The days are getting shorter, weather's not great and it'll soon be the start of frosty nights....yet all my birds are breeding. I suppose it is coming up to their natural breeding season in Australia.
Rudolph and Goldie have a full clutch of 5 chicks.
Rocky and Rosie have 3 fledged chicks and Rosie's started laying again.
And it looks like Pinky may have finally sowed his oats - at least partially. Perky is sitting on 5 eggs and two look fertile!
Normally I would never consider letting my birds breed this late, but then I thought why not if they are willing, provided I stick to the rule of only allowing them to raise two clutches of chicks per year. Provided they get the eggs laid before it gets to cold they should be OK, also I have lights in the aviary that come on in the morning to extend the day. I find that there is no point having them on in the evenings as the birds roost at dusk anyway.
- Sags
- I keep and breed a small number of Australian grass parakeets. This blog provides information and pictures of my birds and a log of their breeding activities. It is also a photo blog of landscapes and wildlife. My dog Buster may also make an appearance. For Nest Box Live - click the link above or visit my website!
do you provide them with any heat source especially by the nest box?
ReplyDeleteI have tubular heaters in the aviary and a fan heater in the shed if it gets very cold. I live on the coast here in the UK where it tends to be a bit warmer than inland. It will probably be late November before we see any freezing weather!...could do with some Texas sunshine!
ReplyDeletePlease take all you need!! :D
ReplyDeleteWe're still in the 90s deg F. The scarlet chests are doing ok with their current clutches, but the gouldians and lineolated parakeets I've paired up are not enjoying the heat as much - I don't think they enjoy sitting tight in a nest box that feels like an oven! Now I remember why I've always waited until Oct. to pair them up in previous years, LOL. I'm so happy for your success with the turqs and bourkes. I'm starting at square one with turqs since my yellow hen died, the 2 new hens are too young to breed just yet. The bourkes I've gotten - a pair of pink rosies and a pair of rubinos are also too young. I finally gave into my desire for white chested blue splendids and got a male WC blue split to lutino and an albino hen pair. We'll see how successful they are in the next couple of years. Hopefully the Texas heat will help ^_^