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Post by Sparkles on Jan 15, 2006 11:36:21 GMT 7
Further to my "Yay - look what I found" post - I went out this morning and mum hoped off her nest so I went in and had a look and it was bare. I then looked down and at the other end of the aviary on the floor were the two babies dead. I don't know how long for. Its been 2 days since I looked in the nest itself because mum had always been on it - and the floor of the aviary is grassed with heaps of milk thistle that I threw in there a few days ago so its hard to pick a specific object. I don't know what happened - whether it was another canary who threw them out or mice or what? There is another one sitting on eggs - I am going to take the risk of moving her to another small cage on her own to keep them safe. I would rather the eggs didn't hatch because they were moved rather than born and die like these little guys. I am so disappointed - and upset for these poor little buggers who only got a few days life.
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Post by Mark on Jan 15, 2006 12:28:52 GMT 7
sorry to hear about your baby canarys Sparkles
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Post by LittleBudgie2005 on Jan 15, 2006 12:37:32 GMT 7
---big hugs--- I am sorry Sparkles....
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Post by Natenla on Jan 15, 2006 14:16:54 GMT 7
Very sorry to hear that sad news! I hope these others tun out for you!
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Post by bubbles on Jan 15, 2006 17:28:56 GMT 7
thats terrible...hopefully the other eggs will hatch in the smaller cage
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Post by Matt on Jan 15, 2006 17:46:54 GMT 7
I hope the next batch goes better for you. Sometimes first time parents do get it wrong and make disastrous mistakes. Either that or another bird decided to stick its beak in and interfere. I never had problems with other birds removing the babies but it could happen. Hope the move goes well and the babies hatch.
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Post by Amanda on Jan 15, 2006 20:23:21 GMT 7
Yeah I'd be worried of other birds.... canaries don't normally carry their babies away from the nest. If it was mum and dad the babies may have been closer to the nest. I'm so sorry to hear that
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Post by Sparkles on Jan 15, 2006 21:09:18 GMT 7
Thanks guys - hopefully the other canary will hatch her eggs. She seems fairly settled in the other cage. I ended up putting her in the patio aviary (the one up for sale - maybe I was a bit hasty there)! Anyway I buried the little babies today in this old gold metal ring holder box lined with felt that I had. Felt so bad for them.
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Post by Natenla on Jan 16, 2006 17:14:35 GMT 7
RIP little babies
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