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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!

Friday 11 October 2013

A disastrous end to the season

My breeding season actually ended a few moths back, with most of the pairs failing to have further rounds. But worse I lost 3 hens. My best hen from pair 2, the hen from pair 3 and the remaining red cinnamon opaline hen I bred this year and was going to keep. I blame the deaths on a very persistent cat that was new to the area that had a big liking to my birds. Buster wasn't much use. The cat has now disappeared. Coincidently my new neighbours had their cat run over....I shouldn't laugh and no, it wasn't me!
I'm now hanging on to most of my remaining young in the hope of getting some replacement hens, although most look like cocks.

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 Red back yellow opaline, looks like hen but still young

black eyed white bengalese chick (top)


Fawn bengalese chick

Red back opaline yellow. Hens I think, still young.

My old male now without a mate


Yellow opaline. Looks like a cock. This was the chick that got plucked in previous posts



Red fronted opline cock

Other red fronted opaline cock


Yellow opaline cock. Bit concerned about flight and tail feathers.

Red bellied cinnamon hen