8-29 Scarlet Chested Parakeets....Nesting time!!!!!

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:41 am

cindy
Absolutely Adorable, Cindy!!! Congrats

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:25 am

Thank you Ginene.

This is a young Cinnamon Scarlet

paul-inAZ · Post by **paul-inAZ** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:57 pm

Cindy: I have a pair of recently acquired scarlets. The male is normal and I think about 2 years old. The hen is cinnamon and probably an early 2013 model. [The breeder is mailing me their predigree records so I don't yet know the ages for sure].
How old would she have to be before I even start thinking of setting them up for breeding?
thanks

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:50 pm

males need to be at least 10 months or older. Hens need to be a year preferably 14 months, older the better.

wellingtoncdm · Post by **wellingtoncdm** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:05 pm

Babies are growing up nicely!!!

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:19 pm

Thank you Charlie!

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:10 am

a little Cinnamon being spoon fed!

: 10-29 Cinnamon scarlet spoonfeeding pic 2.jpg (35.54 KiB) Viewed 742 times

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debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:12 am

Great picture!

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:46 am

Thank you Debbie...but why the rolling on the floor laughing character?

debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:55 am

That spoon is so big!

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:00 am

The spoon is actually a teaspoon, could be the angle the picture was taken. They use just the tip but if feeding more than one they eat off the sides as well... I am on the look out for demitasse spoons to use on the smaller birds. The babies would not take to the syringe. The java young did great with the syringe but these refused it...so out came the spoon.

Going to check out Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:26 am

Three of the 4 hand fed Scarlet Chested Parakeets. The 4th, a little Cinnamon decided to play in the water dish right before pictures. Letting it dry off a bit before posting a picture. He/She has a red belly and underside coming out, and has quiet the personality to! Mom is a Cinnamon with a red belly and a light violet blue face. Dad is a normal split to Cinnamon

debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:21 am

gorgeous, well done!

paul-inAZ · Post by **paul-inAZ** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:56 pm

Cindy:
I have a pair that I hope to breed next spring.
What size breeding cages are yours in? I have several 30x18x18s.
Would you risk breeding them in a larger flight cage that also has Bourkes? I've read that scarlets can get pretty aggressively defensive when breeding.

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 6:09 pm

I advise not to breed them in a common flight with bourkes...males will get territorial, plus they are more active than bourkes.

Each pair had a 5 long x 3 ft flight. 30x18 is to small for their large wing span even for breeding. They can be flighty when younger and spook easily, a small cage in my opinion can be fatal. They enjoy the room to fly as do the bourkes...length is more important than height but if given the height they will use it. It is healthy for them to have flight room.

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