Chirping Chicks

Olisi varmaan myös työjuttuja tehtävänä, mutta nyt on blogia laiminlyöty niin pitkään, että täytyy kirjoittaa. Ilmari and Hedda Pesinnät syksyltä ovat tosiaan onnellisesti ohitse, sitä ei aina edes ymmärrä miten ison osan vuotta yksi pesintäjakso kattaa, kun parien muodostamisen jälkeen on ensin odotusaikaa 1-2 viikkoa, jonka jälkeen tulee ensimmäinen muna, tämän jälkeen 3-5 viikkoa munimista ja hautomista, jonka jälkeen tai sen aikana, riippuen miten monta munaa tulee kuorituvat poikaset. Esimerkiksi seitsemän munaa munitaan 14 päivän sisällä ja samoin ne myös kuoriutuvat kahden viikon aikana, kukin 18pv hautomisen päätteksi. Kun viimeinenkin poikanen on kuoriutunut, on aikaa vierähtänyt jo liki kaksi kuukautta, ja tähän lasketaan vielä kaksi kuukautta lisää, ennenkuin on poikasten luovutusaika. Tuona aikana tuoreruokaa valmistetaan päivittäin 1-3 annosta koko 4 kuukauden ajan, siivotaan häkkiä extra kakkapökäleiden ja roiskitun tuoreruoan takia normaalia useammin, ja mikä tärkeintä, ...

Helmi and Hertta will be leaving tomorrow. Then there are only I-babies left for new homes, and I haven't still yet really decided which ones could be staying, though I might be inclined to find new homes for all of them. Luckily I have no need to replace any of them if I can't find good homes and that's how it should be too. Youngsters found their way upstairs yesterday and I've been bringing them down several times. Now I really need to fix it so that they can't get up, because they don't know how to fly down again. I had previously only let them fly in the diningroom/kitchen and now that the other breedingcage is empty, I've taken the veil off the doorway and they've been able to fly around the whole first floor. The doorways are three doors wide and living room is rather big too so there's plenty of space. I can see that they really enjoy fluttering and soaring, making funny little swings and air-acrobatics. And as mentioned in several places, th...

 Never promise pictures I suppose. But here they come now! Ines (still looking for a loving home), Iivari and their mother Lilja Just a random picture from upstairs cage - they're not forgotten! From left: Steve, Griffin, Frodo, Sir Robin. Frodo's molting after breeding so he's missing some throat spots! Here we've got from left Ilmari (probably staying), Helmut (staying) and Helmi, who will be going to a new home on tuesday...  Here's Iris on the left, she's still available for a loving home - and Hedda (staying) on the right And here's Hertta, moving away with Helmi on tuesday and Ilmari again. Ilmari is actually a little smaller, but the picture lies a little. Babies are actually at this very moment trying to message me it's time to get out! So I need to open the cage door. I've been lately letting themselves figure out the way out of the cage instead of waiting them to hop on a hand and take them out. It takes still some time for them to come out...

We have been away for two nights and even though I had some one here check on the babies I've been so worried! But they've been fine, of course. I think the H-clutch babies also have missed us a bit - they haven't been able to fly since the morning on the 23rd so that must have been an agony. The I-clutch has 3 chicks come out of the nest box completely, number 3 has been out several times before too, but always gone back. This time he seems to be out to stay. He's the one staying home from this clutch. All the chicks from H-clutch have already found good and loving homes. In case you read this too late and are interested in a CC budgie, you can always get a place in the waiting list, so you'll be among the first to pick a baby when the spring comes. The I-clutch with the 75% english chicks will be ready for new homes earliest the 12th January. There's still 3 of them looking for new, loving homes. These babies are all violets, females are also opaline and the m...

I have to say, that even though very intense and very worrying and very stressful at times, having these budgie babies is just - it's lovely. They have grown into such fantastic little creatures whom I will be only happy to give to new homes learn about petbird life and give joy to humans. It does though hurt a little, when I have to think about giving any of them away. But the time is not here yet, I've still got almost 2 weeks left! Time goes so fast.. So we're leaving number 4 and 5 at home, because of the peculiar colours and because they've got good size and temper. They actually all have good size and temper and I'd be happy to leave any of these babies home! But we have to much grey too in the house, so probably the blue ones are good in that point of view too. About I-clutch I know not so much as of yet, the opaline girls seem to have a little milder temper, even when I still need to handle them everyday in not so positive a way, as the poop is still caking ...

Nimet on nyt H-pesueelle päätetty ja kutakuinkin myös se, mitkä poikaset tästä pesueesta jäävät kotiin. Kuitenkin, jos oikein hyvä kotiehdokas ilmaantuu, joka haluaa juuri sinisen koiraa, tai koiraan, voin harkita asiaa. Naaraitahan tähän pesueeseen tuli 4, vanhimmat kaksi ovat jo hyviä ystävyksiä. Loput kolme poikasta ovat ainakin toistaiseksi enemmän oman elämänsä sankareita. So the babies have now gotten names, and I've also pretty much decided which ones will be staying. Hedwig and Hertta are already getting along very well and do everything together. They are both very adventurous and end up everywhere, they like being close and exploring on pullovers... Hedda is a little odd ball, who though enjoys some good scratching and food. She's a lot calmer from her big sisters and also bigger in size. To whom might want a little more gentle bird companion. Helmut is a lovely little boy, also fond of love and care and being close. Helmut will be staying home, unless there's som...

I start in reverse order to show you the youngest ones first who have been less in pictures. Above on the left is number five - a sweet little skyblue opaline and on the left number 4, also supposedly skyblue normal, but the colours don't match. He's darker, but still not cobalt either. Only chick number five, the youngest one that is hasn't yet completely climbed out of the nest and she has no hurry either. All the other chicks really enjoy their time outside, playing with toys and learning to eat themselves. All of them are still nights in the nest, also taking longer naps and getting fed my dad. Chiara has now spent first night away and I think she's started her winter break now. It seems that the parents otherwise would be taking round two, and it's not what they need. This clutch is amazing tough. All the kids already ENJOY scratches by humans, though obviously there are times they prefer nibbling or even biting and then times when they crave for a little lovin...