Posted by Rachel on Monday, September 7, 2009,
We finally got the new bird room finished this summer! We enclosed our 21' long x 10' wide x 9' tall carport for this purpose, and added 4 windows, 2 doors with large windows, and 2 skylights to the room. Now we have 2 new aviaries- each 8' L x 9' H x 4' D- one for the finches and one for the grass keets, and a 5' L x 9' H x 4' D anteroom between them where we keep the breeding cabinets. We also brought the parrotlet cage and the former grass keet HQ double flight to the new bird room, and... Continue reading ...
Posted by Rachel on Monday, June 15, 2009,
Today I went ahead and purchased the domain www.aerieaviary.com so as to prevent further confusion with people trying to access the site. Don't worry, though- the old link will just redirect to the new one. Also, check out www.artistaraquel.com for my new knitting, jewelry, and other artsy stuff site! Continue reading ...
Posted by Rachel on Monday, June 15, 2009,
Lots has been going on at Aerie Aviary since our last post. We decided to enclose our carport and turn it into the new bird room, complete with a 24' long, 10' tall, 5' wide flight to be divided in half between the Australian grass parakeets and the finches. Until construction on the flight panels is complete, the grass keets and parrotlets are hanging out in their current cages in the new room. We're very excited to give our birds more room to stretch their wings, and to keep the mess con... Continue reading ...
Posted by Rachel on Saturday, March 21, 2009,
Mondrian and Sprite's 4 eggs hatched, and all the babies are wiggly and well-fed. Now we're up to 15 babies! Dandy and Zelda, the pair laying eggs in the coconut in the aviary, is up to 8 eggs. We'll see if anything comes of it! Continue reading ...
Posted by Rachel on Monday, March 16, 2009,
As of this weekend, we jumped from 3 babies to 11!
- Constantin x Danube - 3 babies who we thought were all blue, but now one seems to be changing to something else. We'll see!
- Orange Guy x Silvie - 3 babies. All look like greens.
- Peep x Marie - 5 babies! Looks like 2 yellows and 3 greens.
- Mondrian x Sprite - 4 very fertile eggs...
- Brahma x Judith - scared off the nest during some work that was being done on the house, but look to be going back to nest...
- Dandy (OH PB Dilute with pos...
Posted by Rachel on Saturday, March 7, 2009,
Today in cleaning out the aviary, I took out the old bamboo which scared all of the breeding pairs out of their nest boxes. I took the opportunity to do a 5-nests-in-30-seconds egg candling, and here's the update:
- Mondrian x Sprite - all 4 eggs fertile
- Constantin x Danube - all 3 blue babies who hatched yesterday are looking good
- Orange Guy x Silvie - 4 out of 5 eggs fertile
- Peep x Marie - all 5 eggs fertile
- Brahma x Judith - very early, but looks like all 5 might be fertile
Not to count ...
Posted by Rachel on Thursday, March 5, 2009,
Just a quick update on the 5 pairs we have set for breeding:
- Mondrian x Sprite - 4 eggs, possibly starting to sit.
- Constantin x Danube - 5 eggs, 3 fertile. Due to hatch within the next few days.
- Orange Guy x Silvie - 5 eggs, 3 fertile. Due to hatch in the second week of March sometime.
- Peep x Marie - same as Orange Guy and Silvie. With both pairs we somehow missed when they started sitting.
- Brahma x Judith - 3 eggs! Didn't even know she was laying till today.
Our new OH PB YB hen, Pi...
Posted by Rachel on Wednesday, February 25, 2009,
In the past couple of weeks, we have ended up setting a total of 5 pairs in breeding (a new Aerie Aviary record!). They include:
- Mondrian x Sprite: they have 2 fledglings, and look to want to start another clutch, but the babies keep going back in the nest box (even though it was closed off for a week!). May have to wait till the babies are weaned before their parents lay another clutch. These are our yellow and dilute-producing parents.
- Constantin x Danube: 3 out of 5 eggs lo...
Posted by Rachel on Monday, February 16, 2009,
I have compiled the best photos I've taken of babies in the nest box, fledging, and coloring up into a database for those interested in seeing what baby Goulds look like before they obtain their adult plumage, and as an aid in determining coloration of hatchlings. There are also photos of a clutch showing their progress from 10 days old through fledging- and one of them is our first yellow baby! Click the Birdie Babies link to see more. Continue reading ...
Posted by Rachel on Monday, February 16, 2009,
Aerie Aviary now has a News Blog to let you know of what is going on in the aviary.
This weekend we put 2 pairs and their weaned babies back in the aviary, and switched them out for 2 new pairs in the breeding cabinet. Right now, the breeding cabinet contains:
- Mondrian (RH PB / WB or LB GB / BB male) x Sprite (RH WB YB hen) + yellow and dilute fledglings
- Constantin (RH PB GB / BB male) x Danube (BH ytb WB BB hen) + 1 egg in nest box
- Orange Guy (OH PB / WB GB / BB male) x Silvie (BH PB GB / ...
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