IRN Chicks Colours

The colours of the Indian Ringnecked Chicks are now starting to show as the pin feathers come in. One is definitely albino, one appears to have a blueish colour and the other more green.

As I have been focused on the new chicks I had not even noticed that two of Scarlet Chested Parrot females are sitting on eggs. One is sitting on three the other is sitting on just one, the male is very immature so I'm not sure if the eggs will be fertile.

Cleaning out the nest box

I decided after some advice from a parrot forum to clean out the nesting box. I quickly removed the Indian Ringnecked chicks from the box, removed the compacted upper layer of saw dust (complete with droppings) and placed a fresh hand full of saw dust. Nippet aka dad sort of hung around the bottom of the cage keeping eye on things, after woods I held him on my finger with out threat of biting (first time in a while). I placed fresh food in directly after. Hopefully I have not upset anything but I will keep a close eye on the chicks over the next couple of days.

IRN chick progress

It is obvious now I have two destint colour two darker and one lighter (possible Albino). The chicks don't seem to mind being held at all. I removed the old egg and shells from the box but I'm unsure if I should totally clean out the box altogether as there is getting to be quite a few droppings.

IRN Chicks Progress

I handled one of the Indian Ringnecked chicks for the first time today. They are now about the size of the small of my hand. One of the chicks appears a lot lighter than the others and it also has the pink eyes which I'm lead to believe is the female.
There parents "Nippet" and "Nelly" quickly devour any fruit or vegetables I put in the cage to keep up the food supply to the little guys. They should be fledged by eight weeks of age.

IRN chicks progress

The Indian Ringnecked chicks continue to grow rapidly. There eyes are open now. I have been told you can tell the sex by the colouring of the eyes (more pink is female), by this I would have one female and two males. I'm not sure how well that works I would still get the DNA tested for sure.

IRN chicks

My Indian Ringneck chicks are growing quickly and healthy. As they do when they are due to leave the nest within a few weeks.

I will keep post up as they grow and develop feathers. I will handle them when they get a bit bigger as there mother lets me get fairly good access to them.

Baby Ringnecks

Three out the four Ringnecked eggs have hatched!!!! My female Nelly has been spending time inside the nesting box with my male Nippet and he has also been inside the box with the new chicks on his own.
Nelly seems to be more aggressive towards my neighbouring Princess Parrots trying to attack them when they are too close and Nippet seems to be strutting around the cage displaying.

My female Bourke Parrot has abandoned her eggs unhatched again. The Scarlet chested Parrots are already trying to use the box she was in. All my smaller parrots prefer the larger parrot box as apposed to the smaller budgie size boxes for breeding.

Ringnecked Parrots

My Ringneck female has hatched two of her four eggs. On my inspection (only the second since she has started to sit) I found two recently hatched chicks. At first I thought she may have crushed them again but one moved, I left the nesting box to be least invasive as possible.

The male also seems to be spending more time in the box with her and even with out her.

Rescue Mission

A Rainbow Lorikeet ran into the window at work, the somewhat stunned Lorikeet was being attacked by Crow's but was rescued by my work colleague, I took him home and put him in the "holding" area of my aviary over night to make sure he was ok. He was very timid for a wild bird and I then released him the next day back at work.

Update

My Indian Ringnecked Parrot continues to sit on her eggs, she will come out to see whats happening when I'm around the cage and around feeding time. Yesterday a caught the male also in the nesting box.

The female Bourke Parrot also continues to sit on her eggs although she is now spending time off the four eggs. I fear it has been too long and the eggs are infertile again.

I have separated one of the females from the Scarlet Chested Parrots cage. She seems to be the lowest on the chasing game to achieve "pecking order" for the new males attention. I will give her a rest and put her back in a few days.