Rosie and Jim

[Amy]

So here we go. Rosie and Jim. ☺:laughing:

This is their 1st time. :) Nestbox is on, Female is in it. :P

I'll keep you updated, I'm sooo excited!!

[zarrion101]

Sounds great for them. :) Goodluck Amy's mum and dad (Dave). ;)

[Amy]

Linda and Dave. :P

[JuliesGonnaDance]

Good luck. :)

[Amy]

They say thanks. :P

[zarrion101]

Linda and Dave. :P

I thought it was something like that, but I thought it was Lilly. :o

[Amy]

Lol, that's nearly my grandma!

[A-n-M]

Goodluck with the budgies.

[Amy]

Thanks, I'll give an update tomorrow. :)

[A-n-M]

Great. :D

[alechenrybell]

thats great, also i like the names rosie and jim isnt that a childrens show, lol lol lol

[Bea]

Keep us posted. You'll have to teach them about all the things you've learnt about breeding recently. :laughing:

[Amy]

:laughing: Haha!

[Amy]

Ok...

UPDATE.

Rosie and Jim have been mating quite regularly yesterday and this morning, now they have seemed to stop. Rosie is in the box at this very moment and goes in when ever Peppa goes in hers. :giggle: Copy cat. :rolleyes: All is goes well, Hopefully eggs soon!! :D

[Vanny]

good luck with the birds!

[Amy]

Now Rosie's poo size is increasing... :eek: Ooooooh!

[pipp4]

ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[zarrion101]

thats great, also i like the names rosie and jim isnt that a childrens show, lol lol lol

Yeah it is. I remember watching it when I was little. :p Don't know if it's still on though. :o

[Amy]

It's gone now, I watched it too! :P I kept their original names, as they were cute. :P

[jamesam16]

Good Luck!

[Amy]

Thanks! :D

[Amy]

Here's some cute pictures of the pair..

Rosie
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e264/lop-eared_bunny/100_1751.jpg

In the box
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e264/lop-eared_bunny/100_1745.jpg

Ahhh! You scared me!!
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e264/lop-eared_bunny/100_1748.jpg

Jim's just coming!!

[i<3mrchirpydoodlebirdy]

Rosie looks a bit like my sunny :)

[BUUZBEE]

i think i've missed something while being offline sick... are these from the aviary birds you just got?

[elwood_blues]

awww Rosie is gorgeous :p

[Amy]

Thanks. :D

[coco]

good liuck amy

[BUUZBEE]

i think i've missed something while being offline sick... are these from the aviary birds you just got?

you must not have seen my question amy

[Bea]

They're two of the birds that came with the aviary, her parents set them up for breeding i think?

[Amy]

Yep, they are their pair. :D I think she's going to lay soon, her poos are gigantic! We have a CCTV camera looking in the box, watching her. :P

[BUUZBEE]

so i take it they are not in the aviary anymore?

[Amy]

The avairy isn't up yet. :P

[BUUZBEE]

ahh ok. Where are all the birds?

[Amy]

In my house, but Cherry and Blueberry are spending a week at my friend's house. :D

[BUUZBEE]

you know i'm going to ask lol.....

seperated from your flock right???

[Amy]

Deffinitely!! :P They are in separate rooms, new birdies downstairs, old flock up. :)

[BUUZBEE]

OMG with that many birds, i can only imagine how loud they are being, calling to each other! lol

[Amy]

Sure is! *Covers ears* Still, it's quite nice. :P

[Amy]

Ok..

UPDATE:
Wow. I have lots of faith in this pair, and may be swapping pairs with my parents! Rosie's poops are growing everyday, and she rarely does any. She spends a looooong time in the box, and it seems as if she only goes at to do a poop. :P

EDIT: Just spoken to my parents, we've swapped pairs, Peppa and Petrie are now my parents breeding pair. :P

[Amy]

THEY ARE MATING WOOO!! This is the 1st time I've seen then do this! :D

[my budgie billy]

Lol,im not sure but you sound excited:p

[Amy]

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?? ? :D Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[my budgie billy]

I dont know,like i might be feeling in a week or so with the tiels?

[BUUZBEE]

congrats Amy, soon you should have your first eggs!

