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jackiew
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07-07-2007, 11:22 AM
Thank you Leo
i am itching to get them out
but gotta wait 4 weeks

then the hard work really begins
so am gonna catch up on my sleep in the meantime

Thank you Luz
the parents are excellent and always so proud of their babies

can anyone tell which one is mum???
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07-07-2007, 11:35 AM
Not being very good with birds I would of said the one on the left?
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07-07-2007, 11:39 AM
yep Laura correct
and the reason you can tell is her feathers are unkept as she is the one feeding the babies all the time
dad feeds mum and mum feeds babies

she will look rough for a few weeks now
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07-07-2007, 11:40 AM
Aww bless, I love birds more and more.
How sweet the male taking care of the mum. I love that.
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07-07-2007, 11:55 AM
Welcome to the world little baby birdlets!

Congrats to mum, dad and Grandma Jackie Can't wait to see number 3!
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07-07-2007, 01:01 PM
jackie
i am gonna need your help, we have 3 lovebird eggs........
i was going to clean them out like usual on saturday, 1 of the masked looks like #4 is due but 3 eggs on the bottom of the cage.
What do i do???????
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07-07-2007, 01:03 PM
Forgot to say they are 6/7 yrs old and have never laid before, dunno if they are duds or the real thing.
If they are my guess the dad is a fischer........ so they will be fischer x masked.
Or masked .yellow and masked .blue what a combination.
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07-07-2007, 01:16 PM
u will need to candle them to see if they are fertile
use a lighter or candle, if you see red veins in there they are fertile, if not they are no good

if they are fertile you will need to give them a nesting box, with some hay or straw in to keep the eggs warm

even a old shoebox will do with some sort of straw etc in it

does the bird look like she is sitting on them?
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07-07-2007, 01:21 PM
she has had 3 but they are spaced out across the bottom of the cage.
but she is tucked up in the corner as if # 4 could be on its way, and her chest is over 1 of them.
is it ok to clean them out, check the eggs and put a nest in for her?
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07-07-2007, 01:26 PM
keep a close eye on her Leo
some birds can become egg bound and then she will have problems

i would say dont clean them out at this moment

pick the eggs up with tissue (so you dont leave your scent on them)
candle them and then put them in a nesting box or shoebox
she should then go and sit them

if they hatch you will then have to decide if you are gonna handrear them or let mum do it (if she will) not all birds will
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