GT Modules · Home · Forums · Recommend Us · Email Webmaster·Link to Us, Details <a href="http://www.kakariki.net" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.kakariki.net/files/kikelogosm.gif" alt="Link to www.kakariki.net logo" width=135 height=25></a>· Set Home page        QuickSearch Search Forums for key WordsAdvanced Search Search  Words      NZ Conservation            Projects      World Time Enter a City or State Local TimeCurrency Converter      Current Local      Member Weather Current Conditions Auckland Airport Region Country New Zealand Mostly Cloudy 14.00°C (57.20°F) Weather : Moderate showers drizzle Dew Point: 12.00°C (53.60°F) Humidity: 87.75% Wind: From the SW at 17.00 kt (31.09 kmh / 19.43 mph) Pres.: 1009.00 hPa (29.80 in.) steady Reported 18 May, 2012 04:00 PM New Zealand Standard Time Manukau, NZ 10 Day Weather Forecast Local Radar Kakariki, Care, Breeding, Diet, Health, Aviaries and Conservation: Forums  Forum FAQ    Search     Log in/Register   Whoop whoop = my first chickie Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next          Kakariki, Care, Breeding, Ecology, and Conservation Forum Index -> Kakariki Breeding in Captivity View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message RoboHip Snr Member Joined: Jan 18, 2011 Posts: 68 Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:03 am    Post subject: Whoop whoop = my first chickie Checked Meg’s nestbox tonight and almost died to see a fluffy in there :swoon: Hopefully the others will all hatch too – though one does look clear In the spotlight Can you see him? Meg getting all protective What a cutie Back to top pabloc Foundation Member Joined: Sep 26, 2007 Posts: 903 Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:45 am    Post subject: hi! congratz and it looks like it will be a yellow bird (white down). hope it goes well, keep us updated! _________________ AD ASTRA PER ASPERA http://kakariki2009.skyrock.com/ http://cyanoramphus.weebly.com/index.html Back to top RoboHip Snr Member Joined: Jan 18, 2011 Posts: 68 Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:04 am    Post subject: That's what I was secretly hoping for Pabloc and thank you Back to top Steptoe Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 3669 Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:50 am    Post subject: Cool, now back off and let them do their thing... And get good diet with protein, chopped chicken bones/cartiladge/meat/marrow with fruit, apples and kiwi fruit plus the chopped veggies....and watch how big and healthy they get ...If the parents are already to and consume such a diet. _________________ My Spelling is Not Incorrect...It's 'Creative' Back to top RoboHip Snr Member Joined: Jan 18, 2011 Posts: 68 Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:01 pm    Post subject: Steps - they have been on a high protein diet for the last few months getting them prepped for this - they are eating very well, also they are getting additional egg food and cous cous I am very conscious of disturbing them and theirs and the chicks welfare some first - so there will only be updates when ness Back to top Steptoe Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 3669 Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:33 pm    Post subject: Cool... _________________ My Spelling is Not Incorrect...It's 'Creative' Back to top RoboHip Snr Member Joined: Jan 18, 2011 Posts: 68 Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:05 pm    Post subject: I have learnt so much from this site in respect of welfare and diet It is great and hopefully (fingers crossed) we will have a full healthy clutch Back to top May Site Admin Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 281 Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:09 am    Post subject: woooohooooo.... so sweet arnt they.... and sooo small but yet you have to wonder how they fitted in the egg!!!! grats on your first baby... hopefully you will get a few more and all will go well..... im sure you will be amazed at how fast they grow... happy for you _________________ May........ http://littlebirdhouse4mysoul.blogspot.com/ https://twitter.com/#!/OscarGarland Back to top RoboHip Snr Member Joined: Jan 18, 2011 Posts: 68 Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:40 am    Post subject: Thanks May. Well I had a sneaky peek in the box and saw chick number 3 working his way out of the egg, so I quickly shut the lid and high tailed it out of there Back to top May Site Admin Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 281 Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:05 am    Post subject: nice..... thats fab news.......... not so good news from one of my pairs i checked in their nest box today while the mum was out and was surprised to see only 6 eggs instead of 7 ...then noticed what i thought was a feather was actually a chick ... but it was dead... ive not had a chick die before n not sure what happened .....hoping the others hatch ok _________________ May........ http://littlebirdhouse4mysoul.blogspot.com/ https://twitter.com/#!