Zenek and other our parrots
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- Aug 29, 2018
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- Fang ({ab}normal grey cockatiel), Valentino (budgie), Jem (cinnamon cockatiel), Lovejoy(varied lorikeet), Peach (princess parrot)
Totally adorable little fuzzballs, well done!
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Some sad news - if somebody reads last posts in "My Bourkes" thread, knows it
Thursday evning I noticed that Bourke chicks wanted some food but Fela totally ignored them. I thougt they maybe didn't have anything to eat but I checked all feeders and there was food. The next day in the morning little Bourkies wanted food again but Fela was.... sleeping
I was observing her and noticed that she doesn't get into the next box at all She only once time looked into there but wasn't inside and quikly flew away. I understood she gave up her babies 
:17: Why did she it? Nobody knows
In the friday evning we started hand-feeding. Until yesterday the nest box still was hanging cause we hoped Fela would start feeding them again but... she started mating with Jaś
I took the nest box cause there were no chance to coming back to feeding the babies. We don't have any incubator or something simillar, for now we put the nest box on a electric cushion to make it warmer. The same we don't have hand feeding formula and food which we feed them is temporary until the right food will arrive. Also, we don't have any experience with hand-raising, this is our the 1st time. All Bouke chicks were so hungry but the youngest one was so weak and didn't want to open the beak - today passed away Other Bourkies are over 2 weeks old and we don't have the same problem like with the yongest one - it shows the vid 
It was taken before one of today feeding times. Bourkie which passed away today always was underfood other ones (vid taken after the death)
Thursday evning I noticed that Bourke chicks wanted some food but Fela totally ignored them. I thougt they maybe didn't have anything to eat but I checked all feeders and there was food. The next day in the morning little Bourkies wanted food again but Fela was.... sleeping
I was observing her and noticed that she doesn't get into the next box at all She only once time looked into there but wasn't inside and quikly flew away. I understood she gave up her babies :17: Why did she it? Nobody knows In the friday evning we started hand-feeding. Until yesterday the nest box still was hanging cause we hoped Fela would start feeding them again but... she started mating with Jaś
I took the nest box cause there were no chance to coming back to feeding the babies. We don't have any incubator or something simillar, for now we put the nest box on a electric cushion to make it warmer. The same we don't have hand feeding formula and food which we feed them is temporary until the right food will arrive. Also, we don't have any experience with hand-raising, this is our the 1st time. All Bouke chicks were so hungry but the youngest one was so weak and didn't want to open the beak - today passed away Other Bourkies are over 2 weeks old and we don't have the same problem like with the yongest one - it shows the vid It was taken before one of today feeding times. Bourkie which passed away today always was underfood other ones (vid taken after the death)
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One of Bourke chicks left the box without any help
The first time wasn't successful:
I had to help 'cause the wing stucked there. But another time:
The first time wasn't successful:
I had to help 'cause the wing stucked there. But another time:
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- Aug 29, 2018
- 27,146
- 37,843
- Parrots
- Fang ({ab}normal grey cockatiel), Valentino (budgie), Jem (cinnamon cockatiel), Lovejoy(varied lorikeet), Peach (princess parrot)
Adventurous little souls aren’t they? How many babies now Rozalka?
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At the moment 6 Bourke babies - 3 are being hand fed and 3 from the previous clutch (recently one was sold) In my signature is an actual fid list which I update
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- Aug 29, 2018
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- 37,843
- Parrots
- Fang ({ab}normal grey cockatiel), Valentino (budgie), Jem (cinnamon cockatiel), Lovejoy(varied lorikeet), Peach (princess parrot)
Keep up the good work Rozalka, your babies are beautiful!
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Zenek before Bourkie feeding time:
Later I took him to be able to feed them, during feeding he came on the desk - of course I was carefull about them and was looking on Zenek's behaviour. After feeding the 2nd Bourkie, he was corious what they eat
Later I had to close him in the cage because srtarted being aggressive
Later I took him to be able to feed them, during feeding he came on the desk - of course I was carefull about them and was looking on Zenek's behaviour. After feeding the 2nd Bourkie, he was corious what they eat
Later I had to close him in the cage because srtarted being aggressive
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