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by luvalutino
Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:10 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: leave the nest
Replies: 8
Views: 2971

Re: leave the nest

hi I thought they were getting better, as one of their legs straightened but the other didnt, so I took the chicks to a person that knows a lot about birds , they said that unfortunately it looks like their mother must have broken the chicks legs whilst inside the box.....they reset in the wrong pla...
by luvalutino
Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:11 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: leave the nest
Replies: 8
Views: 2971

Re: leave the nest

I was wrong nature isnt doing its job....one leg on both chicks still looks "splayed"...I will have to try
the rubber band trick
by luvalutino
Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:59 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: leave the nest
Replies: 8
Views: 2971

Re: leave the nest

thanks guys.....i think mother nature is working....cause the more they stay out of the nest the less splayed they look..
thanks for your comments
by luvalutino
Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:20 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: leave the nest
Replies: 8
Views: 2971

Re: leave the nest

both left the nest today..gorgeous....this morning the silver , this afternoon the green younger one.......both on the bottom of the cage........poor things they keep on hitting themselves on the side of the cage trying to fly up to a perch.....
by luvalutino
Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:03 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: leave the nest
Replies: 8
Views: 2971

leave the nest

Hi guys, my two babies are almost two months they look fully feathered( one looks a cinnamon green and the other silver) just like mum and dad , they havent left the nest yet and one has developed splayed legs- how long does it normally take before they venture out and the chick with splayed legs wi...
by luvalutino
Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:26 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: 3 eggs already
Replies: 12
Views: 2299

Re: 3 eggs already

grey pin feathers on their wings.......I gues this means they will both be silver or grey ( given their father is silver)
:D
by luvalutino
Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:10 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: chicks crying out
Replies: 8
Views: 2482

Re: chicks crying out

thanks for your replies.
i looked again yesterday...and their crops were again like a small marble
i'll leave it to mum....she looks like she is doing a good job.
she hasnt stayed out of the nest and i haved heard them crying out like i did that time....
.......
by luvalutino
Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:36 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: chicks crying out
Replies: 8
Views: 2482

Re: chicks crying out

thanks julie
no the egg wasnt from the box she laid 5, 2 hatched 3 still left over in the box. strange eh?
re hand rearing.....I would only be able to hand feed morning b4 work and evening after work... would that be sufficient , ....would wet egg and biscuit mix be fine?
kind regards
Martino.
by luvalutino
Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:45 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: chicks crying out
Replies: 8
Views: 2482

Re: chicks crying out

Hi I checked this morning chicks felt warm when i picked up it had a ball the size of a small marble just under its throat , so yes they are being fed. It was just so strange that she stayed so long out side her nest that she has rarely goes out from...and the fact she was ignoring the chicks cries ...
by luvalutino
Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:01 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: chicks crying out
Replies: 8
Views: 2482

chicks crying out

Hi guys
is it normal for the hen to be outside the nest and ignore her chicks crying out?
by luvalutino
Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:03 pm
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: silver cock with lime green hen
Replies: 2
Views: 1008

Re: silver cock with lime green hen

thanks for your reply,
very kind of you.- I peered in again today....their necks arent always down now...eyes look open....nice colour beaks.....nice size chicks....but no fluff yet...they are still naked.
so exciting ..my first pair that have actually mated and hatched eggs...
ciao
by luvalutino
Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:26 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: silver cock with lime green hen
Replies: 2
Views: 1008

silver cock with lime green hen

hi all above pair have two chicks..hatched 18th and 19th of september.....i looked in the nest yesterday....chicks dont even have fluff yet.......i cant wait to see what colour they will be the cock is silver and the hen is lime green.( a little lighter than budgie green)...can any one predict what ...
by luvalutino
Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:18 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Bird Aviary needs new home.
Replies: 7
Views: 1847

Re: Bird Aviary needs new home.

is it suspended..or sit on concrete...and is it a home made one or a kit form one?
thanks
by luvalutino
Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:53 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: 3 eggs already
Replies: 12
Views: 2299

Re: 3 eggs already

thanks rod.......
by luvalutino
Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:18 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: 3 eggs already
Replies: 12
Views: 2299

Re: 3 eggs already

still only two chicks..looked at nest yesterday///one egg seems very dark so hopefull of another chick , the remaining two eggs look much lighter in colour than the dark looking one. can any one advise , if the two lighter coloured eggs dont hatch should i leave in nest or let the birds sort it out ...
by luvalutino
Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:40 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: 3 eggs already
Replies: 12
Views: 2299

Re: 3 eggs already

thanks
it is very exciting......i can get over what a loving pair these two are. he is silver and she is a
pale lime green not sure of the correct terminology for her colour ..but yeah I can wait to see what colour the chicks will be
kind regards
by luvalutino
Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:28 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: 3 eggs already
Replies: 12
Views: 2299

