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New bubs
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:35 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
my dads pair of IRNs now have 4 babies that are about 1 week old

Re: New bubs
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:47 pm
by ringneck
Wow! Congratz! We want pictures ya know!
Best Wishes,
IMRAN-C
Re: New bubs
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:37 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
you will get pics in about a week when we pull them out for handraising

Re: New bubs
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:03 pm
by Razsringnecks
Thats Fantastic!

Re: New bubs
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:20 pm
by pinkdevil
Congratulations sheena.
Can't wait for the pics.
Re: New bubs
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:33 pm
by sarahb
congrats how very exciting !!
good luck hope they are all well for you

Re: New bubs
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:34 pm
by MallyKat
Congratulations! I've never seen IRN chicks. Can't wait for photos! Best wishes!
Re: New bubs
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:17 am
by xx_sheena_xx
my pair have 1 egg now...
not sure how they are going to go though cause last 2 seasons have been bad
yay pulling chicks out this weekend!!!
so exited

Re: New bubs
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:58 pm
by Razsringnecks
Hopefully your birds will raise wonderful babies...

Re: New bubs
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:08 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
i hope so!
Re: New bubs
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:37 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
i have 2 eggs now and the hen still isnt sitting on them

Re: New bubs
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:38 pm
by pinkdevil
She may have a few more to lay, so I wouldn't get too worried just yet.

Re: New bubs
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:13 am
by xx_sheena_xx
last year she had 3 eggs and only hatched one and she didnt feed the bub and it died

and year before she laid 2 eggs and hatched none
Re: New bubs
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:19 am
by pinkdevil
Maybe with her not feeding last years chick, she may have been a bit unsure of what to do, or maybe the chick didn't make the new chick feeding sounds to kick in the hens mothering mode.
If the hen allows, you could keep an eye on the chick in the first few days or so and see if the hen is feeding. If not you could try giving a little formula and allow it to stay in the nest and hopefully the mother will get her act together and take over.
Re: New bubs
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:11 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
shes now sitting
last year i could hear the baby, and it had food in its crop when i looked at it...
but hoping she will do better this year!!!
pulling bubs out tomorrow!! so exited

Re: New bubs
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:31 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
we pulled the babies out today
3 little healthy babies but unfortuntly the 4th one died while it was in the nest
Re: New bubs
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:22 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
*update*
not very good so far

they have only been out for one day and i have already lost one
the oldest one seems fine, put on weight and eats lots
the second one past away just then... its crop wasnt empty this morning so i didnt feed it too see if it would empty but it didnt

the last one is tiny! its practiculy skin and bone, its crop is very very small aswell and only holds about 3ml... so im not sure how that one is going to be
spoke too soon about them being healthy

Re: New bubs
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:46 pm
by sarahb
Sorry to hear about the bubs

fingers crossed the last two will come through for you
Re: New bubs
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:00 am
by xx_sheena_xx
feeding big baby 4 times a day and his doing well..
feeding little baby every couple of hours when the crop is empty...
you can see all the little ones bones so im not sure if it will survive

Re: New bubs
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:30 pm
by loveindianringnecks

thats so sad .... i hope everything will go ok for you you will have to be extra cautious with the little one i had love birds last year and i went through the same problem the bigger one survived and the little ones all past away ... its really hard but hang in their dont give up just yet hunn things should turn around and evrything hopfully will be ok good luck sweety i hope all goes well

Re: New bubs
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:07 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
unfortuantly the little baby died today
was just about to feed him but he died in my hands

Re: New bubs
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:13 pm
by pinkdevil
Oh that is really sad.

Re: New bubs
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:59 pm
by xx_sheena_xx
hey guys..
just letting you know how Gluttony is doing
his putting on weight well, eating very well and always wants more food then what he should eat
after the other baby died he cryed all the time because he was lonely, mostly at night
but i have put a little stuffed frog in with him (only toy i could find small enough) and he seems much happier
his starting to get more pin feathers and is starting to get his down feathers

his a very cute boy so far
well dont know if he is a he but just calling him that for now

Re: New bubs
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 1:20 am
by xx_sheena_xx
i now have a baby of my own

hopefully it will do better then the one last year
Re: New bubs
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:55 am
by xx_sheena_xx
my baby died

it was 11 days old
had a weird looking tummy, the same as the last one so im thinking that my pair is related so im not going to breed them anymore
Re: New bubs
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:04 pm
by ellieelectrons
Hi Sheena
I'm sorry to hear about your babies.
Ellie.