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Yes, Jaden is a Dusky. He can be sweet but he can also be nippy.
It was exciting when these two guys hatched out but also made me nervous sometimes. Ricky and Lucy had a clutch before them and only 1 baby hatched and only lived about 24 hours. Even though I had previous handfeeding experience I had never fed any bird younger than 3 wks. old. so I was hoping that mom & dad would take good care of them. They seemed to be good parents for the most part although I would find them out of the nest box for 45 mins and sometimes more and that concerned me. Dad seemed to interact with the babies more than mom. Wasn't sure I was going to pull the babies but Scully was a lot smaller than Mulder which also concerned me (although I thought he was a female and maybe that's why he was smaller) so I finally pulled them at 4 wks. of age. I planned to feed them 3 times a day but Scully would take very little of the formula so I wound up feeding them 5-6 times a day until I decided to feed Mulder first. Scully got angry and started jumping up and down in the brooder and crying. When it was his turn to be fed he ate everything in the syringe and I never had a problem feeding him again.
It was a good experience overall. I kept notes regarding their weights, how much they ate, their development, etc. Took lots of photos. Ricky and Lucy had 3 more clutches after M & S and then I took away the nest box.
And I must ask you some questions too.
Is Jaden Jalen a Conure?
He/she looks really sweet, true or? (love his/shes eyes )
Yes, Jaden is a Dusky. He can be sweet but he can also be nippy.
They are all such beautiful birdies! What was it like to hatch out Mulder and Scully and raise them? I've always wondered what that would be like! Happy Birdie Hatchday everyone!
It was exciting when these two guys hatched out but also made me nervous sometimes. Ricky and Lucy had a clutch before them and only 1 baby hatched and only lived about 24 hours. Even though I had previous handfeeding experience I had never fed any bird younger than 3 wks. old. so I was hoping that mom & dad would take good care of them. They seemed to be good parents for the most part although I would find them out of the nest box for 45 mins and sometimes more and that concerned me. Dad seemed to interact with the babies more than mom. Wasn't sure I was going to pull the babies but Scully was a lot smaller than Mulder which also concerned me (although I thought he was a female and maybe that's why he was smaller) so I finally pulled them at 4 wks. of age. I planned to feed them 3 times a day but Scully would take very little of the formula so I wound up feeding them 5-6 times a day until I decided to feed Mulder first. Scully got angry and started jumping up and down in the brooder and crying. When it was his turn to be fed he ate everything in the syringe and I never had a problem feeding him again.
It was a good experience overall. I kept notes regarding their weights, how much they ate, their development, etc. Took lots of photos. Ricky and Lucy had 3 more clutches after M & S and then I took away the nest box.