Owls

canucky2 · Post by **canucky2** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:17 pm

thanks. i'll keep you posted.

Ravyn · Post by **Ravyn** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:47 pm

Hey, if the eggs are fertile and make it to fledge I might be interested in one or two...if you intend to sell or rehome them. Lemme know hon!

canucky2 · Post by **canucky2** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:52 pm

Well three eggs total and no sitting for two days, I transferred the eggs to the societies nest to see if they will sit on them. They have sat for all of today. At least I'll be able to see (with anyluck) if they were fertile and therefore a male and female pair. Silly little buggers... never sat on the eggs. Is that a normal Owl thing to do?

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:34 am

I think it is if this is their first try. I took my owls three times before they got it right. But.... I am not sure I would have transferred them so fast. There may have been more eggs to come and they don't sit until all eggs are laid.

canucky2 · Post by **canucky2** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:10 am

it proablly was too soon, but it just seemed way too soon for them to be settled enough to sit. I had them for less than 2 weeks and they are in a big flight with 6 other birds. (no need for quaranitine they were from the same place).

oh well they will lay again someday. I wasn't really expecting it so soon.

gomer · Post by **gomer** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:00 pm

Quite a few times I have bought birds and had them sitting in a few weeks.And successfully raised chicks,they quite often turned out to be my best breeders.

canucky2 · Post by **canucky2** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:41 pm

the eggs were not fertile, but next time I will just let them be. I think I might have caught the male singing the other night. I might have been mistaken.... it was pretty quiet.

I am laughing at them. They are in a large flight with a pair of societies while I get my breeding cages built. I notice another egg in their nest three days ago, but none since. I don't mind. I am not really ready for them to breed as I want to move them to a new cage in a few days. Anyways on to the laughing part. I thought societies to be nest stealers but tonight I noticed my two sweet owls have stolen my societies nest. Quite funny really as the societies are quite unsure of what to make of them in their nest.

I really love my birds, they are so entertaining.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:00 am

Aww too cute. Got any pics of the Owls in the Society's nest?

canucky2 · Post by **canucky2** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:13 am

LOL last night they all stuffed themselves into one nest. It was so cute. I tried to get a picture but it didn't work. I hope they can't cross breed, that would be bad.

canucky2 · Post by **canucky2** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:32 am

It's hard to get a picture in the cage without them all flying out of the nest, but everynight, all four get in the nest to snuggle. 2 owls and 2 societies. Oh god I hope they can't crossbreed.

Post by **Sally** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:02 am

The Finch Information Center is an excellent resource for crossbreeding info. According to their species info on Owls, they can crossbreed with Societies, as well as many other species. Since you have two pairs, maybe they will stay with their own mates?

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:18 am

Great pic of the Owl and Society finches! Thanks for posting - they are too cute!!

FeatherHarp · Post by **FeatherHarp** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:57 am

Thanks for sharing the photo with us!

Nothing cuter than a pile of finches stuffed in a nest...lol!

franny · Post by **franny** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:38 pm

canucky2 wrote:LOL last night they all stuffed themselves into one nest. It was so cute. I tried to get a picture but it didn't work. I hope they can't cross breed, that would be bad.

Aren't Societies wonderful. Hope those pushy little owls are happy now, eh?

So cute!

canucky2 · Post by **canucky2** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:01 am

the owls have their own cage now. I think they are very happy. They have been in there for less than a week (Wednesday morning) and they have started a new clutch. See if they are fertile this time.

C