[Amy]

:D YAY! They looked as if they were mating correctly. :D

[Amy]

EGG NUMBER 1 IS HERE!!! :D As you might be able to tell, I'M SO EXCITED!!

[JuliesGonnaDance]

Congrats!!! :D:baby:

[Amy]

Egg 2 due tomorrow.. egg 1 is still warm!

Is it usual for a female to start incubating the egg at this stage? I've read they only begin sitting on them when the 3rd egg arrives? Or am I muddled?

[BUUZBEE]

first time hens will usually take longer to sit on them, but if this isnt their first clutch, then she knows what shes doing. for me, this clutch is Stumpy's 2nd clutch. Last year she started sitting on the 3-4 eggs, this time she was on the 1st one as soon as she laid it!
you have a good mommy! congrats :)

[Amy]

Aww good!

Here are some pictures! :D

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e264/lop-eared_bunny/100_1827.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e264/lop-eared_bunny/100_1832.jpg

You can see the '1' that I just added to the egg very gentley with a soft blunt pencil. :D I need to keep track of them. :P

I'll be candling this egg tomorrow, see what's inside! I can't wait until egg 2 is here too!

[BUUZBEE]

unleaded pencil right?

[Amy]

Yes. :P Of course, I wouldn't want to harm Rosie if she pecked at it.

[zarrion101]

Congrats Amy, wonderful. :D I wish best luck to your newly layed egg.

[Amy]

:P Hehe! Thanks. :D

[zarrion101]

Oh and nice pics by the way. ;)

[Amy]

:D Thank you! :)

[JuliesGonnaDance]

Cute picture of the little eggy! :D

[Amy]

I know, it's so much bigger than I expected!!

[Bea]

You can see the '1' that I just added to the egg very gentley with a soft blunt pencil. :D I need to keep track of them. :P

I'll be candling this egg tomorrow, see what's inside! I can't wait until egg 2 is here too!
Touch the eggs as little as possible. Get a pen light and candle the eggs with out touching them, it'll be a lot safer. :) When you handle the eggs germs from your fingers can pass through the egg shell and affect the chicks development. Even if you wash your hands unless you wipe them on a sterile towel they're going to be germy. :P

[Amy]

Ok Bea, I'll get them as clean as I can, and maybe not even pick it up to candle it. :)

I'm going to do it now.. I'll post what I see! :D

[Amy]

Ok well, there's SOMETHING in it, I'm not too sure what. There were like these light lines, and like some dark stuff.

[Amy]

EGG 2 IS HERE AND ON TIME!! Next one on Sunday. :P

[BUUZBEE]

i bought a candler online that has a long probe, you never have to touch the eggs. BUT when i first had egg years ago, i never candled since i didnt know how to then!

[pal0m1n0]

I was under the impression that pencils no longer have lead lead.

[seohsnaeb]

I was under the impression that pencils no longer have lead lead.

no theyr graphite now

congrats on the eggies amy!! ive only just found this thread!! keep us all updated :)

[Amy]

Thanks! I'm sooo proud of her!!

[BUUZBEE]

I was under the impression that pencils no longer have lead lead.

lol, i wonder why they still put "lead free" on the box hehehe

[my budgie billy]

Congrats Amy,I know how you feel:)
Although,my eggs may not come to anything:(

[Amy]

I hope they hatch Joe. :)

Egg 3 due today!

[alicia]

is there a pic i cant see anythign if there is :(

[Amy]

Here Alicia : http://www.talkbudgies.com/showpost.php?p=102544&postcount=50

Egg 3 not yet arrived, will soon though, she's got a big bum! :P

[my budgie billy]

Its 1hour 3mins late!:eek:

[Amy]

:laughing: Not exactly Joe, her eggs are being layed later each time, 5pm was just below the average time. :P

[Amy]

So much for 5pm! She's over 12 hours late! :eek:

[my budgie billy]

Are you sure shes not egg bound?

[glad]

they come late sometimes. mine layed her 6th egg a whole day late.

[Amy]

25 hours late. Hmm.. I don't think she's eggbound, at least I hope not

[BUUZBEE]

its kind of like waiting for water to boil, if you watch it, it never happens, when you dont look, its boiling over!

