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| 137.1 | Breeding? I hardly know you! 8^} | WOODRO::VALERI | | Mon Mar 13 1989 11:51 | 21 |
| Well, HI!!
As a rule, birds do not indulge in sex for recreation! They copulate
to pro-create!! 8^}
They do this by standing on firmly placed perches. The male mounts
the hen....and no, birds to not have 'parts' so to speak... if
there are no proper perches for this activity...the process can
be a little comical to watch!
The c/tiels should be at least 1 year old...any earlier throws off
their cycles and if not mature, the hens are likely to become egg
bound! Naturally, a proper diet is a must to breed. And, only
use one male and one female. don't try to colony breed, it only
upsets the hens andd they tend to destroy babies or eggs.
does this help?
Jean Hutchins
(who_is_finally_back_and_working_for_the_human_race_again! YAHOO!)
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| 137.2 | re::breeding | 49ER::GUTIERREZ | | Mon Mar 13 1989 12:35 | 8 |
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yes,thank you for the info.
appreciate it.
but one thing i have one female and male in a cage.
they do what you mentioned the male mounts the female but they also
have a nesting box and they wont even enter it or look in it. is
there a reason why??
a.g
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| 137.3 | time for breeding | WMOIS::B_REINKE | If you are a dreamer, come in.. | Mon Mar 13 1989 16:35 | 41 |
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what time of month do cockatails breed??
do they breed all year around or only at certain times.
a.g
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EUREKA::WHITE "the PARROT_TROOPER" 21 lines 13-MAR-1989 13:07
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Dont really know if I understand the question, but since I am a
successful cockie breeder, here goes.
First I have roughly 8 pair and do not isolate pairs, but rather
keep 'em all together and let THEM decide who does what with whom.
Mine breed readily all year, but the winter to spring is their best
time. The thing you should worry about though is 'over-breeding'.
This is when you do not give enough time between clutches and the
parents develop breeding 'burnout' early in life.
I do not make special food batches other than fortified cockie mix
and regular water changes and have been quite successful.
Any other ideas out there, lets hear them.
did this help?
chet
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| 137.4 | Remember the story of Gold Locks? Well... | WOODRO::VALERI | | Wed Mar 15 1989 12:50 | 15 |
| re: .2
Well, I could ask if you are sure you have a true pair... but even
non pairs will occupy a nest box... It depends on the birds! There
are some that have a box and raise babies on the floor. It could
be tht the box is too small! Or the hole is too large/small. I
had a plastic nest box and the birds hated it! They prefer wood.
I have a pair of c/tiels using a quail box on the floor of the flight.
And yes, many people colony breed the c/tiels...but mine prefer
private rooms! We have several fertile eggs finally!
Does this help???
Jean H
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| 137.5 | 9 months in bird years is ? | TYCOBB::C_DENOPOULOS | Death by misadventure! | Mon Mar 27 1989 13:48 | 3 |
| Once two birds have mated, how long does it take before I see eggs?
Chris D.
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| 137.6 | 3/4 days I think | MUNCSS::BURKE | | Wed Mar 29 1989 02:34 | 8 |
| With our cockatiels, if I remember correctly, it was 3/4 days. I
do remember that the hen's behaviour changed quite markedly, and
spent most of the time inside the nestbox.
The other day, our two were 'at it'. Why they choose the highest
perch in the cage I'll never understand. Just after the tickly bit,
our male sometimes falls off !
Jim Burke
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| 137.7 | 3 to 4 DAYS?!?! | TYCOBB::C_DENOPOULOS | Death by misadventure! | Wed Mar 29 1989 13:49 | 4 |
| 3 to 4 days!!!! We caught ours "doing it" for the first time over
a week ago. Are they practicing safe sex??
Chris D.
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| 137.8 | ? | WITNES::HANNULA | Cat Tails & Bike Wheels Don't Mix | Thu Mar 30 1989 09:38 | 10 |
| Chris,
My 2 c'tiels have been "doing it" for years, and I have yet to see
an egg. I have heard that if the female is not sexualy mature,
or if the conditions are not "just right" that they will not lay
eggs.
However, I'm beginning to think that my Gretel is a drag queen.
-Nancy
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| 137.9 | Not too patient!! | TYCOBB::C_DENOPOULOS | Death by misadventure! | Thu Mar 30 1989 13:52 | 4 |
| re: .8 I guess all I can do is wait.
Thanks,
Chris D.
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| 137.10 | | HYEND::C_DENOPOULOS | YouGotTheRightOneBabyAhaAha! | Tue Jun 18 1991 13:52 | 13 |
| Well, it's been awhile since my last note, but after 1 1/2 years
and one unsuccesful attempt, we now have 4 3-week-old babies. My wife
and I are hand feeding. 2 are going to my sister-in-law. The other 2
and the parents are staying with us. The next batches I'll sell, but
don't plan on breeding again until after vacations.
I was surprised that the 3 oldest are flyinf already. The book said
around 5 weeks. I've also received a lot of help from a place called
Fins and Feathers in Chelmsford, Ma. The girl mixed up formula right
there and fed some babies so we could see exactly how to do it.
Chris D.
p.s. Batch was 1 grey, 3 lutinos
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| 137.11 | | HYEND::C_DENOPOULOS | YouGotTheRightOneBabyAhaAha! | Sat Jul 06 1991 19:59 | 6 |
| Can anyone verify this? I was told that with a grey female and a
lutino male, all lutino babies will be female and all grey babies will
be male.
Thanks,
Chris D.
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| 137.12 | 1/2 of this and that | CSOA1::DIRRMAN | | Mon Jul 08 1991 10:20 | 3 |
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All Lutinos will be female and all males will be grey/lutino split -
If I remember my genetics.
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| 137.13 | | HYEND::C_DENOPOULOS | YouGotTheRightOneBabyAhaAha! | Mon Jul 08 1991 13:03 | 10 |
| O.K. So I was almost right. The part about all lutino's being female
is right, but the part about all greys being male was wrong. It's all
males will be grey, not all greys will be male, right? I'm pretty sure
that all 4 babies are female.
Another question on breeding. I'm told that you don't want to inbreed
because the babies may end up smaller and weaker. What about breeding
birds from the same male but two different females? Does that work?
Chris D.
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| 137.14 | Need more calcium | HYEND::C_DENOPOULOS | Exit Light, Enter Night! | Wed Sep 18 1991 15:02 | 5 |
| I have a female cockatiel that doesn't seem to care much for cuttle
bone. This seems to be making her egg shells thin and weak. What else
can I give her that well supply the needed calcium??
Chris D.
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| 137.15 | Oyster Shell? | DELNI::D_LANE | | Wed Sep 18 1991 17:29 | 7 |
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Chris,
How 'bout oyster shell? I'm not sure if that's what your looking for,
but I beleive it's fortified with calcium.
Donna
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| 137.16 | | HYEND::C_DENOPOULOS | How many lines are there?? -> | Thu Sep 19 1991 10:07 | 7 |
| I went to a pet shop last night and that's what she said too. But,
unless I actually see her take some, I'm not going to now for sure. I
thought about buying Calcium tablets from the drug store and grinding
them up and sprinkling some on the food, but I wouldn't know how much
is too much.
Chris D.
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