/OscarGarland Back to top RoboHip Snr Member Joined: Jan 18, 2011 Posts: 68 Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:50 pm    Post subject: So sorry to hear that May, I do hope all of the others are ok too. Though we have had some freakishly hot weather this last week - wonder if that has anything to do with it. News as of yesterday - we have 4 fuzzy butts in the nest Back to top pabloc Foundation Member Joined: Sep 26, 2007 Posts: 903 Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:58 am    Post subject: robohip May, don't worry too much, sometimes it happens that a chick dies, it can be a million reasons. The problem is when several die. / Pablo _________________ AD ASTRA PER ASPERA http://kakariki2009.skyrock.com/ http://cyanoramphus.weebly.com/index.html Back to top May Site Admin Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 281 Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:28 pm    Post subject: We had another flufster hatch.... and although Big seems to be being a bit rough with it... its meeping for food and shes feeding it and its growing .... and very fluffy.....darker on the head so thinking it might turn out pied... waiting to see if i get a few more... couple of the eggs look like they have babies in so keeping fingers crossed. I did wonder if it was to do with the weather robo..its been very hot n think its going to get suddenly cold again soon so hope they are all ok. Did you get your rings? _________________ May........ http://littlebirdhouse4mysoul.blogspot.com/ https://twitter.com/#!/OscarGarland Back to top RoboHip Snr Member Joined: Jan 18, 2011 Posts: 68 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:06 am    Post subject: LOL - No May, I thought I would break myself in gently with my first clutch, not even handled them yet. Thought I would wait for Meg to decide when she would take a stretch and then check the progress of each of the chicks - Number 5 was there when I checked this morning All chicks seem to be of white down - attached is a pic from when there were just 4 - all dwn seems to be white - surely not all Buttercups Kaki Chicks.JPG  Description:  Filesize:  13.94 KB  Viewed:  19 Time(s) Kaki Chicks 2.JPG  Description:  Filesize:  29.44 KB  Viewed:  22 Time(s) Back to top May Site Admin Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 281 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:55 am    Post subject: We had another fluffy today so all is good here too ..... ive only had 's before and they all looked just like yours as chicks.... had a couple with just a few green feathers......but all the rest have been pure yellow with black eyes. This time tho is my first time ive had chicks hatch with a green parent... mum is yellow with 2 green feathers and dad is very dark green but has developed some yellow feathers since ive had him.... so pied.... the babies have lots of fluff more dark grey around the head but much whiter on their fat little bottoms........ so im very interested to see how they turn out _________________ May........ http://littlebirdhouse4mysoul.blogspot.com/ https://twitter.com/#!/OscarGarland Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Kakariki, Care, Breeding, Ecology, and Conservation Forum Index -> Kakariki Breeding in Captivity All times are GMT + 13 Hours Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next Page 1 of 3 Copy Paste Text Here to Translate Select Language and Translate $content .= "Eng - German"; $content .= "Eng - Spanish"; $content .= "Eng - French"; $content .= "Eng - Italian"; $content .= "Eng-Portugal"; $content .= "Eng - Japan"; $content .= "Eng - Korean"; $content .= "Eng - Chinese"; $content .= "Portugal-Eng"; $content .= "French - Eng"; $content .= "German - Eng"; $content .= "Italian - Eng"; $content .= "Spanish - Eng"; $content .= "Japan - Eng"; $content .= "Korean - Eng"; $content .= "Chinese - Eng";   Jump to: Select a forum General----------------Forum Rules And 'How To...'Member DiscussionPublic DiscussionKakariki GeneralGeneral Non Kakariki Discussion Kakariki in Captivity----------------Kakariki General CareKakariki Breeding in CaptivityKakariki Mutations and SpeciesVets CornerAviaries, Flights and CagesKakariki Pets CornerMarket Place Kakariki In the Wild and Reference Material----------------Native Ecology and Dept of Conservation, NZKakariki ReferenceWild Kakariki Sightings?  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum Powered by PHPBulletinBoard © 2001-2008 phpBulletinBoard Group PHPBulletinBoard port based on Tom Nitzschner's PHPBulletinBoard upgraded to PHPBulletinBoard 2.0.7 Standalone Developed Tested by: ChatServ, mikem, and Paul Laudanski (aka Zhen-Xjell). by Nuke Cops © 2004 Forums © All Logos and Trademarks in this site are Property of their Respective Owners. 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