HI

If the parents do not seem to be feeding the chicjs, should I move them out of the aviary to prevent them getting hurt?? or should I just leave thema nd see if they get the hang of it. I have not seen the father go in the nest at all. There are still 4 eggs to hatch I think only 2 are fertile. Thanks

HI

If the parents do not seem to be feeding the chicjs, should I move them out of the aviary to prevent them getting hurt?? or should I just leave thema nd see if they get the hang of it. I have not seen the father go in the nest at all. There are still 4 eggs to hatch I think only 2 are fertile. Thanks

More information would help. Ages of the babies ?

HI

If the parents do not seem to be feeding the chicjs, should I move them out of the aviary to prevent them getting hurt?? or should I just leave thema nd see if they get the hang of it. I have not seen the father go in the nest at all. There are still 4 eggs to hatch I think only 2 are fertile. Thanks

They are only 2 and 1 day old. I am just worried if she is not feeding them they may get hurt if she doesnt want them.

HI

If the parents do not seem to be feeding the chicjs, should I move them out of the aviary to prevent them getting hurt?? or should I just leave thema nd see if they get the hang of it. I have not seen the father go in the nest at all. There are still 4 eggs to hatch I think only 2 are fertile. Thanks

They are only 2 and 1 day old. I am just worried if she is not feeding them they may get hurt if she doesnt want them.

You need to be very sure they have no food in their crops as trying to raise babies of that age is very hard unless you are experienced. If this is so you need to be feeding them immediately. They will suck a thin runny forumla in for themselves if you place it at the beak.

Photos and check back with us at the if they are truly being fed or cared for or not. Sometimes its hard to see food in the crop of very young babies.

HI

If the parents do not seem to be feeding the chicjs, should I move them out of the aviary to prevent them getting hurt?? or should I just leave thema nd see if they get the hang of it. I have not seen the father go in the nest at all. There are still 4 eggs to hatch I think only 2 are fertile. Thanks

They are only 2 and 1 day old. I am just worried if she is not feeding them they may get hurt if she doesnt want them.

 

One had nothing in its crop, looked flat and wrinkly, the other had a small crop with seed like dots. The first one died at 3 days, none of their crops look full like the ones in pictures, If anyone has any photos of newborns crops that would be great thanks. I fed them and they seemed to want it, moving head around and standing up to me. I really dont want to loose any more. Thanks

HI

If the parents do not seem to be feeding the chicjs, should I move them out of the aviary to prevent them getting hurt?? or should I just leave thema nd see if they get the hang of it. I have not seen the father go in the nest at all. There are still 4 eggs to hatch I think only 2 are fertile. Thanks

They are only 2 and 1 day old. I am just worried if she is not feeding them they may get hurt if she doesnt want them.

 

One had nothing in its crop, looked flat and wrinkly, the other had a small crop with seed like dots. The first one died at 3 days, none of their crops look full like the ones in pictures, If anyone has any photos of newborns crops that would be great thanks. I fed them and they seemed to want it, moving head around and standing up to me. I really dont want to loose any more. Thanks

Then pull them out and try. Its all you can do. Have a warm place for them and feed them runny formula as often as they want it. Best of luck. Can be very hard to save them after that and at that age. You have no other breeding pairs with chicks to put them under ?

Edited December 26, 200717 yr by KAZ

HI

If the parents do not seem to be feeding the chicjs, should I move them out of the aviary to prevent them getting hurt?? or should I just leave thema nd see if they get the hang of it. I have not seen the father go in the nest at all. There are still 4 eggs to hatch I think only 2 are fertile. Thanks

They are only 2 and 1 day old. I am just worried if she is not feeding them they may get hurt if she doesnt want them.

 

One had nothing in its crop, looked flat and wrinkly, the other had a small crop with seed like dots. The first one died at 3 days, none of their crops look full like the ones in pictures, If anyone has any photos of newborns crops that would be great thanks. I fed them and they seemed to want it, moving head around and standing up to me. I really dont want to loose any more. Thanks

 

No my other 2 are not breeding. Thanks anyway, I will keep an eye on them and see what happpens, she is still going in the nest with them but doesnt seem to be feeding them much or at all, Thanks for your help

Best of luck Kel

Best of luck Kel

GOOD NEWS!!!!

