My grass parrots are breeding? Burb? M?

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 28th Oct, '08, 11:17

In a moment of weakness I agreed to my maids request for a budgie, we have a spare huge cage we used for the baby squirrels. So I tottered off to the pet shop to get a freakin budgie. Found they dont have any (and they are $38 each now anyway!) but the pet shop lady who I know well said "I do have a pair of grass parrots, they are useless I bought them as a breeding pair but nothing". Well there they were in a smallish cage looking so depressed I couldnt beleive it. A rescue I thought! So home they came and are living in the huge cage outside. We have lots of trees around the house and lots of wildlife ie birds and the next door neighbour has birds outside as well. Suddenly they have cheered up and become very happy. Pet shop lady said they dont say anything - the male now sings like nothing else. He is gorgiss, green mainly with orange and blue and yellow. She is a pale yellow with sort of pale grey bits. They are about double the size of a budgie. We have called them Bert n Beryl.

I put a breeding box in the cage just in case.... well over the past two days she has disappeared and seems to be in the box all the time apart from nipping out to get some food. I saw him feeding her in it yesterday.

Are there eggs do you think? What % will they be viable and we end up with some baby birds?

Scrummy Mummy · Post by **Scrummy Mummy** » 28th Oct, '08, 11:19

Bloody hell, you do like to make life complicated for yourself!

You've got rid of the friggin centipedes and snakes but you've kept the friggin beagles and now you've got friggin parrots.

Alamak!

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 28th Oct, '08, 11:20

I have Fwegals, not friggin beagles

. And yes, I do complicate my life don't I...

Possum · Post by **Possum** » 28th Oct, '08, 12:35

Do you want a hamster? I have one you can have......

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 28th Oct, '08, 12:36

Bugger orf I'm not a dumping ground for your unwanted animals

Just quickly looked at some websites, their gestation is 18 days and so if they are laying and they are viable I expect we will end up with some little chirps in about 16-18 days. To my horror and embarrassement they did actually have a bit of passion infront of a friends school age children. So it could be all on! Anyone want a baby Fwarrot?

Fresh Mint · Post by **Fresh Mint** » 28th Oct, '08, 12:53

What don't you have a look?

The pigeons on my balcony are on egg number two in four months. They breed like, well, pigeons ...

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 28th Oct, '08, 13:02

I have been peering in, can see her sitting but obviously cant see any eggs and am not around when she is out. Will keep a beady eye on her but looks like they are breeding. All these babies!

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 28th Oct, '08, 13:51

My mother used to have the most evil, nasty parrot ever

Honestly, this thing had to be the devil incarnate (or at least related

) It was a quaker parrot and it was a green, nasty bitch of a thing

What's my point?? Well, I don't really have one, but if there is a slight one in there I think it's that there's no way in hell I'll ever have a weak enough moment to buy or otherwise acquire a freakin bird

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 28th Oct, '08, 15:54

These are very sweet, I rather like them. You dont have to buy one you can have a baby for free soon

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 28th Oct, '08, 20:08

A - Did you miss the part in my post where I said the following:

slinky wrote:there's no way in hell I'll ever have a weak enough moment to buy or otherwise acquire a freakin bird

BFG · Post by **BFG** » 28th Oct, '08, 20:09

Go on - you know you want to....

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 28th Oct, '08, 20:31

BFG wrote:Go on - you know you want to....

Watch it......

Burbage · Post by **Burbage** » 29th Oct, '08, 05:56

I think my blue rams are breeding.

BFG · Post by **BFG** » 29th Oct, '08, 09:33

Perhaps you should give them a pint of London Pride. That always cheers me up....

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 29th Oct, '08, 09:33

I didnt know you had sheep

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 29th Oct, '08, 13:39

time to use some elastoplast?

BFG · Post by **BFG** » 29th Oct, '08, 13:53

Fat Bob wrote:time to use some elastoplast?

Shouldn't that be elastrators?

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 28th Nov, '08, 09:53

Well it is about 18 days over and no chicks although she is still sitting on the eggs.

Should I remove them and that will prompt them to lay another maybe fertile clutch?

BFG · Post by **BFG** » 28th Nov, '08, 09:59

...and make a very small omlette...

Fresh Mint · Post by **Fresh Mint** » 28th Nov, '08, 10:01

Aliya wrote:Well it is about 18 days over and no chicks although she is still sitting on the eggs.

Should I remove them and that will prompt them to lay another maybe fertile clutch?

No!

Lady Uppercrust · Post by **Lady Uppercrust** » 28th Nov, '08, 10:11

BFG wrote:...and make a very small omlette...

Or eggs benecict on mini English muffins. Ooooh I could squeeeal !

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 28th Nov, '08, 10:16

OMG you lot, I shudder to think of the carnage and loss of life you two would cause at my place!

FM, why not? Have no issues in leaving them there, just uncertain what to do, she is burning herself out sitting on eggs that will not hatch, not healthy for her?

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