Tami and Bou

[Jessie]

Well this is their first clutch Tami is 3 and a 1/2, and Bou is a few months over 2 years.

Well this is pretty Tami......
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00154.jpg

And this is cute Bou.......
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00125.jpg

And here's one of them together......
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00175.jpg

They've had two egg's so face one of it got cracked (I think tami was a little confused as to what it was but now she is sitting nicely on her new egg.

It's been almost two days since she layed so she should lay another one this morning.:)

I think my other pair Cooler, and Spartan might have an egg also, I'd like Ollie to wait a year she's one now and I just want to make sure she's good, and mature

[Devonbunny]

Oh I hope all goes well with these eggs Jessie, keep us updated.

Your birds are so pretty!

Jules x

[Jessie]

I'm worried she'll break it again.........................

[Budgietom]

Congratulations on the clutch Jessie. Make sure you keep us updated.

[Jessie]

She layed another egg this morning!YAY! here's a pic

[Pippi]

hey jessie can I ask what sort of box she is in.. I cant see a concave in the bottom which would help her to keep them all in the one spot and help her sit better... It may also stop her from scattering them and or breaking them.

[Tia]

They are gonna be beautiful babies with such a gorgeous mum & dad! :)

[Jessie]

sorry there was a misunderstanding about that, there was a convave bottom insert but it fell off, and I was looking for it, but she layed an egg before i found find it, I found it yesterday morning. It's in there now I'll send you a pick later.:)

[Jessie]

Here's the real nest all settled in, and a third egg!Yay!
One got dentedthat was my fault cause I was still looking for the bottomwhen she started laying eggs(He dropping were big for one day before she layed an egg, i was told it was supposed to be a week). And an angry mama telling me to go away:) (thats care fresh beddng, its ver odor resistant)
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00219.jpg

[Budgietom]

Congratulations. You must be so excited. Tami is sooooooooooo cute. She has amazing colours.

[Jessie]

Thanks. My only worry is that they haven't bred, Tami and him were very friends before, but ever since she's been a bit mean to him, even for a few days before she layed an egg, I hope he had a chance to mate her. She's not too bad but if she doesn't want him near she'll tell him. She's always been so hard core like that.

Well only time will tell, but hopefully they will hatch. I wonder what they'll look like?

[Jessie]

The fourth egg came out today:) She's looking nice and healthy. The first egg is due on Nov.7

[Pippi]

congrats on the eggs great to see the pics to...keep them coming!

[Jessie]

She's laid 6 now. But I'm not sure it they're fertile. I don't think they are, I don't see any red veins. Maybe she wouldn't let Bou mate her:(

[Jessie]

I FINALLY GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yay I watched the candling video but for some reason it just didn't click. Now I understand you have to aim the light behind the egg and look at the other side. I was looking at the side that the light was on. And yay red veins, or what I believed to be red veins. Wahoo!!!!!!I wonder how many will hatch, she has six for now. She's getting soooo good witth letting my in her nest box she'll even lick my hand. i'm soooo happy. I think she'll make a fabulous mother.:)

Here's some picks I just took:
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00362.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00358.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00345.jpg

[Pippi]

hey great photo's, In one of them I have to say that you can DEFINATLEY see thast some are fertile, I cant wait to see what you get... Keep the updates comming..

[Budgietom]

Woohoo! Form the pictures I can see wo fertile eggs but I am not 100% sure. Congratulations. Are you deciding names yet?

[Jessie]

I haven't decided on any yet I'll probably pick umm based on colour and personality. It theres less then two that are fertile then I'm going to keep them, but if there's more then two I'll just keep one.


UPDATE
I just counted it looks like:) three are fertile

[Pippi]

see thats why I dont bred anymore I find it so hard to get rid of any of them.... I just get so attached to them all and my partner will just go nuts if I have anymore than 6, I have only just been allowed to look for number six......

[Jessie]

lol I know its going to be hard. i think this is the only ones I'm gonna breed. it sounds mean but next year I'll have to seperate the males and females.

[Budgietom]

You must be soo excited. Good luck again.....

This is my 800th Post!

[Pippi]

good luck we are all waiting with baited breath for the hatching day!!!!!!

[Jessie]

7 days left YAY!

Bad news though, One of my hens from another cage got out and Tami was in her breeding cage and they somehow got into a fight between the bars. Spartan(the other bird) didn't get hurt much, just a few boody pecks on the foot, but Tami got some really hard pecks on her feet, real bloody. I'm giving her an antibiotic and I cleaned the wound but i can tell her feet are very soar. Her mate is also not in there with her because he can annoy her sometimes and I need her to rest. I'll have to wait a few days till i'm sure she's better:(

[Jessie]

YAY!!!!!!!!!The first baby was born today!Tami's nest box is pretty dirty will that effect the chick? Anyways heres some pics.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/P1010007.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/P1010006.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/P1010005-1.jpg

[budgiriotic]

wow!! Congratulations! u must be really excited!! Good luck!

