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A good day
Posted: 19 Jun 2012, 17:07
by shaunh
Went and candled the 4 eggs in the nest of my bh/pc/gb cock and bh/pc/gb hen and all 4 eggs have little veins and hearts pumping away in them. This will be the second clutch for these two this year. First clucth was one, and they adopted one that i found thrown out of the nest of my rh/pc/gb pair. So fingers crossed they do just as great a job this time around.
Re: A good day
Posted: 19 Jun 2012, 17:52
by garyh
Great to hear ,its such a great feeling when you can see the start of your birds ,and then a good out come,hope things go well for you ,garyh.
Re: A good day
Posted: 19 Jun 2012, 18:30
by finches247
Hope the eggs hatch for you Good Luck

Re: A good day
Posted: 20 Jun 2012, 17:25
by ColouredFeathers
Good luck shaunh
cheers flavio.
Re: A good day
Posted: 21 Jun 2012, 19:33
by shaunh
Cheers everyone, it is so enjoyable to be able to take my little gilr* in the aviary with me and do things like this. I think she gets just as much enjoyment out of it as me, well the stories get told at day care anyway for news haha.
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Re: A good day
Posted: 06 Jul 2012, 21:17
by shaunh
Happy to say 2 of the 4 eggs hatched a week ago, parents doing a great job again so far. Think they have earned themselves a break after this lot fledge.
Re: A good day
Posted: 06 Jul 2012, 21:20
by Ripley
It is a good day!!!!
Well done...
Cheers
Ripley
Re: A good day
Posted: 06 Jul 2012, 21:35
by SamDavis
Good job.
Shaun, there's been really cold nights at my place recently (and you're close to me) - too cold for gouldian chicks at the 9/10 day mark I suspect. Is the nest in a warm spot or can you apply some artificial heat?
Re: A good day
Posted: 07 Jul 2012, 22:45
by shaunh
Im very lucky, the nest is very well protected and in resonably warmish part of the aviary. I dont use artificial heating so have spent a fair bit of time and effort into making sure i can ensure the most retention of warmth possible. I was worried early last week and wasnt sure they would get through the cold mornings this week, but when i checked them today they are looking wonderful, coming along very nicely.