Feathering Chicks

The Green Cheeked Conures chicks are starting to feather, I will band the youngsters soon so I don't have repeat of last years not 100% of telling apart the young ones from the parents.

Creamino Indian Ringneck

I have done some research on my yellow/white Indian Ringneck colour mutation and fairly certain it is a Creamino colour mutation.

I have put together a bit of a webpage to help my own understanding of Colour Mutations in Indian Ringneck Parrots.

http://bowdo18.wix.com/colour-mutations

Seeding Grasses

I provide fresh seeding grasses regularly to my grass parrots. I have been advised to do this by several breeders and have been doing for a long time now. The birds tend to favor this even over fresh fruit, vegetables and greens.

Milk thistle has always seemed a treat to my Scarlet Chested Parrots.

Conure Family

The Green Cheeked Conures have a fairly strong family bond compared to my other breeds of bird. The female even now spends around 90% of the time in the box and the male is often also in the box with the female.

My spare Indian Ringneck "Turk" has not taken too well to the new Indian Ringneck chicks emerging from the box in the adjoining section of the aviary and has lost a little feather condition. He has settled a fair bit but I hope this isn't replicated when the Green Cheeked Conure chicks come out.

Indian Ringneck's All Out

The second two Indian Ringneck Chicks followed the first one out of the box yesterday. The sleep grouped as they did in the box, there erratic flying is causing it to be a very noisy aviary setting off "Turk" in the adjoining section of the aviary constantly.  

First Chick Out Of The Box

My first Indian Ringneck has emerged from the breeding box (It was hard to get a decent picture of it due to its uncontrolled flying). It has been setting the whole aviary off as it crashes around the aviary.

The Green Cheeked Conure hen has left the nest for the first time I have witnessed and it allowed me a head count of the chicks. Three for this years clutch.

I have removed the eggs from the Bourke's and the Scarlet Chested Parrots breeding box (all eggs appeared empty after shining a torch through them). Hopefully this will stop my Scarlet Chested female sitting for no reason as there is no male in cage.

Green Cheeked Conure - Protective Mother

My Green Cheeked Conure hen is very protective of her chicks, I have not been able to fully work out how many I have. I know I have at least three to date, I have tried to move her but she puffs up and attacks my hand so I let her be.

1, 2, 3 Green Cheek Conure Chicks

I now up to three Green Cheek Conure chicks, the mother is very protective allowing very limited access and spending a 100% of the time in the box.