Hi guys
I live in Queensland Australia and I am wondering if it is too late for my ringnecks to breed. I have a grey cock and an olive hen who have both been used last season, though no matter what I feed them, ( fresh fruit and vegies ) as well as seed, they are not producing any eggs. The male does display, feeds her and has been seen on her back on a number of occasions, but as yet, she has only laid one egg outside the nest box. The hen has also stopped working the nestbox, and I now rarely see her in there. I also have a muture aged green/blue/lutino cock. Could anyone tell me if I moved the olive hen to his cage, would I be more succesful and also what are the possible colour combinations that I might get from an olive hen and a green/blue/lutino cock?
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!!
RAFFY.
BREEDING HELP!!
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Hello Raffy!
Welcome to this Forum!
I think, I am not sure though, but breeding season is now in Australia. Don’t get discouraged about your hen not wanting to breed. She laid her egg outside the box, which could have been her first set. The first time my ringnecks started to breed I got really excited. Guess what though? My first clutch was 5 eggs all of which were infertile. Like your hen, my female had nothing to do with the nesting box. I just assumed my luck had passed and expected to try again next year. Little did I know, which was about a month later, she was at it again. This time she laid a small clutch, which consisted of three eggs, all were fertile.
Just to lift your spirits up a bit, your hen might try again. My hen did the same thing and I was shocked the second time around. Some Ringnecks can produce 3 clutches if the eggs are removed for artificial incubation. Just hang in there and continue to give them a healthy diet.
Also, I believe that if you gave the hen the new male ringneck you would have just as much luck as you would with the male she is currently with. Remember, the hen calls the shots during breeding season. So I would say, if you believe that she might breed better then go ahead and do it. The choice is yours. Just keep in mind the hen will have to get acquainted with the male and new cages. This new change could cause her to skip the rest of the breeding season.
As for genetic mutations, I am a rookie and would not know where to begin! I am really fascinated with the common green ringneck.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes,
I.C.
Welcome to this Forum!
I think, I am not sure though, but breeding season is now in Australia. Don’t get discouraged about your hen not wanting to breed. She laid her egg outside the box, which could have been her first set. The first time my ringnecks started to breed I got really excited. Guess what though? My first clutch was 5 eggs all of which were infertile. Like your hen, my female had nothing to do with the nesting box. I just assumed my luck had passed and expected to try again next year. Little did I know, which was about a month later, she was at it again. This time she laid a small clutch, which consisted of three eggs, all were fertile.
Just to lift your spirits up a bit, your hen might try again. My hen did the same thing and I was shocked the second time around. Some Ringnecks can produce 3 clutches if the eggs are removed for artificial incubation. Just hang in there and continue to give them a healthy diet.
Also, I believe that if you gave the hen the new male ringneck you would have just as much luck as you would with the male she is currently with. Remember, the hen calls the shots during breeding season. So I would say, if you believe that she might breed better then go ahead and do it. The choice is yours. Just keep in mind the hen will have to get acquainted with the male and new cages. This new change could cause her to skip the rest of the breeding season.
As for genetic mutations, I am a rookie and would not know where to begin! I am really fascinated with the common green ringneck.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes,
I.C.
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tanya.haack@jcu.edu.au
Hi Raffy,
I am also from Queensland in Australia, Townsville in fact. Lately I was in a similar predicament with my Lutino IRN. I was devistated when I awoke to find a cracked egg on the bottom on her cage. However, she did lay another 3 eggs on about the 14th of October about 3 weeks later. Now it is just a waiting game, hopefully they will all hatch and be healthy, but apparently you never can tell when it is the first time around.
I hope things go well with your IRN.
I am also from Queensland in Australia, Townsville in fact. Lately I was in a similar predicament with my Lutino IRN. I was devistated when I awoke to find a cracked egg on the bottom on her cage. However, she did lay another 3 eggs on about the 14th of October about 3 weeks later. Now it is just a waiting game, hopefully they will all hatch and be healthy, but apparently you never can tell when it is the first time around.
I hope things go well with your IRN.
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indian ringneck
I'm also from Queensland, Australia .
Indian Ringnecks form strong bonds to their mates, and can be pretty picky with individuals. I think you might have to give your female a few males before she'll fall in love with one and actualy "mate". The only chance that they will have babies will be if the female gets a mate that she relatively loves, and then he does his job so well that the force of mating will be so hard for her to resist. Then too, there is no guaruntee that she will care good enough for the babies if they do have babies. Breeding is a hard thing, and getting success is hard too. You might like to read, this: http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww57e.htm
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Indian Ringnecks form strong bonds to their mates, and can be pretty picky with individuals. I think you might have to give your female a few males before she'll fall in love with one and actualy "mate". The only chance that they will have babies will be if the female gets a mate that she relatively loves, and then he does his job so well that the force of mating will be so hard for her to resist. Then too, there is no guaruntee that she will care good enough for the babies if they do have babies. Breeding is a hard thing, and getting success is hard too. You might like to read, this: http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww57e.htm
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funky29682
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Hi there I am from NSW Australia, and am having the same sort of problem, except mine are just not mating, well i have not seen them but the hen is working the breeding box so they may have already, however, breeding season is now through to October, I have just put some pine wood strips (really fine pieces) and some corn rusks in there too just so the hen can become really nesty, good luck with yours and hopefully we will both have results soon.
Chris
Chris