Emmy
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So glad it has worked out for you - that had worked for me before-- I think the hardest part for me was getting the string tied through the bars while all the time. 'talking' to the culprit and threatening if he didn't leave its mate alone and play with the string next time it wouldn't be the string getting tied to the cage it would be him
Hope it continues to keep him amused.
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On 10/7/2016 at 22:58, Emmy said:Just thinking it's just a good job I had already decided not to go to Stafford because if I had arranged to go I would have had to cancel it now I have three babies to feed
Just wished I could have been to Stafford today, but now I've just to sit and dream what I would have been doing IF I had been there !?!
What would that have been??? Don't have to think twice about that -- spending money
but I'm still spending money there today
my friend is buying things for me
Hope everyone has a nice time there.
So far my wee 'babies' are doing OK.
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This morning about 11am when I checked on the chicks in their nest box in the outside flight - I discovered they hadn't been fed and no food in their crop. Before, at this time in the morning their crops had always been full.
I wasn't prepared to take a chance that the parents would come back to feed them, so they are in the house now and being hand reared using the hand rearing formula. So far they are taking the formula from a syringe with no problems -could be they were just so relieved to get some food it didn't matter how they got it.
Just shows how things can change in a short space of time.
Just thinking it's just a good job I had already decided not to go to Stafford because if I had arranged to go I would have had to cancel it now I have three babies to feed
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Putting the food into the nest box wasn't really a good Idea I think they overfed the youngest one (if that is possible?) It's crop was full to bursting and its stomach was bulging too.
I had a feeling it wasn't digesting its food.
The next morning I found it had been pushed to the side of the nest box and it was cold and hardly moving.
I brought it in and put it into the incubator and it came around and after that I gave it 2 / 3 drops of electrolyte solution then I put it into the brooder while I made up some apple sauce (this has worked in the past) but when I went back to get the chick sadly it had died.
The other three are just lovely the oldest one it two weeks old today
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two weeks old just about two weeks old youngest
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If you need any more help please just post.
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Try tying some string to the cage and he may go for that rather than the female's tail.
Use just ordinary parcel string cut 6/7 10cm lengths fold it in half and loop it through the cage wires. this has worked for me in the past.
but If he then continues to peck at the female I would separate them.
The female should be able to feed the three chicks on her own.
Hope this helps.
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I agree with you 100% Daisymay.
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Thanks Clare,
I have discovered one of my other cockatiels ( bully boy
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Some time ago I decided to tape up the entrance to the cockatiels' nest box in the outside flight because I didn't want them to breed any more this year.
A while ago when I was checking everything was OK in the outside flight I opened their nest box to make sure everything was dry and OK and that's when I had a shock!! Instead of an empty nest box I was faced with an angry 'dad' who obviously didn't want to be disturbed as he was sitting on 4 eggs
Bambino with the 4 eggs
What had happened to the tape on the entrance to their nest box???
It was then that the 'penny dropped' I remembered just as I was about to tape it up I received a phone call and had to come out from the aviary. Later that day I had found the roll of tape in my pocket and I had convinced myself I had taped up the entrance (one of those 'senior' moments
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Now I just have to wait to find out if 'Bambino and Toots' will feed their chicks this time round. In the past every clutch they have had they have stopped feeding the chicks before the chicks could feed themselves and I have had to hand rear every one of their chicks. Fingers crossed this time will be different.
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The 4th chick hatched the day after this photo was taken
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This is not a question - it is just to tell members about vetwarp and how it can be used to help splayed legs etc.
I have used it successfully on a chick with splayed legs and last week I used used vetwrap to fix a gouldian's foot.
The female gouldian had started sitting on the bottom of the cage and at first I couldn't understand why this was happening. I put food and water dishes on the floor of the cage for her and she was eating and drinking as normal.
When I removed her from the cage to examine her properly I noticed on one of her legs the back claw on her foot was pointing to the front, therefore making it almost impossible for her to perch.
Step 1: I cut a very thin strip of vetwrap and wrapped it around the middle of the foot to separate the back one from the front ones and left it on for two days. (She was still on the bottom of the cage during that part)
Step 2: I then removed the vet wrap and used a fresh piece to strap the back 'claw' onto the lower leg. When this had been on for two days she was back onto the perches again. Once she has had lots of exercise using the perches again I will remove the vetwrap.
Posting this I am not suggesting if your bird is injured or looks ill you should fix it yourself - that is a job for the vet if you have no idea what to do.
