help with hecks

[vixen]

hi all,my pair of heck have five fledged babies.:smile: but all the lovely dovey romance that blossomed has gone and all the female want to do is to attack the male he now has a bad leg i do not know how this happened but she will not leave him alone do i take him out or leave him there.he still feeds the babies if he has got time before she see him any help thanks Trudy

[laurab]

Does the hen feed them as well? If so, take him out, if not, take her out.

[vixen]

hi laura its just unlike them they have been so close they are both feeding the babies i will see tomorrow how they are together.how are your gouldians getting on i have bought mine in they are in our office.
Trudy

[vixen]

Hi All.the male is still there they are a little better today has any one heard of this before i think there are five not sure if there are any in the nest box still but i have five at the mo.
Trudy

[laurab]

Hi Trudy

I am glad to hear they are settling down again; maybe she was just a little over protective of her young :confused:

My Gouldies are doing well, thanks :)

[Waxbillman]

hello Laura

do you not find the gouldians exceedingly boring?, and if it was not for the fact they were so colourful and had feathers, i would way the are releted to a slug

Matthew

[kenny]

hi matt
as a bird lover you are supposed to like all birds,regardless of thier behaviour you naughty boy!:shock:


ken

[laurab]

Quite right Kenny.

I don't think I have had them long enough yet to decide one way or another, but they are pretty and quite friendly too.

[vixen]

Hi All as i write this i am watching my pair of gouds.The male has his little song and dance he is so funny jumping up and down on his perch on the spot the kids think it is so funny.
Matt how can you say that they act like a slug.that is sooo insulting poor little things
Trudy

[kenny]

hi laura/trudy
did you see on the life of birds the mouth markings on them..they are really fascinating...i like them anyway i think there is no bird to beat them for feather colour...cage ones i mean ,before matt says birds of paradise!

ken

[laurab]

I did see that....amazing program!