AUGH! Urgent advice needed!

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:22 pm

I'm not sure if cute is the right word, but I'm just excited about them.

I have two other gouldian pairs that are at the same stage as each other.....3rd egg. I'm a little worried if I should go out and get another pair(s) of societies just in case. They both seem a little more serious about their nest and eggs than the first pair, but you never know. I'm not sure I really want to raise a lot of fostered gouldian chicks. Maybe I'll get one more pair of societies and then hope that one or both pairs of gouldians are better parents.

chrischris · Post by **chrischris** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:58 pm

I had a bad experience with my societies with them not feeding the gould chicks enough and now have dead and stunted goulds. Everything was good till 7-10 days when the societies slowed down on the feeding and the chicks died one by one of starvation. All with empty crops. Now only 2 left out of a clutch of 7.

Post by **Sally** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:18 am

Societies are not automatically good fosters, so when you do have good ones, hang on to them. One of the problems with fostering is that Society babies wean quicker than some of the species we are trying to foster, so sometimes the fosters will figure their job should be done before the babies are ready to be on their own.

Cute little naked babies, too!

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:35 am

Yes, I've heard both of those concerns. I've been checking on the gould chicks often. The societies are so diligent at least for now. I'll keep a close eye on the juvenilles to make sure they are being fed once they leave the nest box. I know I'm not out of the woods yet...but it's better than two dead chicks on the bottom of the cage.

I purchased a pair of societies today. The female is crested, and the male is normal. Exactly what I had. The female I had looks like she has a bad toupee on. She isn't the prettiest, but she is very good at caring for the chicks.