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Post by sharkim007 on Oct 4, 2006 17:10:21 GMT 7
WTG Mark!!!
Fantastic!!!!
I love kids.....and I tell ya they are just magic....hope it all comes to plan for you...may you both be blessed with heaps of happy healthy kids...born without feathers but!!!
Waiting on pics!!!!!
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Post by Mark on Oct 9, 2006 18:41:56 GMT 7
Im not doing pics of anything any more until it is pulled for H/R as i have noticed it is stressing them a little !!
Well here is the weekly up date for 09/10/2006
All the baby Latino Ring necks except for the runt are fully feathered and Scaly Breasted Lorikeets are almost fully feathered as well
Normal Scaly Breasted Lorikeets back on 2 eggs
Lolo and Stich ( Normal Rainbows ) Have 2 baby's 1 week old !!! ( I did not even know they had eggs !!! )
Olive and Normal Rainbows have 2 eggs
Nanday Conure Pair 1 have 4 eggs ( I think 2 are infertile the other 2 are fostered from the 12 year old pair as they have broken 2 already)
Latino Split Red and Red Eastern Rosella on 5 eggs
And the Mustard Scaly Breasted Lorikeet cock and the Split Dilute hen are on 1 egg so far this is there first clutch
2 baby King Quails were re homed to my mates place as he has the set up for them !
(1 of them was the Grey baby )
6 pairs of King Quails on eggs at my mates place (My birds)
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Post by Mark on Oct 14, 2006 19:45:26 GMT 7
Well its that time of week again but I have PIC'S this time !!!! Baby Lutino Ringnecks and Scalys coming along quite nicely!!  Lutino Ringneck's back on eggs again 3 so far  Lutino split Red cock - Red Hen Eastern eggs (I took these out today as they were infertile)   The pair of Easterns that I have that are spouse be a Red Cinnamon cock and a Lutino hen are on 3 eggs so far BUY the bird (Red Cinnamon) that is supousto be the cock is laying the eggs so I might have 2 hens   Normal Lorikeet baby's (Lolo & Stich baby's)  Mustard cock - Split Dilute hen scaly on 1 egg (should hatch with in the next 3 weeks)  Olive cock - Normal hen Rainbow Lorikeets on 2 eggs (should hatch with in the next 2 weeks)  Normal Scalys back on 2 eggs (this is there second clutch)  This is the 3 year old Nanday Conure Hen fostering 2 eggs from the 12 year old pair that I have as the 12 year old pair have broken there first 2 eggs !!  This is my 2.5 year old Red Collar (I think its a Cock)  This is my new pair of Red Collars (young Pair)  This is my new pair of Muck Lorikeets they are also a young pair  Im also getting a pair of Cinnamon Scaly Breasted Lorikeets this coming weekend (If everything goes to plan) |
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Post by Matt on Oct 15, 2006 6:40:57 GMT 7
Looks like somebody is going to be a busy man soon!! LOL. I know how much work is associated with handraising and looking after breeding pairs dont worrry about that, its all good fun though and thats why we do it.
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Post by Mark on Oct 15, 2006 16:54:19 GMT 7
I went to my bird club president's house to make 100 + tables for our bird sale
He has 167 Aviarys
and there currently H/R over 100 birds and there are eggs under birds in the aviarys and 86 in Incubators !!!
i counted :
47 ALXES
53 Ringnecks
+ others !!! Currently being H/R
NOW THAT IS BUSY !!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Natenla on Oct 15, 2006 17:25:22 GMT 7
Holy Cr#P!!! Thats ALOT of handraising to do!!! Sounds like its all happening at your place to! On a smaller scale of course hehe. The ringnecks and scalies are doing really well! Good job  I love your musks! I really want a pair but gota get my finger out of you know where an get my licence!! |
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Post by Peter on Oct 16, 2006 5:17:03 GMT 7
WAH! Thats a hell of a lot of hand raising. By the time he gets to the end of the line of feeding he'll have to start again.
Your birds are looking great! You have done a fantastic job!
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Post by holly on Oct 16, 2006 6:48:33 GMT 7
wow thats alot, i would neva rear that many, i like to give each bird lots of time out without the other birds around
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Post by Silvercloud on Oct 16, 2006 8:42:53 GMT 7
OMG thats heaps. Love your red collars and musks. The babies are all growing so quickly and looking good. |
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Post by bubbles on Oct 16, 2006 11:40:55 GMT 7
They all look grea Mark. You are doing a fantastic job, the babies look very healthy. |
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Post by Matt on Oct 16, 2006 19:01:18 GMT 7
wow, 100 babies, that would be a full time job for sure! he needs one of those dispensers like the ones behind a bar (pub) and just walk along the line squirting handrearing mix into waiting mouths!
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Post by Mark on Oct 17, 2006 15:35:21 GMT 7
He has 6 incubators with eggs in them 3 baby humidy cribs (like the ones in the hosiptals) 12 brooders He feeds the parents and looks after the aviarys And his wife feeds all of the babys They are retired so they have the time to do it !! P.S The Rainbow Pair (Olive cock and Normal Hen) have smash there eggs and eaten them NOT HAPPY JAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 |
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Post by Peter on Oct 18, 2006 5:23:54 GMT 7
god dam it! Hopefully they'll go down again!
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Post by Silvercloud on Oct 18, 2006 12:11:04 GMT 7
Oh thats a shame Mark. Hope they try again for you.
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Post by Mark on Oct 18, 2006 14:59:54 GMT 7
We also pulled Lilo and Stich babys yesterday (Normal Rainbows)
And we bought 3 more lutino babys there 4 weeks old !!
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