Removing babies from aviary
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:42 am
Hello, I have some questions regarding baby Indian ringnecks
My female ringneck (Pumpkin) has started showing interest in breeding a little earlier than expected this year, so things are happening a little quicker than I had hoped. What I want to know is when should I remove baby birds from the nest? My aviary isn't a walk-in unfortunately and both my birds aren't tamed so they're not too keen on people getting close which I suspect will make things more difficult.
My aviary is a decent size and my two IRNs aren't having any fights over space, but I don't think it could happily house more than three if she does have babies. Basically my biggest worry is they end up having multiple babies and I can't get them out before they start fluttering about then I'll never be able to catch them without risking having escapees.
She did lay one egg last year (though she has had clutches when she was with her breeder) but sadly it broke. I was told she would make her own nest with the hay strewn on the bottom of the aviary but she never touched it. Instead she decided to chew the inside of the nesting box and use the filings. The last thing I want is her chewing her way out so could I place nesting materials inside the box until I can get some mesh around it?
I apologise for being so unprepared. My male (Squawk) has had two mates over the past few years and neither produced eggs with him so I thought he was just infertile.
I do hope to tame any babies they have, but this is concerning me most at the moment.
My female ringneck (Pumpkin) has started showing interest in breeding a little earlier than expected this year, so things are happening a little quicker than I had hoped. What I want to know is when should I remove baby birds from the nest? My aviary isn't a walk-in unfortunately and both my birds aren't tamed so they're not too keen on people getting close which I suspect will make things more difficult.
My aviary is a decent size and my two IRNs aren't having any fights over space, but I don't think it could happily house more than three if she does have babies. Basically my biggest worry is they end up having multiple babies and I can't get them out before they start fluttering about then I'll never be able to catch them without risking having escapees.
She did lay one egg last year (though she has had clutches when she was with her breeder) but sadly it broke. I was told she would make her own nest with the hay strewn on the bottom of the aviary but she never touched it. Instead she decided to chew the inside of the nesting box and use the filings. The last thing I want is her chewing her way out so could I place nesting materials inside the box until I can get some mesh around it?
I apologise for being so unprepared. My male (Squawk) has had two mates over the past few years and neither produced eggs with him so I thought he was just infertile.
I do hope to tame any babies they have, but this is concerning me most at the moment.