Nest Building

[laurab]

After only one week of being in the aviaries all 3 pairs of my Jacarinis' are nest building :D

I also moved my Bourkes from one aviary to another and they are so much happier they have also started nest building :D

[Waxbillman]

That must be a great feeling Laura, i'll let you know if i ever get that feeling

Matthew

[laurab]

Hi Matthew

I am more excited over the Bourkes:!: I have had them for over a year now and they have produced nothing :-( So, fingers crossed ;)

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Laura,

Three pairs of Jacarinis nesting, thats incredible news mate.:grin:

And I wish you the best of luck with the Rosa Bourkes, it's about time they decided to pay for their bed and board.:lol:

Paul.:wink:

[laurab]

It is incredible Paul; coz as you know, one of my hens looks like a cock bird!! :o

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi ya mate,

I couldn't believe it when you told me that she was from your best breeding pair,:shock: I thought I was looking at one of your 05 bred cock Birds.:-D

Paul.;)

[laurab]

Lets not forget, I could be wrong...surprising I know !! LOL

[PAUL HEARN]

Nah no worries mate;),

I think it's simply a case of the hen having a few feathers missing showing the dark underflue of the remaining feathers, when the missing feathers grow back I'm sure she will look fine.:D

Paul.;-)

[laurab]

Phew! My records are right, there is one egg in the nest today :razz:

[kenny]

hi laura
thats great news will keep my fingers crossed on that one.you are making me so jealous when i moved my birds yesterday i had to throw 15 fertile eggs away:-(
at least i had no fatallities evry one was rehoused without to much stress ,it was me that was stressed:lol:

ken

[laurab]

That is a shame Kenny, but I'm sure they will soon recover and start again.

[kenny]

hi laura
it didnt seem to worry them that much i found some more eggs on the floor today and my quail have started laying eggs also.like i said it was me that was stressed:lol:



ken8)

[Strawblady2000]

Congrats!!!!!!

That is such a great feeling!!!

I am anxiously awaiting to hear about everyones breeding season. Keep those eggs coming!!!

Now, do your birds build free-standing nests?

I ask because I have a strawberry pair in which the male has been working on weaving his own nest. They have 2 different kinds already in there...a wicker and a plastic one. It doesnt look very good, poor guy. I noticed this 2 days ago. The pair started playing with the coco-fiber. Funny, cause the hen just kept watching him and glancing at the wicker nest as if to tell him "Hey, dum-dum...there's one already here!"

I noticed today, he got her message, lol...and started lining the fiber inside one of the nests already in there.

I dont think anything will come of it, but it was pretty funny to see the hen.

[Strawblady2000]

hi laura
it didnt seem to worry them that much i found some more eggs on the floor today and my quail have started laying eggs also.like i said it was me that was stressed:lol:



ken8)


Hi Kenny,

Isnt that always the case????? Seems to frazzle us and the birds come through it fine.

Congrats on the transfer!

[Waxbillman]

sounds great Nikki,

one of my breeding pairs raised chicks in their own built nest in 2004, it was very messy though, the next years their chciks were brought up in baskets and this year after a failed attempt at building a nest (the eggs kept falling through) they are now in a nesting box.

as far as breeding is concerned i have nothing new on the perches yet, i put the budgie box in t'other day, the bengalese are sitting, the red-headed finches have chicks, and 2 pairs of Strawberry finches have nests one, is still laying the other should have chicks, shortly

Matthew

[Strawblady2000]

<clapping hands with glee>

That's terrific!!!!!!

As I said, I dont think anything will happen w/ my berry pair. The other pair, as you know, is in eclipse. I'm just having fun watching them. I put lots of fiber in there, but looks like they are slowly working on the wicker one now.

Hey, I just found out from the place I sold my berries to that they ALL sold the same day I took them in. The kicker is that they sold them for $75 a piece!!!!!!!

The most expensive I'd seen them for, and what I paid for mine, was $44. Heck, I sold them for $35...which I thought was fair as a wholesale price if they are 44 at retail...but NOW...since the availability is nil, and the prices have shot up...I will be retailing them out instead, this next season of course...and AFTER I hold a few back, lol.

Anyways....good luck!!! So glad to hear you've got eggs!!!

My bengies are all sitting, goulds all have either new chicks or sitting.

Waiting for my juvie goulds to color up (9 of them) to offload some and make some more room!

Also, hope to be going to my first bird show in 2 weeks...hoping to find something nice!!

[Waxbillman]

great, i hope you enjoy the show.

$75 each, the robbing dogs,

Matthew

[laurab]

Hi all

my Jacarini stopped at two eggs and is now sitting :p

[kenny]

hi laura
thats great news mate.hope they go full term like the others fingers crossed for you

ken;-)

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Laura and Nikki,

Laura,

Two eggs isn't bad news for a first round mate,;) I hope you get good results from the first round and even better from the following rounds.

Nikki,

Please don't be tempted to sell your 06 bred Strawberry Finches before you establish how many pairs you can house and breed from next year.

Paul.:D

[laurab]

My Chestnut-Bellied Starlings have now joined in; the hen is filling her nest box with coconut fibre as fast as she can :razz:

They have proved to be very fussy eaters turning their beak up at anything that isn't a mealworm....that was until I tried fruit flies at the weekend. Is it just coincidence she has started nest building...I wonder......:roll:

[Waxbillman]

brilliant, that would be an achievement to get them breeding, fingers crossed they are lovely birds.

Matthew

[kenny]

hi laura
that really is good news .i was only saying this at the weekend that it only takes one small thing to start birds breeding that haven`t done as yet and there is the proof ,matt knows all about this according to this weeks c&a he advised someone to change their eggfood i beleive and noe his previously stubborn to breed strawberrys now have chicks

ken8)

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Laura,

I don't know if I've mentioned this before,:roll: but I really do think Fruit Flies are the greatest Livefood!!:lol:

I'm really pleased the Chestnut Bellies have started nest building, I hope eggs and chicks follow quite soon.

Paul.:grin:

[laurab]

Here is a picture of the lovely lady :wink:

[kenny]

hi laura
stunning bird it really does you credit ,and the photograph also does you credit she is beautiful

ken:wink:

[Waxbillman]

brilliant photo, that bird looks in top condition

Matthew

[laurab]

Thanks guys; she should look good with all the livefood she eats!! :shock: