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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Rosie Rosy Bourke and Her Baby Bourkes

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Rosie is eager to escape from her brood of three and take a bath. Rosie, happy to grab a bath. Rosie's mate, on my husband, want...
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Friday, September 23, 2011

Mites and an Update on Catherine's Splendid Question

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Catherine's Comment on the Previous Post:  "Since writing I'm pleased to say all three Splendids survived, even the smallest o...
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Splendid Hand Feeding Question and Answer

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A female Scarlet-chested parakeet. Question Catherine writes:  "I'm wondering if you can help me. Our female red chested parake...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

RAISING BOURKE PARAKEETS, Handfeeding and Helping Parents

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Six young Rosy Bourke's. These are hand fed, very tame and sweet. The six youngsters I'm hand feeding are doing great. All are f...
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Friday, September 16, 2011

WING CLIPPING: Question on Clipping Wings

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QUESTION: "Someone has mentioned to me to clip their wings ... how do do feel about that?" This question came in attached to my ...
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Saturday, September 3, 2011

HAND REARING PARAKEETS, Question and Answer

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 These are the two youngest of five babies in Fuchsia's clutch. She may look like she's willing to feed her baby, but she...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Rosy Bourke Babies Today

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Presently feeding four young Rosy Bourkes.   Two of Flame and Fuchsia's five babies. These are the youngest two and are being ...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Rosy Bourke Father with Food on His Face

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  Food from when he's fed his mate. This spread out on his cheek feathers  and hardened. Bonnie and Clyde only had one ferti...
Monday, August 22, 2011

ROSY BOURKE FLEDGED BABIES AND FEEDING TIME

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Rhett and Cherry's three youngsters at upper left. Rosie and Pretty Boy's two babies, one at far right and pink-eyed youngster ...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Newly Banded Baby Bourke

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Fingers are shiny from mineral oil used to make bands slide on easier. All of Flame and Fuchsia's five babies now have bands. Their...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Pink-eyed Baby Rosy Bourke Parakeets

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Fuchsia with her brood of five. Wouldn't you know that the bird with the largest clutch is the one with the smallest nestbox? Whe...
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

PARAKEET FEEDING TIME with TAME ROSY BOURKES

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Update: All five babies survived to become healthy, beautiful adults.  Tame birds offer so many advantages. Especially when you want ...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Flame and Fuchsia, parents of Five!

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 Fuchsia with her five babies. Dark pink on right is newly hatched & still wet. Egg shells are from this last one that hatched toda...
Monday, August 8, 2011

PINK-EYED ROSY BOURKE BABY UPDATE

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Remember my favorite handfed Rosy Bourke hen, Rosie , who hatched three eggs and two of her babies had pink eyes?  Since Rosie's gran...
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