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Post by Berserka on Jan 14, 2008 12:44:18 GMT
Honest! I was only talking pics of the entrance when Dad, then Mum popped out so I quickly lifted the lid, snapped a shot then closed it - I didn't touch them! Mum - Orange Head, Dad - Red Head Mum Eggs! I am excited as I've never bred Finches before!
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Post by Scully on Jan 14, 2008 19:28:36 GMT
yea!!!! mummy and daddy are soo pretty, ill look forward to seeing what colours the chicks turn out to be
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Post by Barry Levitt on Jan 15, 2008 20:41:24 GMT
congratulations Karen i wish you every success with the eggs. regards, Barry.
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Post by jodi on Jan 16, 2008 0:05:29 GMT
I'm so jealous!! I can't get my gouldians to breed JK I'm really happy for you!!! I look foreward to watching them grow.
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Post by Berserka on Jan 25, 2008 12:39:24 GMT
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Post by Scully on Jan 25, 2008 16:31:41 GMT
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Post by Liz on Jan 25, 2008 22:07:50 GMT
:(Yes! Congrats Karen!
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Post by sca on Jan 25, 2008 23:56:48 GMT
Congratulations! It is always so much fun watching them grow up.
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Post by Barry Levitt on Jan 26, 2008 20:30:50 GMT
congratulations Karen. the best advice i can offer is try to resist the temptation to "take a peek" until the chick is at least a week old as the first few days are the most critical if the parents get disturbed too much. good luck i hope everything goes well with your new arrival. Barry.
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Post by Berserka on Jan 27, 2008 13:43:57 GMT
I entered the aviary this afternoon to give the birds some egg food. I looked at the gouldian box and saw 50+ ants in and around the entrance, my heart sank as I knew what it meant. I removed the seed container (box is under seed feeder), opened the box and saw a dead baby at the entrance of the box. I flicked it out and looked at the mother who was still in the box. She scuttled back a little and I saw this: Obviously one of the eggs that disappeared was under the material and had hatched and died. This bub is the original one I saw. Here is a couple pics of dad relaxing: with his blackheaded friend:
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Post by Scully on Jan 27, 2008 15:01:59 GMT
oh Karen im so sorry, i guess ants are a problem with the heat. oh this is so dissapointing for you poor mum, sitting there wih her dead baby too
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Post by Berserka on Jan 31, 2008 21:45:33 GMT
OH NO ! ! ! The Daddy bird is dead ! ! ! Will the mummy still raise the chick?
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Post by telmadee on Feb 1, 2008 7:22:00 GMT
aww Karen i only just found this thread, im so sorry to read it, on a high one minute then this, big hugs to you hun xxx
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Post by Liz on Feb 2, 2008 4:23:56 GMT
I'm so sorry to hear about the dad, Karen. I know all too well how sad it is when things fall apart right in the middle. How are they doing?
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