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Post by USAJustin on Apr 15, 2007 13:30:49 GMT 7
Hey Everyone, Here are a bunch of photo's that I took today of some of the babies I'm handraising at the moment. Enjoy. Justin. Illiger Macaws  Scarlet Macaws  Hahns Macaws  Sun Conures  Halfmoon Conures  Hahns Macaw & Timneh African Grey  White Bellied Caiques  Indian Ringnecks  |
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Post by sharkim007 on Apr 15, 2007 16:51:27 GMT 7
awwwwwwwwwwwww,,,
Now they are beautiful.......
Your doing a great job....
Yes please!!!!!!
I'll have two of each....
;D
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Post by bubbles on Apr 15, 2007 18:13:47 GMT 7
What a cute bunch of babies you have there!!! I bet they keep you busy.  |
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Post by Silvercloud on Apr 16, 2007 12:52:18 GMT 7
They are all so adorable. Great job. ;D
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Post by USAJustin on Apr 16, 2007 14:31:37 GMT 7
I love them all but I mean absolute no disrespect to the other babies, but I've been longing to raise some Scarlets again. I was meant to raise 3 but the youngest died in the nest at 4 days old.
These guys were a steal @ $600us. In the pics they're 9 & 7 days old.
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Post by Matt on Apr 17, 2007 6:39:07 GMT 7
LOL, there you go again with the jealosy factor! They all look great Justin, just a drop in the sea of babies you handraise hey! That sure is a full time job.......
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Post by Peter on Apr 17, 2007 10:06:58 GMT 7
AAWWW!!!
Look at them all! All so healthy and cute! I want
I bet that keeps you busy
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Post by kim on Apr 20, 2007 10:21:48 GMT 7
awww
the hahns & AG snuggling in the teddy is cute.
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Post by Mark on Apr 21, 2007 3:56:59 GMT 7
They look great Justin i wish we all had these wonderfull birds available to us at the same price you pay for them  "Goes back to bed to keep dreaming" |
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Post by USAJustin on Apr 21, 2007 5:22:52 GMT 7
I wish they were available to you at those prices too Mark. They're amazing to raise and i honestly hope and pray that some day you all this forum get a chance to experience breeding and raising them.
KIM - I put the teddies in there as I believe firmly in the birds respondint well to touch. Think about it... in the nests they have the parent birds to snuggle up to and are frequently huddled under their wings amongst the feathers. Then hear we come and take them away from the warmth and security of the momma bird and then place them in a container in a brooder with nothing but pine shavings to cuddle up to.
I've found in my experience that allowing them to cuddle up to the teddies that they are more secure in that environment. I'll feed them and then when I'm done they will waddle their way back over to to the teddy and cuddle up as close as they can.
Cheers
J
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Post by Helen on Apr 21, 2007 20:48:47 GMT 7
Very cute.
I was told that indian ringnecks don't stay tame even when they are handreared. Is that true?
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Post by LittleBudgie2005 on Apr 22, 2007 9:12:01 GMT 7
They are all beautiful Justin...  |
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Post by Mandav on Apr 22, 2007 10:30:30 GMT 7
i once saw a lady in the middle of town outside the bakery with a handraised ringneck , it was so tame it was unbelieveable , but then some may not be like that
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Post by USAJustin on Apr 22, 2007 10:37:06 GMT 7
The trick with Ringnecks is to remember that they're not the sort of bird that generally likes to cuddled and petted alot. There are individual birds within the ringneck family that enjoy that and they're rare.
Ringnecks do best when they can be a part of what's going around them and still interact. Most love to step up and ride our shoulders & most just simply don't care to petted much. That's just my experience with them. Others may have different experiences.
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Post by Helen on Apr 22, 2007 11:09:07 GMT 7
thanks. I had one that started biting every time i stopped spoon feeding and i was told to give up because she would never be tame. So she joined the flock iin the aviary over at my sisters place. She is happier there than she was with me. as you say I think she needed to interact more closely with other birds and less with humans.
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