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.

First Green Cheek Conure Chick of the Season

I was beginning to wonder when my Green Cheek Conure eggs would hatch but I discovered the first chick of five eggs this morning. Hopefully I will at least match last years four chicks.

Colour Mutation

It look as if my "Lutino" Indian Ringneck Chick is another mutation all together. Maybe Creamino or a Lacewing, not 100% but time will tell but it is still a surprising mutation from its parents (Albino & Turquoise).

Bourke Parrot - Abandoned eggs

I now fairly certain that the Bourke female has abandoned her eggs, last week after a thunderstorm she was out of the box and I have not seen her back in it to date. My father has always told me that thunder can kill eggs, there is a definite coincidence here but I'm not 100% on how true it is.

My Indian Ringnecked chicks are feathering well and seem very healthy.

Lutino Indian Ringneck

My youngest Indian Ringneck chick which a thought to be Albino turns out is actually Lutino or yellow. I noticed a few days ago it appeared an off white compared to the Albino one but now it definitely has yellow feathers. One of my pair must have a spilt, this very unexpected. 

IRN Chick Colours

I'm fairly certain that the darker chick will be blue and the other two are definitely Albino. They have not been appreciating my nest inspection over the past couple of days with the cooler weather.  

Mmmm definitely Albino, correction (see my later posts)

Not Hand Rearing

My wife has decided against hand rearing the Indian Ringneck chicks after talking to her friend which had a bad experience (one out three chicks survived). I will shelve this idea until someone can provide me good guidance on the subject.