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Post by Berserka on Nov 20, 2007 0:48:37 GMT
Dead eggs are pretty common. Some hens will lay too many and can't incubate them all or for 1 reason or another they just do not develop. I had to throw out a Red Rump egg on the weekend that was dead.
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Post by Berserka on Nov 18, 2007 11:08:19 GMT
I never 'mess' with birds when they are on eggs or have young. It is called a nest inspection & it must be done to remove any dead eggs or chicks which can cause disease and/or further deaths in the nest not just to the other chicks but also to the parents.
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Post by Berserka on Nov 17, 2007 22:56:38 GMT
In all she laid 3 eggs. She is a beautiful bird. They are so calm, rarely do they bite and all this girl does is growl at me when I inspect the box.
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Post by Berserka on Nov 17, 2007 13:50:26 GMT
Went in the Grass Parrot aviary this morning & checked the boxes and found a Bourke Baby! Went in there this afternoon for another look for the missing red rump baby & checked the Bourke nest box again and found a newly hatched baby! Exciting discovering 2 bubs in 1 day! Don't move will you mum? The newest bub kind of looks a bit 'wet' and is on the left side of the pile of fluff.
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Post by Berserka on Nov 4, 2007 5:11:02 GMT
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Post by Berserka on Dec 24, 2007 12:24:43 GMT
Here is the finished product: the girls: Both boys look like this one:
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Post by Berserka on Dec 1, 2007 13:37:34 GMT
Well they are looking good now. This is the eldest one: oops, found out she can fly: ain't she the cutest? YIKES! forgot about the flying thing! This is the second eldest, she can't fly yet: This is the second youngest, he's a handsome boy! This is the youngest, don't know the sex yet:
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Post by Berserka on Nov 24, 2007 14:10:50 GMT
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Post by Berserka on Nov 17, 2007 13:19:22 GMT
I don't know what happened but there is only 4 bubs now. I have searched the aviary high and low and no bub - ants must have cleaned it's body up already.
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Post by Berserka on Nov 12, 2007 12:24:08 GMT
Ashley, the bub has it's head on dads back, his neck is under his wing and his body is between dad and mum - it is the same bub that is the eldest bub. Very much alive and squawking.
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Post by Berserka on Nov 11, 2007 12:46:18 GMT
as of yesterday, we have 5 babies out of 6 hatched with 1 egg still to go. Mum & Dad - dad didn't move until I put my hand under him: hmmm, only see 4 bubs, Mum where's baby 5? (mum gave my finger a nibble when I scratched her cheek) Here's baby 5! Here is the eldest bub for comparison:
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Post by Berserka on Nov 9, 2007 12:27:30 GMT
I checked Wednesday and there were 4 chicks, a 5th had died. There were 2 eggs still to go. I will try for another pic this weekend.
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Post by Berserka on Nov 4, 2007 5:48:38 GMT
I am so excited! We have 3 bubs so far. I've only had 1 bub before and it died within 2 days of hatching. She's such a calm mum. Stayed in the box watching me while I took about 10 pictures and she let me pet her all without screaming or biting me.
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Post by Berserka on Oct 24, 2007 12:20:32 GMT
Nope, that's mummy & daddy birdies job.
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Post by Berserka on Oct 23, 2007 12:37:55 GMT
A pair of Red Rumps are currently on 7 eggs! The picture only shows 6 eggs but I checked the box today and a 7th has been laid.
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