[Jessie]

I am sooooooo excited, I don't even know if any more are going to hatch. My other four birds besides Tami, and Bou are sick so I have to keep them seperated. I'm lucky they didn't get it too!

[budgiriotic]

Oh , im sorry your birds are sick although its good tami and bou are fine :) What ave the others got?!

[Jessie]

We don't really know. I might have to get some crop swabs, or blood tests . At first there was congestion in the lungs, so my vet said take baytril for 7 days, the congestion was gone but she was still fluffed and breathing hard, so another 7 days after that, which is yesterday we got some clavamox to see if there is a urinary infection, or intestinal infection, But I was too late in seperating her and now the other birds have it. My bird vet is very good so I don't understand why he doesn't do a crop swab or something like that.

[budgiriotic]

I'm sure they will be fine, so how's ur little bub doing?

[Jessie]

He's doing great my dad took some nice shorts I'll upload them in a couple of minutes. His crop is alwas full and she always has him under her wing with his little head sticking out sometimes. Shes a great mom. He already has little white feathers on his butt. His rear end is kind of darker then the top half is that normal. Not much just kinda purpley. I've decided that if its a girl I'll name it Alexia, ad if its a boy.........I'm sure yet. The nest box is pretty dirty but I don't wanna disturb the baby
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMGP0709.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMGP0704.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMGP0702.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09897.jpg
Heres a movie of the chick
http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/?action=view&current=MOV09896.flv

[budgiriotic]

awww.....he is soo cute! Congrats!

[Jessie]

http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/?action=view&current=MOV09898.flv

Here another video

[Pippi]

congrats on the baby, it looks so cute and the shots that your dad took are fantastic..

[Budgietom]

So cute. Congratulations!

[Jessie]

Still no second budgie yet:( But little Alexia is fat and full:)

[Jessie]

New Photo's I took of Alexia(4 days old) Shes gettin' big!

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09906.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09904.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09905.jpg

[Pippi]

great photos keep yhem coming, I just love seeing baby pics..

[Jessie]

hehe shes five today, Whahoo!

[budgiriotic]

Alexia is soo cute! But what makes u think she a girl?!lol!? anyway shes terribly cute and...I WANT HER!! lol! I see u still have her egg shell in there, i suggest u remove it since sometimes if it has a hard edge it can hurt baby birds, i have read a story of someone whom his chick died from an egg shell, it would be safer to get rid of it :)

[Jessie]

Well if shes not a girl I'll just call her Alexi, lol I thought Tami was going to eat the shell but I guess not I'll remove it when I get home, thanks for the tip

[budgiriotic]

ur welcome :) and Alexia is a very cute name :) My pair has got 5 eggs I hope ill get a healthy cute bub like Alexia :D

[Jessie]

Awwwwww thanks I'm over the top, head over heels in love with thhe little girl, and I'm just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited to see what mutation she'll be. She's already growing fast, and she'll be opening her eyes in not too long.

Ohhhhh how exciting I can't wait to see pics, whens the first one due?

[budgiriotic]

the first one is due on 6 days!! on the 23rd!

[Jessie]

How exciting, I'll post on your page in a minute:)

I've got one due to hatch today, I hope it does!

[Jessie]

A second baby was born this morning yay! I'm hoping for a boy lol, I call him Piper, he is sooooooo much smaller then his "sister"(hopefully also). Alexia is just starting to open her eyes shes six days old today!:D

[budgiriotic]

woooohooooo!!this is wonderful! Alexia and piper must be really happy!! I hope u get 2 amazing baby budgies that will breed for u 2 in the future :D , Are there any more fertile eggs??

[Jessie]

:D Thanks I'm so excited, I'm not sure if there's anymore if I candled right I think there should be one more but I'm not very good at it I'll post pics in a minute.

[Jessie]

I don't think Piper's going to make it hes really tiny, like really small. The pet stores out of chick feeding formula, moms been feeding but hes really small

[budgiriotic]

You can prepare your own formula at home by the way, butim not really sure right now, i think its something like warm milk, search over the forum or by google and ull find out, at least try to help him he really might do it and amaze you , i hope he does :)

[Jessie]

His mommy is still feeding him alot, so i don't really have to, his crop is always full. Surprisingly hes still alive but he is like half the size Alexia was when she was born

[Budgietom]

Congratulations on the new chick!

[pal0m1n0]

The difference in size that a few days can make is really something. If the new one was roughly the size of the egg then it was an okay size. You should see it get larger each day. It is good to keep an eye out to make sure it is being fed since its older sibling is so much bigger.

