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Post by trix on Dec 14, 2009 20:22:55 GMT 10
hi all, my princess parrot has a chick in the box and it is around 4 weeks old. The mum doesnt seem to be goin to the box much anymore and she hasnt been to the box at all tonight. have been checkin the chick and it seems to be healthy. I had to remove a parrot out of their cage today and am just hopin i havnt disturbed her too much. is it normal for the mum to spent so much time out of the box? thankyou for any advice.
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Post by Laraine on Dec 15, 2009 9:52:50 GMT 10
Once babies get to about 4 weeks the mother won't spend much time in with them, just to feed. Just make sure that the baby's crop is full.
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Post by vankarhi on Dec 27, 2009 16:58:59 GMT 10
I am so sorry I am late replying to this. Yes I have noticed that my hens will stay out of the nest once the chicks get to a certain age and especially in the heat.
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Post by trix on Jan 16, 2010 8:10:07 GMT 10
my princess chick has now been out for a few weeks now and all is good!  but when i was cleaning ther cage and nest boxes. i got a nice surprise i found a nest of 4 baby red rumps have not even seen mum going into the box maybe becos its been in the 40s for the last week but thay all seem to be doing well |
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Post by vankarhi on Jan 16, 2010 16:52:17 GMT 10
wow excellent ;D
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Post by Laraine on Jan 16, 2010 18:19:29 GMT 10
What a nice surprise.
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Post by meandem on Jan 18, 2010 10:14:17 GMT 10
That's the sort of surprises I like to hear about! |
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but when i was cleaning ther cage and nest boxes. i got a nice surprise i found a nest of 4 baby red rumps 
