new arrival .

bruce · Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 174

hi
for the last couple of days my pair of green kaks have been acting differently so iv'e kept a eye on them from a distance and this afternoon i heard the faint sound of a chick coming from the nest box Laughing

i'm gonna keep my distance as the hen abandoned the eggs last time so this will hopefully be her first successful batch ... i don't want to distract her in any way.

i was wondering what happens if a chick dies will the parents throw the chick out as i just want to leave them to it ?

bruce · Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 174

thanks steptoe
i just had a peak and there is one chick cuddling 6 eggs .
the eggs were layed whilst she was sitting them because she lost here first 3 eggs "burried then broken" and then a couple of days later she hurriedly layed another 7 ... 4 in the first week then another 3 in the second week.
this isn't how this hen normally lays and i put it down to her laying then loosing them first eggs.
i guess the other eggs will hatch over the next week hopefully duno

bruce · Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 174

little update the hen has layed her first egg in new nestbox and rarely visits the chicks now ... the male has took over the role well...1 is just starting to get it's green feathers.

Lear11 · Joined: May 01, 2011 Posts: 6

Gorgeous Bruce! I can't wait to see some babies from my birds.

bruce · Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 174

thanks lear ... steptoe i have a spare flight but its empty... i also have a flight with two cocks and two hens "no nest boxes" in what do u suggest... will i have to seperate the two cocks from the hens?

bruce · Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 174

gee .. steps.. im starting to worry about u 2.... everyone knows kaks can only be sent but not received.... Laughing

steptoe ... any ideas on my weaning problem???

bruce · Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 174

to be quite honest freddie i dont know ... iv'e never got to this stage before and im unsure where to go from here .... i can rather house them with 2 cock and 2 hens which are not breeding .. or put them in their own flight once weaned by dad ... or leave them be !

thing is i don't know what the consequence's will be to any of these scenario's as ive never been here before... iv'e been reading up but still can't get an handle on these final weeks

iv'e no rings to ring them and guess its a little too late for that but i do need to keep some kind of record so how would i go about this without rings?
i have now found a supplier of rings if needs be but if there are other methods i can try i will.

bruce · Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 174

this was your question...

bruce · Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 174

quick update ... the young are just starting to get their red crown feathers.
only thing is... they are not all green kaks like the parents some have yellow feathers ... after a bit of questions and research i discovered the hen had the genes but was not presenting it except for her legs were a pinkish grey "must pay more attention"
it just goes to show how important it is to know what you are buying and for breeders to keep check of their stock !!
this kak was the only all green out of the three.

pabloc · Joined: Sep 26, 2007 Posts: 988

hi bruce,

any updates on the chicks?
love to see pics

Cheers / pablo

bruce · Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 174

hi pabloc
well all three chicks have left the nest now 2 have a little yellow which was a surprise but all really healthy ....last time i looked mum had hatched the first 2 chicks of second batch will get on with some pics soon been a bit busy landscaping ready for my aviary .... can someone tell me what is the latest i can put my birds out this summer so they climatize properly we had some cold winters the last couple of years.

bruce · Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 174

steptoe i will keep posting how i get on with this .... iv'e spent the day riddling muck to get good topsoil for my 15cm bed for my new lawn ... whilst doing this i had two companions "blackbirds" probably this years as i saw mum and dad weaning them off on the ground a few weeks since.
they got so close it was unreal even tried to land on the handle of my spade while i was a foot away... they made good use of the worms id turned all day and even stayed watching us whilst they had a beak full. the blue tits weaned their young in my back garden this week and i think both them and the blackbirds have started a second clutch which is unusual for the uk as we've had some late springs lately.
hopefully with some strategically placed nest boxes and my aviary up i can encourage them to nest here annually.