I hope she has no problems amy

[Amy]

I'll have to check! :P

[Amy]

Egg 3 Just Arrived!! Yay! :p

[JuliesGonnaDance]

Congrats! So glad it finally arrived without any complications. :D

[BUUZBEE]

eggcellent!

[Amy]

Haha Eggcellent. :P

[softie]

Congratulations on Egg #3! :D

I can't wait to see the entire batch hatch :)

[pieinthesky]

ooooooo so exciting!!!! I know id be jumping for joy if it was me! lol!
Good luck

Anna x

[Amy]

Egg 4 is here! Also, did you notice, she didn't lay an egg on Sunday when she should have.. Her Day of rest!

[BUUZBEE]

LOL
congrats on #4 amy

[BUUZBEE]

did you ever get the aviary up? did i miss the post of the pics?

[Amy]

Yep, it's up - no pics yet, Peppa and Petrie have been with us for 4 weeks tomorrow, but I'm busy tomorrow, so they are now added along with the normals. :P

[BUUZBEE]

we need pics! lol

[JuliesGonnaDance]

Congrats on number 4! :D

[Amy]

I will take some tomorrow if I find any time. :P

[BUUZBEE]

i hope you can, i look forward to seeing the finished product all painted & done!

[Amy]

The last 2 panels aren't painted the same as the rest yet, we ran out of paint. :P

But still, it still looks great!

[my budgie billy]

Hehe,thats the sort of thing that would happen to me:o
We are painting this wall in my new bedroom and my mum wants to use this tiny pot of paint that is a clour they dont sell anymore,so if we run out were screwed:p

[Amy]

Aww, hope it covers it Joe! :P

Anyway.. Back to the breeding..

They seem to be doing everything right, all the regurgitating, mating, egg laying :P

[CountryGirl68]

Just caught your thread, Amy. Congratulations on all your new additions, including the aviary and eggs! Hope everything goes well!

[Bea]

Sounds like the parents are doing a good job! :D

[Amy]

They are!! I'm so proud of them, for coming this far!

[Kalahari]

Ooh the anticipation

[Amy]

Egg 5 - on time!! :D

I hope she misses out Sunday again! That would be hilarious! :laughing:

[A-n-M]

Congrats on egg 5
You must be so excited.

[Amy]

:P I'm very very happy!! :D

[Kalahari]

when do they hatch?

[BUUZBEE]

1st should be here around the 24-27th ish :)

[Amy]

Yep. :) Although I know number 1 won't hatch. It's clear. :(

[BUUZBEE]

awww thats a shame

[Amy]

Egg 2 is as well I think, how ever, 3 and 4 are most definitely fertile! I'm going to candle them all again now. :P

[BUUZBEE]

did you post pics of the aviary yet, did i miss them???

[Kalahari]

ooh the eggs gonna hatch soon!

[Amy]

did you post pics of the aviary yet, did i miss them???

Just about to, took some fantastic ones just now. :)

[Amy]

Mummy and Daddy -
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e264/lop-eared_bunny/100_1898.jpg

Ickle egglies -
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e264/lop-eared_bunny/100_1895.jpg

[elwood_blues]

awww thats gorgeous! I can't wait to start breeding :p

[Amy]

They have.. :P

[elwood_blues]

no i mean my budgies start breeding :o

[Amy]

Ohh right. :P

[elwood_blues]

:giggle: as soon as i get the new big cage, they can all move in together and hopefully one day they will breed :D

[BUUZBEE]

no bubs yet amy?

[i<3mrchirpydoodlebirdy]

How long has it been?

[BUUZBEE]

i think the first was due around the 24th, but the first 2 were clear (if i remember right)

[Amy]

Make that 1st 3, only egg 4 and 5 are fertile.

[star-24]

thats a shame amy but when are the 2 fertile ones due to hatch.... cant wait to see more babies :D

[Amy]

Wowy! I just candled egg 4 and what a shock i got! You can actually see a chick shape in it, it's breath taking!

[BUUZBEE]

LOL, it is pretty cool, i agree!

[Amy]

It's due to hatch Sunday, but I'm away, Zarrion will keep you updated though

[BUUZBEE]

you will be away? how will zarrion know?

[Amy]

I'll text him with updates. :P

[BUUZBEE]

are you going to be home with them? or are you going somewhere?

