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Post by menageriemom (Cyndi) on Feb 21, 2015 18:18:35 GMT
This is so fun! Your pictures are fantastic! Keep us posted, I am loving watching the little babies grow. Apparently, our two aren't interested in mating, so we need to live vicarously through yours :-)
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Post by kmic on Feb 21, 2015 19:00:12 GMT
And then there were 5 The oldest one started to open his eyes now. And he was playing football with one of the eggs this morning haha xD he pushes it away, and Smurf (the mum) brings it back.
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Post by kmic on Feb 23, 2015 21:08:51 GMT
I know you're not online much, but I decided to post another update just the same. Good news and bad news. Bad news: the nest was way too small for all the little ones, the mum and dad (Tequila - dad - insisted on entering the nest). His solution was to throw out as much of the bedding as possible to make more space. However just as had happened last time, yesterday he mistakenly threw out an egg (twice) and the youngest chick. The egg broke (not sure if it was fertile... Didn't want to check... If it was, it was meant to hatch today), the youngest chick survived the drop but didn't survive the night. So now I've got 4 little ones and 1 (99% sure infertile egg). Anyway after yesterday's incidents I couldn't take it anymore, and even though I had done my research and it was very clear that changing the nest is extremely risky, I decided to go ahead and change it. I couldn't go to work knowing I might go home to find another chick on the floor, dead coz I wasn't home in time to save him. Good news: the parents didn't abandon their chicks, very far from it.. They're feeding them and they seem as happy as ever - Tequila is in 7th heaven I think -he's spending most of the day inside with them (it seems he's spending the night in there too.. Is that a problem?). The chicks are now growing up so he's even helping out with the feeding. Question: I've read that I have to be careful not to let them start another clutch immediately after. I wouldn't like to separate them, but I don't want them to have another clutch when they're exhausted. Any ideas? (For those who didn't read the whole thread, Smurf laid her first egg, without a nest, with 14hours of sleep and with veg and pallets in her diet..) Here's a photo for you to enjoy.
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Post by bree1818 on Feb 24, 2015 20:57:50 GMT
I love that picture! That's one happy mama and papa.
It's too bad that Tequila threw out one of the eggs and babies with the bedding. Silly bird. It kinda makes me wonder exactly how much they do this type of thing in the wild.
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Post by kmic on Feb 24, 2015 22:15:20 GMT
Well in this case I really think it's my fault for giving them a small nest box, as it hasn't happened again since I changed the box (not even throwing out the bedding..) Thing is I had 'successfully' raised some 5 clutches or so when I was much younger in boxes this size.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Mar 1, 2015 19:35:16 GMT
So precious.
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Post by kmic on Mar 2, 2015 13:20:54 GMT
Huge difference from the last photo I posted..hadn't realised it's been so long sorry..
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Post by menageriemom (Cyndi) on Mar 2, 2015 17:16:57 GMT
oh my goodness what a change! I'm so glad you posted a picture. Faith and I are checking every day to see how the little ones get along. They are just so cute!
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Post by dianapalmer on Mar 4, 2015 20:52:29 GMT
they are doing well! that is a nice fuzzy age.
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Post by dianapalmer on Mar 4, 2015 20:55:15 GMT
Some recommend taking the mother out and letting the dad finish raising the babies. I don't remember at what age, though. Maybe someone else knows.
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Post by kmic on Mar 5, 2015 20:25:12 GMT
Yes a number do to prevent the mum from thinking of starting another clutch immediately after. They've got to be older i believe though. I'm keeping an eye out, but I'm feeling bad for all of them if I have to sperate them. Tequila and Smurf are such good parents and the little ones start calling for them when I take them out of the nest for a minute or 2...
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Post by dianapalmer on Mar 5, 2015 23:18:48 GMT
I can see where that would be hard. :-(
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Mar 6, 2015 0:33:41 GMT
Yes a number do to prevent the mum from thinking of starting another clutch immediately after. They've got to be older i believe though. I'm keeping an eye out, but I'm feeling bad for all of them if I have to sperate them. Tequila and Smurf are such good parents and the little ones start calling for them when I take them out of the nest for a minute or 2... Aww, look at the fuzzy butts! Here is what I have found. To stop a pair, remove the mother from the cage when the youngest chick is about 10 days old. The father will take over the care of the chicks. Watch them closely for the first 48 hours, as it sometimes takes a day or so for Dad to realize that Mom isn’t coming back and he needs to take over. If you notice the babies’ crops empty, you may need to give a hand feeding.
budgieplace.com/breeding.html
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Post by menageriemom (Cyndi) on Mar 11, 2015 3:49:43 GMT
Any news on your babies? PICTURES???
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Post by kmic on Mar 11, 2015 15:42:10 GMT
Yesss the eldest one started to peep out of the nest, but is still afraid to come out. Here are some pictures I took today From eldest to youngest:
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