tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post8952924602270606426..comments2024-03-14T07:12:55.402-07:00Comments on The Splendid Bourke Bird Blog: Question on "Screaming" Rosy Bourke HenGail A. Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17399530965328058077noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-22103212541619166262012-11-25T09:55:24.232-08:002012-11-25T09:55:24.232-08:00Thank you, Melissa. You don't say where you ar...Thank you, Melissa. You don't say where you are, but I'll assume in the USA. In Australia, November is the perfect time of year. Smile. <br /><br />Bourkes, like all birds, are affected by the length of daylight. If the artificial light in your home is on in the evenings and/or early in the morning, as far as they know the days are longer and it's a good time to breed. If you don't want them to, then reduce the hours of light. <br /><br />However, in the Pacific Northwest where we live (Oregon), it's rather chilly yet I have a hen raising three babies at present. The house is kept warm and the babies are doing fine. This is her 3rd clutch this year and she just happens to be later than the other hens were. <br /><br />If you want to let them raise a clutch, provide a nest box and be sure that the house is warm...at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit, although 70 or 71 is better. They will probably raise a second and third clutch, if allowed. More than that a year isn't healthy for the hen.<br /><br />When she raises them is less important than that they are in a warm location with adequate daylight and plenty of healthy food. Be sure to use the search engine on my site to find other posts on breeding and raising Bourkes. You'll find appropriate nest box size and so on.<br /><br />Good luck! - GailGail A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17399530965328058077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-46878788834945252492012-11-25T07:44:23.532-08:002012-11-25T07:44:23.532-08:00Hi, I love your blogspot. I have a male and female...Hi, I love your blogspot. I have a male and female normal bourke's parakeets and I am planning to breed them in the spring time. Many times in the cage she will go into her mating pose for the male, but he usually ignores her. However, while they were outside the the cage today, they mated two times. Does this mean I should put a nest box in the cage? Even though it's November, I don't know what time of the year is breeding season for bourkes. I would prefer to wait until the spring, but I donn't want to make a mistake and lose any eggs she might lay without a nest. Thank you!Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-84045827392825094572012-06-28T21:18:02.289-07:002012-06-28T21:18:02.289-07:00Wow, that's a tough situation. I wonder if rem...Wow, that's a tough situation. I wonder if removing him would be of benefit. If he's not feeding her, then I'd be tempted to try separating them. <br /><br />I wonder if he wants to breed, but doesn't want to do the hard work of feeding the young. Had a male zebra finch like that once. He'd raised a few clutches, but later in life he started throwing his offspring out of the nest. I put them back and he'd toss them out again. That was before I knew how to hand feed. <br /><br />Maybe be prepared to help her feed the babies when they hopefully hatch. Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.Gail A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17399530965328058077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-11907438289955560122012-06-28T16:49:13.906-07:002012-06-28T16:49:13.906-07:00I have a pair of Bourkes that had 5 babies 6 month...I have a pair of Bourkes that had 5 babies 6 months ago they all hatched and turned out to be beautiful birds. She has been suiting on 4 eggs the last 10 days the male is not being very nice, last time he took such good care of her. I have seen him several times run across the cage a knock her off her eggs then yesterday morning I found one of the eggs in the middle of the cage broken open and the baby dead. I was heartbroken and worried because I dont know what happened then today he ran across and knocked her again. What InTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198415151085787303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-22684365396012949912012-06-10T08:43:58.922-07:002012-06-10T08:43:58.922-07:00Very interesting, Stuart. I would love to visit We...Very interesting, Stuart. I would love to visit Western Australia and see them in the wild. In captivity they can be very prolific. Sounds like they are naturally as wild birds too. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and may your prospecting bring things of value to you, gold or otherwise. Many blessings to another bird lover.Gail A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17399530965328058077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-81666728045853632632012-06-10T07:12:16.514-07:002012-06-10T07:12:16.514-07:00g,day, my name is stuart and im from victoria aust...g,day, my name is stuart and im from victoria australia but at the moment im gold prospecting in western australia, i like your blog as ive had averies all my life and the bourke parrot and guildian finch and scarlet parrot are easy my favourite birds, since ive been in WA ive come across bourkes in the wild about 40 miles nth of laverton, they run along the ground like road runners until you get to close then take flight and are very swift, they seem to be in flocks of about 30 to 50 birds with only a few adults in the flock, catcha later, Stustuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277610380384256370noreply@blogger.com