I went to check on them a couple of hours ago and a new one had hached, so I left them alone and came back 3 hours later and the older 2 still had some food in their crops and the newest had a milky substance!!! Yipee they must of got the hang of it! The oldest one had a lot left in the crop and the 2nd oldest had a small amount, It is such a relief, Thanks for your help , when I figure out how to post pics i will add some!!!

GOOD NEWS!!!!

I went to check on them a couple of hours ago and a new one had hached, so I left them alone and came back 3 hours later and the older 2 still had some food in their crops and the newest had a milky substance!!! Yipee they must of got the hang of it! The oldest one had a lot left in the crop and the 2nd oldest had a small amount, It is such a relief, Thanks for your help , when I figure out how to post pics i will add some!!!

 

Very good news Kel

Hi Kel, I have been following your post with interest. Thats so great!!!!! I think sometimes it just takes them a little time to figure out what they're meant to be doing with their little babies (Laughing out loud). Good luck and keep us updated. Not sure if others have told you, but to download pics, go to photobucket website, sign in (it's free) and upload your pics, remember to change the size and then copy and paste it into your post. If you get stuck, let us know. maesie xxx

that is wonderful news, l look forward in seeing pictures

Have some water ready when the chicks hatch. A drop on the beak will rehydrate them and give them the strength to call for food. Sometimes a maiden hen will fail to feed her first clutch until she gets the idea. A strong calling chick usually gets her going.

Well things are going well, Number 5 hatched today and I have not had to feed them since yesterday. Their crops are getting bigger each day and mum seems to be feeding them the mixture i made up, Thanks for the recipe!!! The difference between number 2 and 5 is huge, they grow so quickly. They still cannot really lift their heads, but they huddle up so tight in their box. I will get around to photos, hopefully tomorrow, but thanks for your help and wishes! This is so exciting, I have become obsessed! :feedbirds:

Here is mum and dad

 

Eve Born xmas eve

 

All the babies

 

 

If anyone could tell me what colours mum and dad are, I have tried to read up on it but very confusing. ALso any guessing to what the babies may end up being, ( going off mum and dad) Dad has a patch of blue under his wings on back.Thanks

Edited December 28, 200717 yr by kel

The parents are divine, and eve is adorable!!! I'm not good with colours etc so I'll leave it to the experts. Can't wait to see how the little ones turn out though!

Cant see their ceres from a back shot properly. The one on the left is a double factor dominant pied most likely a violet, but possibly a cobalt. The one on the right is a cinnamonwing green.............congratulations on the babies :fear

Edited December 29, 200717 yr by KAZ

Congratulations :fear

It looks like the Dominant Pied is the cock & the Cinnamon the hen. If the hen is split for Blue you could get both Green & Blue babies, if not all chicks would be Green, but being split for Blue is pretty common, you should get lots of Pieds, but maybe not as much pied on them as Dad, all male chicks will be split for Cinnamon.

 

If Dad is carrying Cinnamon you could get some Cinnamons also, in that case of both sexes. That’s about all you can tell from just looking at the parents, but they could be carrying Recessive factors, so also there could be some surprises…good luck.

Thanks, Im sure they will be cute no matter!!! :hap:

you should get lots of Pieds

 

If dad is a double factor dominant pied which he looks like then all the babies will be single factor dominant pied.

Where is the best place to look for info on colourings ( mutations? ) I find it so confusing, is there anywhere that I can find it it easy to understand. or is ot one of those things you either get it or you dont.

http://geocities.com/nerwenfuzz_82/genetics.htm

 

and the mutations area of this site has pictures to look at and heaps of info.

Latest update, The final egg has hatched but not sure of his chances as he looks very limp and frail.( unless its just agianst the others)

Others are going well. getting big and strong

 

Rocky

 

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