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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!

Sunday, 26 August 2012

Last turquoisine chick

The second round for my normal x cinnamon turks has only given one chick. Two hatched, but one died. This will be the last chick of a good season, although it's all been down to one pair.

Rosa x lutino bourkes: two rounds of dead in shell
Rubino x rosa bourkes:  two rounds of dead in shell, 1 round 3 chicks
Normal x cinnamon turks: 1st round 4 chicks, 2nd round 1 chick.
Opaline turks: 1st round 6 chicks, 2nd round 8 chicks.

Friday, 17 August 2012

Only one bengalese chick

Only one of the albino bengalese chicks made it. The other three appeared to have some genetic weakness, legs spread and couldn't fly. I had to put two of them down. Maybe breeding red-eyed birds together was not such a good idea. I won't let them breed again.  The other pair of bengalese just keep laying infertile eggs, so it may be worth splitting up the pairs anyway.

Sunday, 5 August 2012

Double fledging

The first of the bourkes and bengalese chicks have fledged together