And yes, clean the box. I had two identical boxes and just did a quick swap into the clean box, then cleaned the dirty one to be ready for the next change. As long as I put the clean box exactly where the other one was, there was no problem. The hen knew something was a little different but did go back in and look after the chicks. Whether or not a swap works for you would depend on the hen. If it doesn't appear to, at least you would have the opportunity to clean the first one while you are watching to see what happens.

You could also just put the chicks into a cozy container that they cannot get out of while you quickly clean the box.

[ToUcHoFeLeGaNcE]

aww congrats on the eggs and the new chick! Keep us updated and the pix comming.
Just wondering what kind of nest box are you using and where did you get it? Have any full pix of the nest box? Im courious. Thanks.
congrats again, and good luck!
John.

[Squeak_Crumble]

oh picts plz....................................... Alexia is gorgeus and if boy maybe call alex???

[Jessie]

First off I'm sorry for the lack of photos lately but I have a 2500 word essay due on monday and I'm been busy with work and it all weekend!:)

Palomino-thanks!I wanted to clean the nest box out but i didn't want to disturb the new one, I'll clean it out this morning:) I hope Piper does survive, I'm pretty sure he will. The first few days he wasn't looking so good but today hes looking
better with a nice round stomach. On the first day of Pipers birth when I notice he was small, I took out Alex for 30 or so to make sure mama got a chance to feed Piper, after that I've had no trouble with him being unfed.


Touchofelegance- I just got it from our local pet store, I would've rather got a wooden one but this ones okay, its not that big so I'm glad only two of the chicks hatched lol, I didn't realized that it wasn't that big until she started laying, Its got a side opening door which is cool, I'll get some pics and send them to you later

Squeak-lol ya something like that, I'm hoping it'll be a girl though cause I reallllyyy like the name. I told my dad I'd give him one of the babies but now I'm attached to them, I was thinking about getting a young one from the pet store, and being like "heres the baby dad" lol just joking

[Jessie]

hers a recent shot of Alexia shes now 8 days old
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09933.jpg
Alexia and piper
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09923.jpg
Another of Alexia
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09932.jpg
Piper
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09925.jpg
Another of Just Piper
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09941.jpg
Piper from a different view
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09943.jpg
Tami and Alexia
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09950.jpg
Tami looking down at her nest box
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09952.jpg
Tami wanting to go back to her nest box
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09956.jpg
Tami deciding she was going back to her nest box
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09957.jpg

[ToUcHoFeLeGaNcE]

wow cool pix, i bet it really helps out alot with handling the chicks the mom in tame like that! Keep up the good work!

[Tia]

Awww! Such cute babies! Congrats!

[Jessie]

Ya it really does help! But if I stick my hand in the nest box she still screams at me lol, Once shes out of the cage shes fine though! The last ones due today lets see if it hatches!

[Jessie]

The last baby was born this morning yay!I'm giving him/her to my dad so I just call him Bub until my dad names him/her. Heres a few pics of the group this morning----Can you belive that I cleaned that nest box yesterday!?!!

Heres Alexia, her feathers are growing fast
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09973.jpg

Heres one of Piper
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09976.jpg

And heres the new one, whom we shall call Bub for now
(hes the one on the left!)
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09979.jpg

Another one
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09980.jpg

[olly&izzy]

Wow! those pics are great! Thanks for taking the time to post them.

[Jessie]

Heres some more photo's of Alexia she's 11 days today! Anyways it blows me away at how fast shes growing. i had to clean some poop off her foot
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5933.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5918.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5917.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5930.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5927.jpg

[T3hdarky]

Ohh, good luck with the babies, I love the color of the budgies!

[Jessie]

Okay here is mybaby Alexia looking sooooooo grown up
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09996.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00004.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC09995.jpg

[budgiriotic]

SO cute!! Congrats! Your birdies made a very pretty mix :)

[Jessie]

Thanks! I can't wait till Piper shows his colours

[budgiriotic]

Me too!! I cant wait till my -still nameless- bub shows colours although im positive he'll turn out green just like his mum probably cinnamon wing like his dad!

Can u please post some more pics?!?! pretty please??! :)

[Jessie]

I'll have to wait till the morning when its light out:D

[Jessie]

okay there not that great cause its still kinda dark but here...........
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00006.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00005-1.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00004-1.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00008-1.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/DSC00007-1.jpg

[Tia]

She is a stunner! I want her so bad! :D

[budgiriotic]

Aww...by the way lovely colouring she's got!! :) I wish my bub is half as beautiful as her when he grows up :D

[michiyoLove]

Aww. Cute! :)

[Jessie]

More Pics the first one is Piper
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5961.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5952.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5950.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5956.jpg

AND here is Alexia
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5966-1.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5963.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5965.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/silvertundraunicorn/IMG_5971.jpg

[NorCal Budgie]

Very nice colors, so what do we call this color combo?