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Post by madaussie on Jul 25, 2010 7:03:03 GMT 10
My ekkie pair have hatched there first egg ;D
their first time at breeding and she is so cranky i miss her cuddles lol
jjjj
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Post by Robyn on Jul 25, 2010 15:24:24 GMT 10
Congratulations JJ, i also have 1 baby eclectus & the other egg is pipping should hatch tonight, checked the GCC'S & there was a chick hatched & about 5 more eggs i think. But apart from that not to much going on. I dread putting the nest box in for the trio of eckies as sales for birds up here is non existent.
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Post by Laraine on Jul 25, 2010 18:21:33 GMT 10
There aren't a lot of bird enthusiasts in Cairns Robyn?
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Post by Lewis on Jul 28, 2010 9:50:35 GMT 10
HI, Guys
SOrry ive beeen a bit quiet of late been majorly busy with the birds
my season is just starting
I have 6 baby peachies in the weaning cage (i didnt breed)
4 eggs with a lutino hen and whiteface pearl pied Tiel
1 egg with the pearl pair of tiels
all the peachies are making nests but i need to put more boxes in there
the nyasa lovebirds still have to go up to shaunas place to one of her aviaries as alfie took there aviary and the ringnecks are being sold as i have been given a pair of sun conures so they will go in there
the galahs have made the nest but i need to put more gum leaves in there
other then that i have orders for jsut about everything
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Post by Laraine on Jul 28, 2010 10:40:30 GMT 10
I only put the main boxes in on Sunday so nothing is happening with the Princesses, GCC and Superbs. One budgie is sitting on a lot of eggs, when I tried to have a look she bit my finger LOL. Hoping she will be a good mother, I'm getting lots of enquiries about baby budgies.  |
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Post by meandem on Jul 28, 2010 13:00:29 GMT 10
My ekkie pair have hatched there first egg ;D their first time at breeding and she is so cranky i miss her cuddles lol jjjj I couldn't survive without my cuddles! |
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Post by Robyn on Jul 29, 2010 16:32:06 GMT 10
There aren't a lot of bird enthusiasts in Cairns Robyn? Heaps of people with birds up here Laraine, just not selling to much. Lewis good on you with your eggs & bubs. You'll be a busy boy when they hatch. Mad Aussie did your other eckie egg hatch, mine did Gypsy has 2 healthy chicks again. Oh & how is the little rescue going?. |
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Post by madaussie on Jul 29, 2010 22:09:03 GMT 10
Not sure about the other egg as she wont let me in the cage now and i would like to keep the rest of my thumb nail lol.
And the Babbie is going great guns he is eating 30 mils a feed every 3 hours now and is 17.8 grams eyes open and just getting feathers coming out well the bum fluff anyway he she is mine now i paid for him her today.
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Post by Lewis on Aug 1, 2010 13:30:11 GMT 10
Update
Tiels:
7 eggs under lutino hen
3 under lutino cin pearl hen
1 under pearl hen
Galahs:
working the box
Suns
working the box
Lovies:
have been selling a few pairs to get some new colours in so may not breed this season but will breed later
Nyasas:
still got to go to shaunas
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Post by Laraine on Aug 1, 2010 19:11:53 GMT 10
My English budgie hen is sitting on 2 eggs. She had 2 good clutches last year so am keeping fingers crossed. Today I moved the 2 pesky peachies so they don't upset the red rumps breeding again this year. Also sexed them, they are a pair, don't know why their eggs are always clear.
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Post by Noddy on Aug 1, 2010 19:51:32 GMT 10
My Plumhead Hen has been in and out of the box for about a week now. I can hear her chewing inside the box, I think she chews the softwood rungs that lead down to the bottom of the nesting box. The male hangs around the entrance most of the time. I have seen him feed her a couple of times. Last year her 4 eggs did not hatch. I think she was too young. I have my fingers croosed for this year. She is 3 this year and he is 4. Comments appreciated..
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Post by Robyn on Aug 1, 2010 20:25:06 GMT 10
Sounds promising. You could put some untreated soft wood in her box for her to chew.
All you can do is let nature take it's course & hope you get some chicks this time round.
Good Luck
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Post by Robyn on Aug 1, 2010 20:37:27 GMT 10
Forgot 4 baby Green Cheeks, 1 egg to hatch & 1 infertile.
6 fertile chicken eggs in the incubator due to hatch in 2 weeks. Since having so much trouble with the Red Tail Too eggs I decided to use some chicken eggs to make sure my settings are correct.
Only about 1 week or so to go before we know if the Emu egg is going to hatch or not.
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Post by Laraine on Aug 2, 2010 11:19:40 GMT 10
Did you say Emu egg Robyn, have I missed something........will you have to handraise it?
My hens just love chewing the breeding boxes, I guess they get bored sitting in there, all my boxes have holes at the back. lol. Thinking of changing to metal boxes, does anyone use them?
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Post by Laraine on Aug 2, 2010 11:23:15 GMT 10
They should be old enough to breed at 3 and 4. I've got a pair of Plumheads, but the female is just a year old, so will wait until next year before breeding them. Good luck with yours Noddy, what type of box do you use?
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Post by Noddy on Aug 2, 2010 19:56:48 GMT 10
Laraine
It is a Z shaped box. I got the pattern from Sypher of this forum and the hen seems to love it.
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Post by sypher on Aug 3, 2010 18:04:52 GMT 10
Good to hear about the plumheads! My hen died on a clutch last year with the dust storm, but my new hen seems to be filling the space well. They are mating now and in the box
Shaun
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Post by Noddy on Aug 3, 2010 19:45:51 GMT 10
Yeah I hope Molly waits a bit longer. Last year she laid the first egg on Aug 18 and then we a had a few very cold nights just like we are currently going through at the moment on the south coast. I also have a pair of blue masked lovebirds. They have prepared a nest in a log nest box I bought at the local bird show. They appear to be a pair but have not yet produced young. I had a DNA tested pair but the hen escaped. I will just have to wait and see. They roost in the log each night. Exiting times at the moment.
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Post by Laraine on Aug 7, 2010 18:24:45 GMT 10
One of the budgies has hatched 3 babies. They are forecasting some very cold nights this week so I hope she keeps them warm.
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Post by Laraine on Aug 8, 2010 13:38:53 GMT 10
Disappointed this morning to find all the babies dead. Bird breeding can be disappointing.  |
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