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    My pair of cockatiels have done it again! They are not going into the nest box tonight and the three chicks have been  on their own most of today. Two of the chicks have food in their crop but although the smallest one has some food in its crop its a lot smaller and weaker looking -  so once again its onto hand rearing the 3 of them. I'm taking no chances on letting them die now. 

    It's going to a busy time shortly I've also got 7 fertile finch eggs in the incubator and if the pair I had in mind to foster them isn't ready when the finch eggs hatch I'll have to hand rear them too:rolleyes:

    56edb33a81582_March19th2016chicksremoved

    Emmy

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    Welcome Martin I believe when you reach retirement age that's an excellent hobby to have.(as well as your other hobbies)  Its good you have dog too and when you're out walking a dog  I have found lots of people who would normally not stop and chat if they didn't know you very well do stop when the dog is there. (I have a Chihuahua but he is the BOSS!)  I spend a lot of time with the birds I have and I talk to them non stop! (lol)

    I hope you enjoy the forum looking forward to reading your posts.

    Emmy

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    That's OK Dave just let me know and I'll help if I can. 

    Thought this may be of interest to you.

    56e9d11f8f90d_birdsale.thumb.jpg.1839fb2  Maybe  a bit too far away for you. 

    There is another bird sale  on the last Sunday of every month in Fife its held at the Queen Victoria Hall, (next to the bowling green) in  Main Street, Coaltown of Balgonie, Fife, KY7 6HS.   Entry fee £1 doors open at 1pm - you have to be there on time though to get the pick of the birds.  There's also  bird seed etc etc for sale too.  It's usually over by 1.45pm. I go to that one every month (weather permitting - I wont drive if its icy or snowing lol)  

    Emmy

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    Well this morning I'm getting the Madagastar love bird parrots  (Agapornis Canus) prepared for breeding.  I have separated the hens from the cocks (in the same cage but with a divider in place- just following instructions I was given)  so Chico1 & 2 can still see Chica 1& 2. Maybe keep them like that for 2/3 weeks then pair them up. 

    Because I will soon be having work done in the bird shed and the ' M. love birds' are very timid and get distressed very easily I've decided to keep their cage in the house (I'll be in BIG trouble because of this decision if I'm found out :rolleyes::o) 

    56e94588bf953_MadagastarlovebirdsMarch16 The two hens - Chica 1  & Chica 2

    56e9459a4830c_MadagastarlovebirdsMarch16  The two cocks - Chico 1 & Chico 2

    (I think? Looks like  they are beginning to moult just now )

    Emmy

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    Sorry Gary and Sarah  I seem to have missed the last two replies to this post:o

    Yes Gary another 4 new additions (5 counting Bobby the Amazon parrot lol)  (They are  DEFINITLEY the last):D

    Sarah I know I just wont be able to keep any chicks they have.  I just wont have the space and I need the extra cages for the canaries I need to pair up.

    but IF my Barrabands breed I will find it VERY difficult to part with any of their chicks - but the way things are going with them I doubt if I'll ever get any chicks from them. Tika (the hen) seems to prefer Bobby the Amazon parrot rather than Tiko her 'so called' mate- but he's moulting just now so perhaps she'll change her mind when he gets all his beautiful new feathers. ;)

    Emmy

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    That was very good of the person replacing the Java for you, not many would do that.

    Hope it settles in with the other one and they breed and you get lots of little javas ;)

    My diamond doves are nesting too -where?? in a seed bowl I'm going to try to catch them and put them into a large cage to breed. (Easier said than done though lol) Their eggs always seem to disappear without trace and I think its my cockatiels who are the culprits.

    Good too that you have the zebras laying too.  Yesterday I put split rings on 17 of my baby finches that had fledged a few days ago (That was from only 3 nests:lol:) It will be interesting to find out just how many zebra finches you have by the beginning of the summer;)

    Emmy

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    I think I made the same mistake once. I transferred a pair of Black cheek finches from one of my birds sheds(they are in cages in the shed the came from) and put them into the inside flight in the other shed where they had access to the outside flight too. They both flew to the outside flight and like yours they didn't seem to know to go back into the inside flight. One of them died in the outside flight I can only think  it hadn't been able to find its way back into the inside flight. Both my sheds are heated and there are night lights and a red light on at night time but it didn't make any difference.

    Next time  when I transfer others I'm going to leave them in their cage inside the inside flight for a short time then block off a section in the inside flight and let them out in that area for a few days before giving them access to the outside flight.  I don't close the opening to the outside flight at night --only time I close it is when I'm cleaning.

    It make you feel sad when things like that happen doesn't it.

    Emmy

     

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    7 hours ago, SarahR said:

    i wish i could take my lexi to the shops......but the area i live in she would probably get stolen :P 

    The main reason I take Bimbo into the store with me is because I wont leave him in the car on his own -- it could become too hot or too cold in the car in a very short period of time.  The other reason is -when I was already at the shopping centre, it was silly to drive all the way home with him and then have to drive all the way back again to do the shopping  so I asked at the store if it would be OK to bring Bimbo in with me and it was no problem because he was in his carry cage.

