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Hoyden vs. breeding by hand
    Birds that are grown up in wilderness are shy and keep distance if the are kept in an aviary. Contrary to birds that are grown up by breeding by hand, which appear to be very trustly, in particular, if their breeder arrives at the aviary they can't wait to get close to the wire to get close to their liason. Nevertheless, this behevior of birds that are grown up by breeding by hand may effect negatively their mating in the future. Thus, only in exceptional cases (e.g. if the old ones don't feed their young ones) we recommend breeding by hand.
Memorandum breeding by hand


Eclectus r. solomonensis
  • 1,0 male born on October 12, 2005
  • Taking away on the 16th day due to the fact that the hen did not sit on her young one anymore take care of her young one
    • Age (days)
    weight (gram)
    feeding per day
    16
    154
    Day 14 to 21 - 5 hours interval
    20
    171
    25
    236
    Day 21 to 35 - 8 hours interval
    30
    290
    35
    336
    40
    358
    As of day 36 - 8 till 12 hours interval
    45
    387
    50
    402
    55
    403
    60
    408
    65
    400
    70
    398



    Pyrrhura p. rhodogaster
  • two birds, sex unknown (0,0,2) born on September 28 and 30, 2005
  • taking away on day 18 due to the due to the fact that the hen did not sit on her young one anymore
    • Age (days)
    weight (gram)
    feeding per day
    Until day 17 - 7 times
    31/33
    81/79
    From day 18 onwards - 5 times
    36/38
    90/94
    40/42
    90/94
    From day 40 onwards - 3 times
    45/47
    90/95
    From day 50 onwards will be the end of the nest period - later on into a separate aviary