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mikeknight

thought my plumbhead was sittin on 6 unfertile eggs , just seen in the nest slightly , theres movement in there i dont know how many but they r alive !!

so thats them and ive my orange breasts with there eyes just opened ( unless i cudnt see their eyes b4 !)
mikeknight

YES, just walked outside and heard cherps comin from the cuban nest aswell !

/me goes too mash some egg
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Diane
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Excellent :thumbup: Now you just have to be patient and wait till they fledge.
Diane
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mikeknight

yeah, just drawin up designs for a flight lol
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Buzzard-1
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Knew you were bit by the bird bug :lol: And the only cure is more cages and birds :wtf: :lol:
mikeknight

ha luckuly im broke cus this bird show is on on sunday., so i can only go down and look :)
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MadHatter
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Gret news mike!
If memory serves, I think Plummies have a reputation for being a bit funny about nest interference, so probably best to leave them well alone from here on. :thumbup:
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:thumbup: awesome! I hope mine lay some eggs and hatch some chicks too!
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Congratulations on the hatching, would not look again though, They don't like nest inspections as mentioned.
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Yea its funny not a hard bird to breed but yea can be bloody timid..i no mine are. Hardy free breeder tho
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