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my gouldian chicks are 21 days old and they are trying to jump out of the nest.. im scared they will fall out and hurt themselves should i place the nest at the bottom of the cage? or rather a towel for if they jump out they will fall on something soft atleast

karenstr

When the kids first jump out they are super clumsy and I always put down a puppy pad a day or so before.

I don't how big your set up is, but if they are in a typical flight cage the fall won't hurt them. It's the possibility of getting hung up on the cage grate on the bottom and breaking a leg or wing that is the danger.

Thankfully they are fast learners and within hours will begin jumping and flying from perch to perch, copying their parents.

To be sure I keep puppy pads in the cage bottom their first week. A towel will do just as well.

thank you i will do that then

karenstr

And congratulations on the babies taking their first "leap". Show some pictures when the kids get settled.

thank you i will post some pics for sure

karenstr

Kids out yet? How are the parents doing with the weaning?

hello yes theyre out and so cute learning very fast!! only thing is i wanted to clean the nest box out and replace it with new glass ect but she already laid 3 new eggs what should i do just leave the eggs?

karenstr

If you dont want her to have another clutch, toss the eggs. Take out the nest.

I remove the nest after a clutch fledges or one of my females attacks her kids once she sits tight. When I remove the nest, she goes back to being a great mom and feeds her juvies.

ok thank you my blue male is feeding the babies now so ill leave her to breed again i was just scared because the nest will be dirty and thought i need to clean it out before she breeds again..

and she has old and new eggs 6 all together and i dont know what is old and what is new? i guess ill just leave her to it

karenstr I just let them carry on as they please. The cock feeds the chicks when they are out of the nest. My gouldian hen started laying again one day after her chicks fledged.

thats exactly what mine did too ill leave them then

I try to think what happens in the wild. The chicks will leave a hole in a tree branch and they will in most cases plop down on to a lower branch and by the time the day is over they are well alone in being able to get around.

I have been breeding birds for over 30 years everything from parakeets to large macaws and cockatoos, and finches. trying to follow nature has always worked for me. They will be fine and congrats

I can’t wait for the pics and they should be fine they have wings so they will never do a complete crash down