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Post by Natenla on Aug 27, 2006 18:41:20 GMT 7
;DHeres the kaki babies!! They are getting huge!!  They are starting ti get the red crowns!! |
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Post by Peter on Aug 28, 2006 5:56:00 GMT 7
They are cute!
Did they have any feathers on the body before? I would keep an eye on them, just in case mum and dad are "over pruining" them. It might be nothing.
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Post by Silvercloud on Aug 28, 2006 7:31:39 GMT 7
What little sweeties.
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Post by Mark on Aug 28, 2006 15:14:48 GMT 7
I agree with Peter it looks like mum or dad is plucking there backs as they should have feathers there buy now !!!!!
Dont worry about it too much though they will grow back very soon
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Post by bubbles on Aug 28, 2006 15:57:02 GMT 7
Kakarikis seem to grow their feathers different to other birds, our baby was developing the same way ...until the parents abandoned him  |
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Post by Natenla on Aug 30, 2006 18:36:03 GMT 7
They have never had any feathers there yet, so I dont think they are plucking them. Mum has started laying in the other box again!!!  |
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Post by bubbles on Aug 31, 2006 12:18:29 GMT 7
Be careful thats what happend with me, she started laying in the other box and then forgot to feed the babies she already had  |
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Post by Natenla on Aug 31, 2006 13:05:31 GMT 7
After reading that I went down and checked (even though I checked a or 2 ago, lol)mean while getting wet!! it is raining here!!Bout time though!! Anyways paranoid I went to check and I saw 1 little face poking his/her head out of the nest box!! cheeky little thing! So cute though! The 3 of them are doing well still, dad is doing a great job of feeding them so far, and Mum is on 3 eggs in the other box!! I am wondering if I should bring the box with the babies down onto the ground?? I have heard alot of people do this especially with kaks as the babies get very curious at a young age and fallout of the nest and die.  Oh and they are starting to get pin feathers on their backs now to, so no feather plucking going on. ;D |
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Post by Peter on Sept 1, 2006 5:33:08 GMT 7
I would say that mum was really itching to start nesting again, so plucked the babies to try and get them to move out of home at a young age. I have never heard of putting the box on the gorund. I personally wouldnt want to disturb the nest that much. We have weeros and budgies fall out of the nest all the time. Mum and dad still look after them on the ground till i come along and put them back in the nest.
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Post by Jen on Sept 1, 2006 19:28:44 GMT 7
They are so cute and good on dad for keeping up with all that responsibility. I haven't had much to do with kakariki's yet but Rob saw some recently at a friends house and has been raving about what great little birds they are. They are the first new type of bird he wants to get as soon as we move and build more avairys. (Tax cheque came to day so he's off to buy a new welder in preparation tomorrow!) Jen |
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Post by Natenla on Sept 3, 2006 17:01:38 GMT 7
Mum has another nest box to lay in, you need to have two for kakis so they dont kill thier babies to nest again, as Bubbles said previously kaki babies seem to develop feathers differently to other birds, so I dont think they have been plucked. I spoke to another person that I know locally that has bred kaks in the past and she has never taken the boxes down so I will leave them. And yes Jen they are wonderful birds!! And make nice handraised pets also!! I am planning to pull some of the next clutch to handraise!! |
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