I'm sharing this experience to make people aware that instead of using plasters (which I have found very difficult to remove)
to correct splayed legs etc. vetwrap is so easy to put on and very easy to remove because it sticks to itself and not to skin or hair.(Just Google 'Vetwrap' to find out more about it.)
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H Kaddy
Once the birds start laying eggs in their nest its best not to move the cage to another position.
From past experience I have discovered if the cage is move to another position the birds come off their nest and don't go back to incubate the eggs and sadly if there's chicks in the nest there's 90per cent chance they wont go back to feed them either.
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Welcome to the forum Jam. Like Clare I have a variety of birds in my outside aviary including cockatiels and they get along fine.
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Hi Tillysmum,
I have had to hand rear Zebra finches before and I must admit it is not an easy task but I only hand rear them to try to save their life - not to get a tame bird.
I have a Blog on here about how I hand reared Shadow (my zebra finch) and 3 Bengalese chicks as well. Its a record of what I did from start to finish with photographs etc maybe if you had a read of my blog 'Hand Rearing Birds' by Emmy it may help if you have to hand rear any of yours.
Lately I have just finished hand rearing cockatiels their parents stopped feeding them when the chicks were 5-7 days old. and I have also just finished hand feeding 'Cuddles ' (cockatiel chick) from day one when it hatched out from its egg in the incubator. (It is really special and it sticks to me like glue lol) but please keep in mind if you ever have to hand rear a bird you have to have a lot of patience and be prepared to give up a lot of your time.
If you need any more information please just ask.
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I have two unrelated pairs of Madagascar Lovebirds.
(This photo was taken when I first got them -they are now paired up in separate breeding cages but so far no eggs)
I have even had their cages in my sitting room where it is quiet and I've tried 3 different types of nest boxes with no luck.
I have seen them feeding each other too (just like canaries do before breeding)
Just wondering if anyone has bred these birds and would be grateful for any information re what type of nest box is best for them.
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Welcome to the forum Springy, It's so nice to hear rescue things like that happening - most people would probably think "It's only a bird" and walk on but those wee things have every right to a life too and I know you'll get a lot of pleasure watching him sitting in his cage 'singing' to you.
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Sorry this is a bit late but I hope you had a nice day celebrating your birthday
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How time flies-- and Cuddles is flying now too --from a perch and from the floor onto my hand (and my head) guess he needs a bit more practice at landing
Post some new photos soon with him and his new toy (
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Stephen its worth all the effort you should try it and if you want any information I'll help if I can.
Latest update on Cuddles 12 days later from the photo above:
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Having our lazy afternoon time.
"I'm not a 'little dinosaur' any more and I have started to eat millet."
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Wishing you A Very Happy Birthday, and that you had a nice day celebrating.
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This is the new layout I have for Cuddles-- no heating,
large bird bath (no water in bath) fleece on the bottom covered with paper.
It can now go in and out of the 'bath' area and goes in there to sleep with the little teddy
Maybe just coincidence but it always comes out when it needs 'the toilet' (lol) so the bed area is always clean. (Wish they were all like that - but I guess that will change)
Use a wire grid on top for safety and it lets air in
CUDDLES
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(to this -14 days later )
(27th June 2016)
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An update on the chick I'm hand rearing:
'Cuddles' is going longer between feeds and I'm now feeding it using a syringe
All heating has been switched off in the brooder and the layout inside the brooder is changed too. This is to allow the chick to move about freely- so it can use its legs properly.
(I'll be taking a photograph of the new layout tomorrow)
It still likes to get petted after its been fed
"Can I have some more please" (should have named it Oliver-after Oliver Twist
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- this is going to be one spoiled chick.
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Best Wishes on you rBirtdhay Paul
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Cuddles hatched out in the incubator on the 13th June 2016 and has been hand reared from day one.
Cuddles will be another permanent guest here (lol)
Cuddles 4 days old link to you tube https://youtu.be/_vY185YqdYY
Cuddles one week old link to you tube
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Lovely birds you have there. They all look so contented. I really like their colours.
Thanks for sharing your photos.
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Male pulling feathers from female
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Anything you want to know please just ask and I'll help if I can. I have actually hand reared a zebra finch (Shadow) and also 3 Bengalese.
If you go to 'Blogs' my story about that is there. The title is 'Hand Rearing Birds' there's photographs of the various stages of growth as well.
Thought you may like to see this - This is a cockatiel egg I have in the incubator and the photo was taken on the 2nd day after It showed it was fertile (4th October 2016)
10th October 2016 Same egg on the 8th day of incubation
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