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Post by dieseldog410 on Nov 19, 2009 1:07:08 GMT -5
Our Tiels hatched an egg!! Everything seems fine with the chick. The question I have as a rookie to breeding tiels is the father seems to be preventing the mom from feeding the chick. He does not seem violent yet he nudges the mom and seems to be trying to feed the chick his self. Also we have 3 more eggs that are waiting to hatch. The father seems to be taking all the resposibility of incubating the eggs.Also he will move the chick away move all teh eggs under him then shove the chick under him also. And one more thing we think we hear one of the un hatched chicks chirping. Should We do anything or is all this normal? Thank you.
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Post by cherylrowland on Nov 20, 2009 9:22:05 GMT -5
I'm guessing they are first time parents by the way the male is acting. As long as he is keeping the eggs and the chick warm everything sounds okay. I am hoping that one of the long-term breeders will give you more information.
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Post by White Wolf on Nov 20, 2009 9:43:44 GMT -5
Our Tiels hatched an egg!! Everything seems fine with the chick. The question I have as a rookie to breeding tiels is the father seems to be preventing the mom from feeding the chick. He does not seem violent yet he nudges the mom and seems to be trying to feed the chick his self. Also we have 3 more eggs that are waiting to hatch. The father seems to be taking all the resposibility of incubating the eggs.Also he will move the chick away move all teh eggs under him then shove the chick under him also. And one more thing we think we hear one of the un hatched chicks chirping. Should We do anything or is all this normal? Thank you. First of all, everything is fine and this is perfectly normal behavior. ;D Most times cockatiels take turns sitting on the eggs, one parent through the night and the other during the day. If you are observing him doing most of the work, most likely she sits while you are sleeping. It sounds to me that he is doing things right, incubating the eggs and keeping his baby warm as well. I know the first time I ever saw them "shove" a chick underneath, I thought they were hurting it, but have since learned that its normal and that the chick should be fine so long as it is healthy otherwise. The unhatched chick you hear chirping, should be born within the day [usually in a few hours] and you should let it be. Nature will take its course and you will have another baby in there soon. Baby cockatiels grow incredibly fast and you will be astonished at the difference just one day makes in the oldest and youngest baby's. I attached a picture of one of my males covering his eggs and the hen sitting alongside him, with none. Its ok, they should be fine. I wish you the best and please post pix when you can, we all love baby pix, blessings Ruth Attachments:
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Post by dieseldog410 on Nov 25, 2009 20:25:49 GMT -5
Thank You for the insight about our new borns. Our chicks are 6 days old now and seemed to be doing fine. We noticed this evening that there seems to be a large sack on their neck and it seems to be full of food. Also it looks like there is slime on the chicks. Please help we do not want to harm the chicks or have the parents harm them. Should we seperate them from the parents and start hand feeding?
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Post by jhb on Mar 2, 2010 21:49:18 GMT -5
What did you find out - what happened - what was the final result?
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Post by cherylrowland on Mar 2, 2010 22:09:12 GMT -5
The large sack that is on their necks is their crop, which is where all birds store the seed, etc that they have eaten to be digested. In babies it is predominant because they are so small and don't have all of their feathers. As long as the chicks are having regular bowel movements, I would say that they are okay, make sure that they have plenty of fluid available. Can you describe what you are calling slime? As long as the babies are eating, drinking and passing waste, I would leave them with the parents right now.
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