    (Bimbo has to go to the vet once a month to get his beak trimmed and after he has been to the vet that is the only time he gets to go shopping with me :D)--good job too he spends too much money!!;)

    Emmy

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    I have 2 of the vision cages (I can join them to make one big cage like yours -- as I said before you got a fantastic bargain there Sarah -those cages are not cheap ones!  it looks good -Did you get the stand as well?

    Off to take Bimbo (cockatiel) for his monthly meeting with the vet to get his beak trimmed and then Bimbo gets to go shopping with me before I go home-- (I wont leave him in the car on his own and he enjoys going round the supermarket -but in his carry cage :rolleyes::yahoo:

    Emmy

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    You got a real bargain there with the teils and the cage.  You got it wrong Sarah ;)you'll need 3 more cockatiels (hens) you can't just let one of them have a partner :rolleyes: :lol:

     

    :lol:  Things looked a bit better today-- Bobby not allowed near them-- and both Tika and Tiko were out for a while no fighting!.  I had a good look at the nest box I had bought for them and decided to put it down on its side and Tika immediately became interested in it - so fingers crossed -hope this works out.

    Tiko is determined to get 'built up' so he can stand up to her bullying him so he thought he would begin with some 'Irn Bru' (:)

    56dca95e7d9f9_Tiko6thMarch2016.thumb.JPG

    BUT Tika is keeping an eye on him.

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    34 minutes ago, beringu said:

    By the way that'a lovely bird you bought. I like it

    Thank you. Re the photo competition Andy puts up a post saying when entries should be submitted to his email address (he posts this email address) Think its later on in the month. The rules for the competition are printed in the section 'Photographs'  if you choose 'Browse' and go down the selections you will find it.

    Emmy

     

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    Thanks for posting more photos Beringu:)

    (You'll need to keep some and post them in Andy's monthly photo competition;))

    The reason  thought the white one was a Chestnut Flanked White female was it seemed to have some darker feathers on its head and I didn't think a white zebra finch had that.

    Maybe it Trevor sees this he will be able to confirm what mutation the white one actually is.

    but at the end of the day whether it is a White or a CFW I don't suppose it matters because it still is a lovely bird.

    This is a white cock bird I just bought last Sunday56db4886917df_Feb29th.thumb.JPG.c0f31df6

    Emmy

     

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    Welcome to the forum Zebrahead, Your aviary looks great and I bet the birds will be happy in there.

    So far you have 12 birds and plan on getting 7 more?  = 19

    Thinking back when I got my aviary I had just about the same birds as you have to begin with (I didn't have the Java sparrows) but I also have  cockatiels and Bengalese. 

    The number I have now??  well all I can say its difficult for me to count just how many I have at present and I now have another bird shed too!

    Be interesting to find out if the same happens to you :D Please let us know how you get on.:D

    Emmy

     

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    You have three lovely birds there I may be wrong but it looks like you have a fawn female, a pied male and the white one I'm not sure about but it looks like a Chestnut flanked white female. Be interesting to know what others think the colours are.

    Thanks for posting the photos.

    Emmy

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    Maybe Tika knows more than me for I don't even know the sex of the Amazon (lol) but the person I bought the Barrabands from has given me a bit of advice.  I should stop interacting with Tiko (male) he was the tamest of the two but its so difficult to ignore them when they are tame and come to you.  The other advice was to remove all the other birds away from the Barrabands  and only go to their cage to feed them and clean the cage. I'm sure he said that they only breed once a year but I'll need to check on that.

    If that doesn't work then I may take your advice Sarah and get in touch with Jeremy Kyle -- now that would give a different slant to that programme (lol)

    "Seems like some naughty birdy has her eye on a better prize"  Clare if  'she' doesn't mend her ways and if she keeps attacking her partner  I'll just send for the 'police' and get her arrested for cruelty. :lol: but I'm removing 'temptation' out of her way and meantime the conservatory will be out of bounds for Bobby.;)

    Hopefully come the late Spring I may hear the fluttering of tiny wings and if that happens there will be tears to follow if I have to part with them;)

    ps I had a peek in the cockatiels' nest this afternoon and one egg has hatched 3 more to go!:D

    Emmy

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    I have a pair of Barraband parrots Tiko (male) and Tika(female) I also have Bobby the Amazon parrot (sex unknown).

    Today I let Tiko and Tika out to free fly in the conservatory -lots of space.  Bobby's cage was on the floor  in the conservatory while the other two were out flying.  (haven't tried letting the three of them out together yet)

    Tika landed on the top of Bobby's cage and started 'chirping' to Bobby - it looked as though she wanted in beside him.

    Next thing really surprised me she flew off Bobby's cage flew towards Tiko and started to attack him- pulling at his feathers etc and had him squawking. Poor thing was terrified.

    Anyone have any idea if this is normal behaviour for parrots. I have just put a nest box in Tika &Tiko's cage but I'm thinking I'd just be as well to remove it if she has taken a dislike to her mate.  (She is definitely NOT getting in beside Bobby!!);))

    Emmy

     

     

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    Thanks Clare and Allan,  So far that pair  are still incubating the 3 eggs but the other 3 pairs of gouldians are not even looking at their nest box and the two pairs of owl finches don't seem to be interested in their nest boxes either. Hopefully one day they will give me  surprise;)

    Emmy