Caged Bird and Parrot Thread!!!!

[ShrekDawg]

14 pairs in now, and 5 eggs.
The one who layed the 1st egg has decided to only lay at 4 day intervals instead of every 2nd day as is usual for Budgies.

Oh wow

 

[Finchbreeder]

Well we have been busy again.
Now there are 23 pairs in the breeding cabinets.
Lost track of the egg numbers.
Usual story, some of the boys were too busy bragging to remember to fill the 1st (and in some cases 2nd) eggs.
Some pairs are seriously off and into it, and some are still playing maybe. One of the disadvantages of pair selecting - you may or may not have the birds agree with your choices. So if a pair pick themselves in the avairy that is given due consideration. Some get the breeding box of approval, and some get told "this is not a circus to produce clowns"

 

[ShrekDawg]

Well we have been busy again.
Now there are 23 pairs in the breeding cabinets.
Lost track of the egg numbers.
Usual story, some of the boys were too busy bragging to remember to fill the 1st (and in some cases 2nd) eggs.
Some pairs are seriously off and into it, and some are still playing maybe. One of the disadvantages of pair selecting - you may or may not have the birds agree with your choices. So if a pair pick themselves in the avairy that is given due consideration. Some get the breeding box of approval, and some get told "this is not a circus to produce clowns"

Wow

 

[BantyChooks]

The return of the Leaf Thief.

 

[ShrekDawg]

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The return of the Leaf Thief.

So cute

 

[Finchbreeder]

Canaries are sweet birds. Is yours male or female?

 

[BantyChooks]

Canaries are sweet birds. Is yours male or female?

Best guess female. She was sold as one but I have doubts as to the breeder’s competency there. I’m not too confident with vocal sexing though so can’t argue.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Best guess female. She was sold as one but I have doubts as to the breeder’s competency there. I’m not too confident with vocal sexing though so can’t argue.

She’s cute

 

[Finchbreeder]

A true male will sing his little heart out for a mate in season. (Spring in Australia) This can be encouraged by feeding Canola/rape seed, a true canary aphrodisiac. They also love their green seeding grasses.
Sexing is very difficult at any other time of the year even for an experienced breeder. Mother and I breed them and are right about 75% of the time in season, and 50% of the time out of season. Unless they do a full mating whistle - which is very easy to pick. So then we get 100%