February 14, 200718 yr Congratulations on the baby If you add some nesting materials once the babies arrive, the mothers dont usually worry about removing it at this point as they are pre occupied with the hatching babies. Eggs that get kicked around can get addled and not hatch. Also nesting materials helps keep the nest warm and stop babies from becoming splay legged.
February 14, 200718 yr Congratulations!! I can't wait to see more photos as they all hatch and grow Edited February 14, 200718 yr by lor
February 16, 200718 yr Author finally the second one hatched three days after the first one http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/oha.../Picture118.jpg **Picture changed to link due to being over size ** Edited February 17, 200718 yr by Nerwen
February 17, 200718 yr String is really dangerous to have in a nest, I would try toilet papare or paper twoels liek I did if you don't have shavings for now. The string could wrap around a babies neck and it can be strangled...be careful. Your babies are about the same ages as mine, our first ones both hatched on the same day haha! Wouldn't it be funny if they turned out to be both Green Normals! :(Laughing out loud): :(Laughing out loud): TWINS
February 17, 200718 yr I agree that the string shouldn't be in there, many others have had no issues with paper towels in the nest box.
February 18, 200718 yr Author yeah i agree with joey and the third egg hatched here is a picture http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/oha.../Picture122.jpg
February 22, 200718 yr Author number 4 hatched http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/oha.../Picture122.jpg
February 22, 200718 yr i took them out but the female put them back int here I would remove the string completely from anywhere in the nest or out of the nest. You have been given good advice. Try adding a one inch bed of some wood shavings to the nest now that there are babies as the mother should, at this point leave the nesting materials alone. You may well end up with chicks with splay legs if the floor of your nestbox remains flat.
February 23, 200718 yr By the looks of those plum eyes, you might have recessive pieds or cinnamons. Depends what the parents carry. Edited February 23, 200718 yr by Sailorwolf
February 23, 200718 yr Author are you serious now im really excited wow http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/oha...s/Picture-2.jpg
February 23, 200718 yr not at this stage, need some more fluff and pins. But I'm thinking cinnamon might be possible for the oldest as well.
February 24, 200718 yr Gorgeous babies you have there. How exciting that the oldest might be cinammon. I think they are so pretty. How many days old is the oldest chick?
February 28, 200718 yr Author here is an update on the babies the oldest http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/oha.../Picture152.jpg the second oldest http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/oha.../Picture153.jpg the third one http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/oha.../Picture154.jpg the youngest http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/oha.../Picture151.jpg Moderators Message - images changed to links due to size. Edited February 28, 200718 yr by Bea
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