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Post by Berserka on Nov 4, 2007 5:11:02 GMT
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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 Blaine on Nov 17, 2007 13:59:01 GMT
Awwww... the're so cute as babies. How many eggs in all did she lay? I feel like a math teacher.. *high-pitched teacher voice* So class, how many eggs in all did the bird lay?  |
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Post by Liz on Nov 17, 2007 20:10:01 GMT
I feel like a math teacher.. *high-pitched teacher voice* So class, how many eggs in all did the bird lay? Is that counting the ones that hatched?  Congrats again Karen! Love the mom, she's a pretty one! |
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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 Blaine on Nov 18, 2007 2:45:44 GMT
Do most birds bite when you mess with them while the're on their eggs?
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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 Blaine on Nov 19, 2007 13:19:06 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. Ohh... Have you ever seen a dead egg or is it not that common? |
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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 24, 2007 13:16:23 GMT
Still cute little Fluffballs!  |
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Post by Berserka on Dec 3, 2007 7:45:44 GMT
Growing quite nicely now. Here they are with mum who wasn't happy with me looking today:  Eldest Bub:  Youngest Bub:  |
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Post by Berserka on Dec 24, 2007 12:21:52 GMT
the bubs were attacked by a non breeding Red Rump hen who wanted the box.
I had to put down the youngest as the injuries were too severe to save her. The eldest survived until the 8th day when he died peacefully in his sleep.
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