Nest #12
Growing well.
Saturday, June 6, 2015
A favorite of mine is this White Dominate chick # 61 from my Waterslagers. Banded this morning and placed in the baby flight cage..
Monday, June 1, 2015
Care Tips for the Feeding Parents.
"Once or twice a month a special bath of one tablespoon of Epsom Salt diluted in one gallon of water should be provided to all types of birds, especially the feeding (canary)
parents. The Epsom Salt bath can help to neutralize any sourness in the digestive system. Remember birds only have their beaks to do most of their chores. The adult birds, especially canaries, tend to eat their young's excretions when cleaning the nest and consequently, experience sour digestive systems and then will not feed the young. The parents also tend to consume excessive amounts of rich foods and again may not feed the young due to an upset digestive system. By supplying the Epsom Salt bath once or twice a month and especially when the parents are feeding the young you can alleviate most of the above mentioned because birds drink before bathing." Quoted from the Abba site.
Nest #11
Nest #11 hatched in the brown flight cage, this was the 2nd nest for this hen. I boxed the first 4 eggs and then returned them to the nest and she layed another egg(5) Only one chick hatched. I am assuming it was the fifth egg that hatched. One chick for her this time..Growing well, with nice long lets, indicating Waterslager..
The pair. Waterslager cock.
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