Re: 3 eggs already

Martino, Looks like the eggs might hatch anywhere from the 18th to the 24th. Wessel you were right on sunday night the 18th i heard scratching noise inside the nest......all the ringnecks were calling out......it was starange yesterday I looked inside whilst mum had exited to eat....and wella a lit...
by luvalutino
Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:21 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: 3 eggs already
Replies: 12
Views: 2299

Re: 3 eggs already

yeah sure is...I have one pair that she is doing everything to get his attention.....she is even feeding him...he is acting hard to get... and indifferent another pair that when they are together....they seem content... like bestmates...but neither was feeding each other. nor mating....i separated t...
by luvalutino
Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:09 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: 3 eggs already
Replies: 12
Views: 2299

Re: 3 eggs already

thanks wessel
by luvalutino
Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:45 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: 3 eggs already
Replies: 12
Views: 2299

3 eggs already

its been two weeks since i removed the eggs that did not hatch, I checked the nest last thursday and nothing- this morning I checked again- and she has 3 eggs- what a great feeling i couldnt get over how she checked out both nesting boxes available before she decided to go back to her previous nest....
by luvalutino
Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:03 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Eggs did not hatch
Replies: 15
Views: 4988

Re: Eggs did not hatch

incredible..its been one week since i removed the remaining eggs and now she's looking at nesting boxes ...she has two nesting boxes to choose from and like she did the first time she's checking out both of them before she lays again.....i thought she would have just gone to the one she was familiar...
by luvalutino
Sat Aug 06, 2011 5:59 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Eggs did not hatch
Replies: 15
Views: 4988

Re: Eggs did not hatch

thanks you.......i will remove the remaining eggs tommorow..and hopefully they will go again. it is her first clutch....in fact i was worried she may have been egg bound as she was spending a lot of time on the floor of the cage just before she laid her first egg. How do i increase the moisture leve...
by luvalutino
Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:05 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Eggs did not hatch
Replies: 15
Views: 4988

Re: Eggs did not hatch

thank- you when i looked at the eggs to sort out the clear ones the 3 that i left had dark mass spots....1 had vein like colouring around the dark mass......but given the time i thought that the eggs had gone off the fetus wasnt wrigling........but it broke my heart.... i dont like interfering with ...
by luvalutino
Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:56 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Eggs did not hatch
Replies: 15
Views: 4988

Re: Eggs did not hatch

i feel gutted..........in the process of getting rid of the remaining eggs.....i broke one...there was a baby inside the egg still pink/crimson......but the eggs have now been there for too long..was it dead inside the egg? or did i kill it....i feel like **** atm....i put the other two back underne...
by luvalutino
Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:08 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Eggs did not hatch
Replies: 15
Views: 4988

Re: Eggs did not hatch

thanks guys....2 were clear the other 3 looked dark and dense...i took the two clear ones out of the nest....i will give it to the end of the week , if they havent hatched i will get rid of them.
good luck with the new season
by luvalutino
Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:35 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Eggs did not hatch
Replies: 15
Views: 4988

Re: Eggs did not hatch

i live in sydney we are still in winter..mine went early she laid the first egg over 30 days ago....shes been in the nest ever since....she has five eggs in total.....none have hatched yet... how much longer should i wait before i give up on this cluch of eggs.......and if none hatch should i remove...
by luvalutino
Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:58 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: blue with mauve wing tips and some mauve tail feathers
Replies: 3
Views: 1135

Re: blue with mauve wing tips and some mauve tail feathers

sure ...but I may need help up loading the pic....
by luvalutino
Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:57 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: color question
Replies: 23
Views: 4690

Re: color question

hi bec
I have the same mix - a silver male with a pastel blue hen...
did yours breed last season?......what colours did you actually get
thanks
Martino
by luvalutino
Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:40 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: keep together or separate
Replies: 7
Views: 1606

Re: keep together or separate

thanks to all that have replied
in sydney august is the last month of winter.....would you introduce the nesting boxes in june / july or august
thanks
by luvalutino
Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:36 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: blue with mauve wing tips and some mauve tail feathers
Replies: 3
Views: 1135

blue with mauve wing tips and some mauve tail feathers

hI GUYS
i HAVE A young blue male with mauve wing tips and some mauve tail feathers
what would you call this mutation
thanks
by luvalutino
Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:28 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: keep together or separate
Replies: 7
Views: 1606

Re: keep together or separate

hi thanks for the reply ive read a lot but i understood the hen will kill the extra male if its 2 to 1....mine are 1-1 re season....from what i have been told they prefer to breed in cooler months.....and i was told in sydney u can start in april.....perhaps someone on the forum can confirm this tha...
by luvalutino
Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:39 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: keep together or separate
Replies: 7
Views: 1606

keep together or separate

hi all I am new to this forum and also new to IRNs. I have bred other birds as a hobby but i am understanding IRNs need a little more "know how"- I have 6 beautiful IRNs 3 males and 3 females two pairs are pretty much paired off the other two M & F ( that are newer to the aviary ) have...