Our very first clutch

minora · Post by **minora** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:37 pm

I want to introduce myself. My husband and I bought Myca, a beautiful blue ringneck a couple summers back and he gave us so much joy we thought we should find a little friend for him. He's always following us around and trying to eat our toast (could be the peanut butter)

Unexpectedly in our search we discovered a lovely family who'd started raising birds 2 children ago and now had 4 children under the age of 6 so we agreed to give a home to a lacewing unproven pair, a proven grey pair, a pair of black capped conures, two pairs of lovebirds and we're now just slightly in shock that the breeding pair of greys have given us a clutch.
It's all been so fast and exciting. We're such novices. If there are folks out there with experience we'd be so happy to chat.

We only have a few books but they are not about ringnecks. Anyways I discovered our first two eggs today with the breeding greys and I'm like a mother going into labour. I feel I should be knitting something

Any advice would be awesome.

Donna · Post by **Donna** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:09 pm

She will probably lay about 5 eggs altogether. You can candle the eggs after about 10 days to see if they are fertile. If you see the egg has little veins running through it it is fertile if you see nothing it is infertile. It takes about 24 to 28 days to incubate. Do not discard the eggs if you find they are infertile until the incubation period is up. Do not disturb the nest to much as the birds get really nerves during this time. No need to knit anything at this moment unless you want to knit me a pair of mittins LOL good luck if you have any more questions feel free to pm me.

Donna

CatsChair · Post by **CatsChair** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:08 pm

I think you would feel much better if you posted pictures of your babies for us (okay, even I could not say that with a straight face -- but we do love pictures). Welcome to the flock!

minora · Post by **minora** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:39 pm

Let me try this and see if I got it figured out

These are our black capped conures..

Here are the younger pair of lacewing ringnecks that I hope to get babies from

And the naughtiest picture of Myca trying to swipe a bit of a o'henry (yes we know he isn't allowed chocolate but he tries anyways)

Post by **Lauren** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:58 pm

Welcome to the flock! Your birds are gorgeous! I think I'd feel like a new mother going into labour aswell. :lol:

You'll find tones of good info on IRNs here. :wink:

rick_s0910 · Post by **rick_s0910** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:19 am

Hi there!! Your babies are beautiful. Even though I have bred birds before, this is my first time breeding ringnecks. So far I have a Blue/Pallid male with a Turquoise Grey Hen that laid their second egg today and an Albino male with a Cinnamon Turquoiseblue hen that have already laid 4 eggs. I guess we will become parents together. All I know is that we have a couple of busy months ahead. Be ready to buy extra food and extra veggies and fruits. You should provide them with a cuttlebone and dark green veggies for calcium. My birds love apples, mango, watermelon, grapes, pomegranates, and fresh Green Leaf Lettuce, as well as boiled and fresh carrots, broccoli and ofcourse their favorite corn on the cob. Well, if you need any help or have any questions, you can pm or email me. Or you can post your questions, there are a lot of very experienced and extremely knowlegable people in our flock. All of us are ready to give a helping hand.

Welcome to the flock,