[Amy]

Don't worry, they are in brilliant hands. :) My auntie has had a few budgies in her time, and she's a doctor too. I gave her about 19 budgie breeding books, and some short lessons. :)

[Kalahari]

:eek: You're going on vacation when your budgies are going to hatch soon?!? What if something goes wrong! Is your auntie going to pay all the vet bills? What if a baby is rejected? Is she gonna get up every 2 hours to feed it?!?!?!

[Lacey6116]

Good Luck Amy, cant wait to hear what happens!

[BUUZBEE]

Don't worry, they are in brilliant hands. :) My auntie has had a few budgies in her time, and she's a doctor too. I gave her about 19 budgie breeding books, and some short lessons. :)

is your auntie coming to your house to take care of them? I couldnt imagine moving a pair thats on eggs :eek: lol

.... I wonder if any hatched yet???? Zarrion, any idea????

[zarrion101]

LATEST NEWS!

Only 2 eggs now remain in Amy's nextbox since the other three have been eating because they were infertile. The 2 remaining eggs are alive and and beating...

[BUUZBEE]

eaten? wow, i've never had a hen do this since they dont know if they are fertile or not. any idea when they are suposed to hatch, it seems like a long time?

[zarrion101]

I will ask her first thing tomorrow :)

[BUUZBEE]

okey dokey. when does she come back? hopefully she will be there for her first ever bub to hatch!

[zarrion101]

She comes back Saturday 7th March.

[BUUZBEE]

She comes back Saturday 7th March.

wow, almost a whole year :D :D :D hopefully they will hold of until saturday for her!

[zarrion101]

Oops silly me, 7th of April. :p

[BUUZBEE]

hehehe i coulndt resist poking a little fun :)

[zarrion101]

I need it Anna, I've been telling everyone all day the 7th of march. :eek: :D

[zarrion101]

I have some bad news. :( All of the eggs have been eaten, so there are none left to live. :(

[Amy]

Sure thing. The eggs are no where to be seen, so the only thing that could have happened is they have been eaten. It's sad really, no babies, or even eggs to look at as expected. Oh well, it was fun! I think I will breed again sometime, maybe with another pair.

And Buuzbee.. Of course my Auntie came around my house. :P I'd dread to think what would happen to eggies in a car!

[pal0m1n0]

Do you know if this pair had babies before? I wonder what makes them decide to destroy and eat eggs. I know Budgie ate the shells or broke them up really fine after they hatched and the only egg I have known her to eat was one that was already broken, and it was still fairly fresh.

[Amy]

Nope, the pair have not bred before, but are of a good breeding age

[BUUZBEE]

Do you know if this pair had babies before? I wonder what makes them decide to destroy and eat eggs. I know Budgie ate the shells or broke them up really fine after they hatched and the only egg I have known her to eat was one that was already broken, and it was still fairly fresh.


what concerns me is that when they were candled, 2 were fertile, and were well developed before amy left.

[Amy]

Precisely. I just hope they didn't eat any still fertile ones!

[BUUZBEE]

Precisely. I just hope they didn't eat any still fertile ones!

LOL they must have if you cant find them!

[Bea]

They probably did eat the fertile eggs. Some hens will even eat chicks after they've hatched. :( I'm not sure i would breed from that pair again if you suspect they ate the eggs so late in the incubation period...

[Star]

Sorry this happened amy. But I have heard of parents eating fertile eggs and live babies, so I guess it is possible. I wish you luck with your next pair.

[Amy]

They probably did eat the fertile eggs. Some hens will even eat chicks after they've hatched. :( I'm not sure i would breed from that pair again if you suspect they ate the eggs so late in the incubation period...

Well she ate them all after none hatched. The last hatch date was the 3rd I think. She finished eating them on the 6th I think. So prehaps none where going to hatch anyway, maybe the fertile eggs didn't survive? Who knows. Anyway, Rosie and JIm are now back in the aviary with the others happily destroying toys and perches. :)

[Lacey6116]

Thats really sad for you Amy. I had been watching this post on and off hoping that everything would be great. I'm a little confused about the egg eating though, i had never heard of this before. In one of your posts it says you had CCTV in there - did that not pick up what happened?
I hope everything goes well for you next time around