still waiting for the quails to hatch. Maybe the peachface will lay again. She has only just got her partner in July but they bonded so thought there was a chance.
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Post by AussieBirds on Nov 15, 2009 12:50:58 GMT 10
The last lot of peachies have fledged and there is another 11 eggs from the same two hens, 7 in one box and 4 in the other, two of the seven eggs have hatched, that was as of Friday night, I haven't looked since I will look tonight, I have 12 baby budgies and another two hens sitting on eggs< I also have cockatiels sitting on eggs, every thing is is really spinning along here.
John
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Post by Laraine on Nov 16, 2009 12:58:09 GMT 10
Still only the baby Rosellas, I hope they survive the hot spell, no quails yet. I have 4 tiel hens sitting on eggs. I moved the Elegants and Bourke Pairs into the breeding cabinets and moved the Scarlett Chested and Turk pairs out, got sick of waiting for them. They have breeding boxes if they should decide to do something.
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Post by Damo on Nov 16, 2009 22:12:35 GMT 10
I have 3 baby western rosellas and 2baby moustache parrots that i am handrearing.
i sold the breeding pairs and now only have 2 birds inside with all empty aviaries but i am getting a pair of black capped conures in the next few weeks also bluebonnets.
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Post by Laraine on Nov 17, 2009 9:50:56 GMT 10
Still only 4 baby Eastern Rosellas plus the 4 tiel hens sitting. Quail eggs haven't hatched yet, down to 2 now. Damien, you finally found your Bluebonnets?
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Post by Robyn on Nov 20, 2009 20:40:23 GMT 10
4 baby Eclectus now. Would be nice to get 2 males & 2 females this time    Don't tell anyone but i am thinking of getting another pair of Amazons not sure which ones yet. Robyn. |
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Post by zooyouthben on Nov 20, 2009 21:46:32 GMT 10
We have a baby yellow crown. They are pretty awesome birds, our Pair are so full on!
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Post by Laraine on Nov 21, 2009 15:09:44 GMT 10
Your secrets safe with me Robyn. LOL. How is everyone coping with this hot weather. I hate it....... Its so hard keeping the baby Rosellas alive in a very hot breeding box. Today a baby tiel hatched. Bring on the cool change supposedly on Monday.
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Post by Robyn on Nov 22, 2009 12:45:07 GMT 10
Weather up here is 30 degrees today and overcast so its not to bad. Laraine if you can take the lids off the nest boxes that will help. Also i have 90% shadecloth over my cages so when very hot i go hose them down.
Have you got any mist sprays set up round your aviaries that also helps & doesn't use a great deal of water.
I did hear on the news it was going to be around the 40 degree mark in NSW. OUCH.
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Post by Laraine on Nov 22, 2009 18:30:55 GMT 10
It was 42 at my place today, its still 36 and stinking hot. I do lift the lids on the boxes on a hot day. So far I haven't lost any babies today. I moved the 2 boxes down lower today and the daddy tiel sat on the baby/eggs all day. I hosed them 4 times today, they loved that. Hopefully we are expected to get a change during the night.
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Post by AussieBirds on Nov 23, 2009 10:45:34 GMT 10
It was about the same here Larine and it was still over 30 at 10pm, all the babies survived and I actually had some love bird babies hatch during the heat. I have moved all my fledged love bird babies into their own aviary and they are settling in well there are some very nice colours amongst them, it looks like the six eggs are going to hatch from one box but I am only seeing two of the four in the other box it appears the teils have abandoned their eggs for some reason however the budgies are going great guns.
John
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Don't tell anyone but i am thinking of getting another pair of Amazons not sure which ones yet.