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Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:39 am
by CandoAviary
Best wishes to your pair Jan, they are beautiful birds
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:43 pm
by cute finch boy
i have the bearded barbets as well! LOVE LOVE LOVE THEMMMM
i will have to dig out the old phone to get some pics of the chicks from last year...
they are inside in a parrot cage now waiting on their flight to be finished...
jan- they like a deep nest... and prefer to hollow one out like a toucan (close realtive) a small diameter palm log works well... or a box stuffed with shavings (like mine was) then they can "dig" it out...
will attach some pics of the nest on a separate page for ya...
as for the BEARDED TITS... i sold my pair after learning they do not like out heat and humidity... had a few friends that had tryed them in the past...houston zoo included.... and after seeing them this summer i felt to bad for them and sent them to buddies in MAINE! nice and cold up there!
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:04 pm
by Jan
CandoAviary wrote:Best wishes to your pair Jan, they are beautiful birds
Thanks Candace
... BTW the Tits have been with us for about 2 years now & they are having no issues adjusting to our kind a warm summers down here on the coast without A/C, actually seem to be doing great...
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:49 am
by Rayray
tnx again for the replies .... the young ones having a bit feathers now , i had a short peek lasy night when the parents were outside to catch insects .... i am to scared to take one out for just a picture ... so you gotta wait till they flew out
oghh and my pair ... they love our warm/hot summer and they need a pond with reed or bamboo to breed .... here breeders say no water no babies !!
later more ray
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:09 am
by CandoAviary
They sound like an excellent bird for my dream future aviary.... large aviary outdoors with a waterfall pond included
They would have to be able to take the heat and humidity though.
Would smaller finches be able to be kept with these bearded tits? Like parrot finches or gouldians? Or would they be too aggressive for them... what would be a suitable avaiary inhabitant?
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:09 pm
by Rayray
they are in a mixed aviary and they are very social birds , even with the smallest birds .... for breeding its not the best solution , because they are insect eaters and feeding the chicks only with insects .... and these insects as we all know are loved by all african and australian birds .... so you have to feed them like a pound a day to be sure the young ones get enough ...
ray
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:06 pm
by Jan
Mine are with Gouldians, Owls, Stars, Plum heads, & Shaft Tails... They get along great with everyone.. I think the Shaft Tails Confused them for a few days because their coloring was close but everyone seems happy now...
I will add a "pond with reed or bamboo to breed .... here breeders say no water no babies !!"
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:31 am
by Rayray
i just saw the young ones left the nest , they hiding now in the old x-mass tree
i'll try to make a picture today .....
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:40 am
by lovemyfinch
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:28 am
by CandoAviary
How wonderful to start you day with fledglings like those!!!!!!
Can't wait to see the chick pictures
Congrats, Ray
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:58 pm
by Rayray
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:24 pm
by debbie276
OH MY!!!!
ADORABLE
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:08 pm
by lovemyfinch
They are just the cutest looking little things, all fuzzy wuzzy
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:30 pm
by MRobinson
Sooo cute! I love the evergreenery on the nesting box too
Mary R.
Re: first young bearded tit :-)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:29 pm
by CandoAviary
Awesome
They are beautiful chicks
How many eggs in the clutch? How many hatched? What's the norm?
