I was looking at the post by Matty to see what he did....
My to painteds are the same as the one if this post:
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=9689
I opted to put the birds back in the nest early this morning and noticed one on the floor and one still in the nest.. both had seed in the crop. I later removed the other from the nest and put them both in a pot plant with a deep lip so the wind wont hit them.
I also padded the area with cotton wool so they would be warm....hope they go ok..I pulled the other chick out so they could huddle for warmth as I thought this would be more practical.
Any advice??????
Dont want to lose them!
Painted falling out of nest too soon... what to do?
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elferoz777
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wagga
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Did you see the parents feed the chicks before sunset. Now lets hope they are alright for the night. If you were expecting low overnight temps I would have taken inside and put back in aviary first light.
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When the summer temp. gets so high the problem of chicks bailing out of their nest is not that uncommon.
These days I just leave them and generally if they are not too small they survive.I guess if you know where they come from you can try and put them back.
If they are from a nest box then I will attempt to get them back,often as fast as you put them back out they come again.
When this happens I put the chick/s back and block the hole with a piece of cloth for about 5 min. They seem to settle and stay for awhile at least.
If you have an ALL METAL aviary that does not have the walls insulated the temp. gets extremely hot and the chicks are forced out.
If you can't insulate the wall that takes all the sun drape a piece of shade cloth down,this will dramatically drop the wall temp.
These days I just leave them and generally if they are not too small they survive.I guess if you know where they come from you can try and put them back.
If they are from a nest box then I will attempt to get them back,often as fast as you put them back out they come again.
When this happens I put the chick/s back and block the hole with a piece of cloth for about 5 min. They seem to settle and stay for awhile at least.
If you have an ALL METAL aviary that does not have the walls insulated the temp. gets extremely hot and the chicks are forced out.
If you can't insulate the wall that takes all the sun drape a piece of shade cloth down,this will dramatically drop the wall temp.
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elferoz777
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My red chick died yesterday but the orange one is going well.
He seemed to chase his parents harder and beg more viciously for food.
Regarding the aviary I do have a full steel structure with fully covered roof however the nest boxes and brush are away from the sides by about 100mm...though I know when I am in there cleaning and getting head spins it gets blood warm
He seemed to chase his parents harder and beg more viciously for food.
Regarding the aviary I do have a full steel structure with fully covered roof however the nest boxes and brush are away from the sides by about 100mm...though I know when I am in there cleaning and getting head spins it gets blood warm
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I do some times put babies back in, but like my 2 red faced parroties the other day I just left them, they had no head feathers but enough feathers to survive, there fine now.
If I put a baby back in, I rub my hands into seed first, once the baby is in, I leave one hand over the nest for a short time until they settle down, if they keep jumping out I place them in a nest on the floor & hope they stay there or use it later.
If I put a baby back in, I rub my hands into seed first, once the baby is in, I leave one hand over the nest for a short time until they settle down, if they keep jumping out I place them in a nest on the floor & hope they stay there or use it later.