exited :)

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:41 am

my dad cheaked his IRN's nest today and they have 5 eggs!
im more exited then he is

bec · Post by **bec** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:35 am

yay !!!!!
future bubbies!!!!!

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:22 pm

You guys breed early down there.

Congrats on the eggies.

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:30 pm

i think there still in breeding mode from when it was actually breeding season.
i am hoping for bubs as mine never seem to do very well, fingers crossed

TikkaLu · Post by **TikkaLu** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:29 pm

I'll keep fingers crossed for you and please do the same for me. I have a pair on 4 eggs that should be hatching any day now (if they're good, too afraid to candle) and I was told by he previous breed that the hen doesn't do well feeding her babies so they may be day one babies. Yikes!

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:52 pm

Fingers crossed for you too!

My female IRN has made a nest in her breeding box, i cheaked it yesterday because i was going to swap her box.
Male and female have been more cranky to me latly, and they have been eating more.
Dont think they will breed though.

With my dads pair, im guessing the first egg was laid on the 2nd of march, im thinking it should hatch on the 30th of march, is this right?

TikkaLu · Post by **TikkaLu** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:25 am

That sounds about right. I estimated that my first egg was laid 2/12 and it hatched 3/11. I think the average incubation time is about 24 days. From what I understand this can depend on when the hen starts sitting though. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I found three eggs in the nest box on 3/17 and a couple days later a fourth appeared. I estimated that my four eggs were laid 2/12, 2/14, 2/16, and 2/18. So far they have hatched 3/11, 3/12, 3/13, and expecting the fourth today if the trend continues.

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:33 pm

First baby hatched today

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:40 pm

Awww, how cool is that!
Congrats.

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:44 pm

make that two babies

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:50 pm

Doubley cool then

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 4:53 am

3 babies

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:40 am

4 babies

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:46 am

Wow.....only one more to go!!

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:08 am

yep and then handraising them in 2 weeks

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:31 am

Let the fun begin.

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:01 pm

dont know how well i will go handraising 2 week old bubs though
and i cant wait to see what colors they are!

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:34 pm

That's part of the excitiment, seeing the colours.

I am a bit lazy and get the parents to do the hard yards

, I usually remove the chicks closer to the 3 week mark. A little less demanding with the feeding schedule.

I am sure you will be fine though. Just remember there are people here only too willing to help if you have any problems.

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:02 pm

i want them to be as friendly as possible because if they dont sell well dad wont keep his pair
they could be green, lutino, blue or white
yeah you guys helped so much when i was handraising my bub

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:15 pm

Ooooo....lots of nice colour combinations then. Wouldn't it be cool if you had each colour!!!

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:30 pm

yea would be awesome
but i dout it lol
i will post pics as soon as i get them out of the nest

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:18 pm

number 5 has hatched

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:15 am

Yay, very good. 100 % strike rate.

bec · Post by **bec** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:23 pm

WOW !!!!!!
five bubs congrates

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:59 pm

thanks

it sucks that i cant look at them yet though

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:37 pm

looks like i spoke to soon

the 5th one hasnt hatched yet but its trying to hatch

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:51 pm

the 5th baby didnt hatch and ended up dieing

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:11 pm

Awwww....poor little one

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:52 pm

the babies just have been pulled out of the nest
they are sooooo cute!
one is making funny noises at the moment

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:15 pm

just fed the babies but it didnt go very well

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:22 pm

Why is that?

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:02 pm

cause all they wanted to do was throw food at me lol

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:39 pm

lol haha.....;)

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:09 am

they did better last time i fed them

2 have black eyes and the other 2 have red

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:54 pm

yay 2 have lil feathers sticking out now!
one is blue, another is green
one have really white pin feathers so i think its going to be white
and the other doesnt have pin feathers yet

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:06 pm

Hey, remember when I said it would be cool if you had one of each colour??!!!

Looking good so far

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:46 pm

if they are allk different colors it would be cool
would also be really easy to tell them apart

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:27 pm

whens a good time to start handling them?
and when i do what should i do with them?

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:59 pm

I usually leave mine for a couple of days when I remove from nest, just to let them settle in their new home and routine. I handle mine just before and after feeding.
I give them all pre-dinner cuddles etc then when I finished feeding, place all except for one back in the brooder and snuggle with the little one while watching tv or on net etc. They usually end up going to sleep snuggling up....very aaawwwww

I choose a different chick each time for after feeding cuddles. That way I am spending a bit of time with each without intruding too much on their nap times.
As they age and begin to get more feather I handle them more often.

This is just what I do.

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:27 pm

i have been cuddling them all because its too hard not too!
i make sure i dont do it for long so they can sleep though

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:04 pm

One of each color!!
the little one finally has pin feathers!
they look really yellow so there is no way that is cant be lutino.
bit worried about it thow because its still sooo tiny, it was only 27 grams when i pulled it out and it was 2 weeks old

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:19 am

there not eating again

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:13 am

Maybe they are getting bored with the same taste of the formula. Have you tried adding a small amount of mashed pumpkin, carrots etc? Just enough to change the flavour of the formula.

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:06 am

yeah i have, it made them eat less

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:50 am

just made the formula thinner and they ate it all up

thanks for the help pinkdevil, i dont know how i would be doing this without you!
i was told that IRN's are one of the hardest birds to handraise... im not sure how true this is!

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:15 pm

I was told IRNs are fussy at raising as well, but also one of the hardier birds, being more forgiving at mistakes etc. They do seem like tough cookies at times.

I have raised lorikeets and I have found lories are much easier to raise. They are piggies when to comes to food and very easy to wean. Ringies seem to wait until they are older before the food obsession begins. lol

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:21 pm

the babies didnt put on weight today

they are on 3 feeds aday and the youngest is 30 days old
should i feed them 4 feeds a day or thicken the formula?

pinkdevil · Post by **pinkdevil** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:34 pm

Are their crops empty between each feed? If so you could either try thickening the formula or offering an extra feed.
At around 5 weeks of age, I peg millet into their cage/brooder/container and let them nibble on it. Also hang fruit or veg on one of the metal fruit sticks, (you know the metal rod that fruit and veg is threaded onto?),....or you could try the seed sticks. There is also available fruit sticks, similar to seed sticks except is full of dried fruit. I give that to my lorikeets.

For the first few times they will waste more than is eaten, but eventually when they develop the taste for it, they wolf it down lol.

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:34 pm

yeah their crops empty between feeds, i will try thickening the formula.
i thought it would be too early to introduce foods?

xx_sheena_xx · Post by **xx_sheena_xx** » Sat May 01, 2010 4:48 pm

silly little things

they have decided that they dont want to eat so i think im going have to put them on 4 feeds again