My Bourkes

[DonnaBudgie]

I heard that a lot of female birds with eggs pluck an area on their belly bare to give the eggs contact with her skin for better incubation (a "brood patch") so her feather loss there is probably normal.
You have to wonder what they're thinking when they're sitting on eggs, especially for the first time. Do they have idea why? I doubt it.

 

[Rozalka4]

I heard that a lot of female birds with eggs pluck an area on their belly bare to give the eggs contact with her skin for better incubation (a "brood patch") so her feather loss there is probably normal.
You have to wonder what they're thinking when they're sitting on eggs, especially for the first time. Do they have idea why? I doubt it.

I know about it - my budgie was doing it and I'm aware that it was normal. Fela is 10/11 years old and I've never noticed her doing it, so I thought that maybe she plucked to get rid off the egg (originally I thought that maybe only budgies have a brood patch)
And FYI it's not her 1st time, she has many years of experience, I just stopped allowing her raising babies because of her age

 

[DonnaBudgie]

My budgie that bred last summer didn't pluck a brood patch. She was an egg laying machine- 10 per clutch- but I only let her have 2 or 3 fertile eggs. The rest were subbed with dummies. She was small for a budgie but woulld fluff up and spread out her body to cover all the eggs. I couldn't imagine how boring it would be to incubate eggs for over 20 days plus another 10 days keeping her chicks warm.

 

[Rozalka4]

I wanted to write that post on Monday but of course I forgot... (on Sunday I still was remembering)

On Monday it was the 10th gotcha day of Fela and Rozalka Where did the time go...

 

[LaManuka53]

I wanted to write that post on Monday but of course I forgot... (on Sunday I still was remembering)

On Monday it was the 10th gotcha day of Fela and Rozalka Where did the time go...

Awwwwwwww, Happy Gotcha Day Fela and Rozalka!! You're so right Rozzy, time certainly does fly, it's almost 3 years already since I got Lovejoy!!

 

[Rozalka4]

Awwwwwwww, Happy Gotcha Day Fela and Rozalka!! You're so right Rozzy, time certainly does fly, it's almost 3 years already since I got Lovejoy!!

Geez, it's been 3 years...

Fela and Rozalka thank you

 

[LaManuka53]

Fela and Rozalka are most welcome, please give them both a big Gotcha Day kiss from me!!

 

[Vampiric_Conure48]

Happy Gotchya Day! (even if I'm a little late, LOL)

 

[Rozalka4]

Happy Gotchya Day! (even if I'm a little late, LOL)

Even I was late to write it

Fela and Rozalka thank you

 

[Rozalka4]

Update:
I've already written a bit in my generic fids thread but basically recently we were moving out and the Bourkes were under my parents' care for nearly 3 months. Recently I returned for a longer time and I am sadly disappointed by what Rozalka did during my absence
Yesterday I noticed that Jaś wing feathers are somehow destroyed. Later I noticed a few feathers on the cage bottom like they were pulled off... and then I heard Jaś screaming because Rozalka attacked him. Today he screamed again and it was pretty loud because I was on another floor and I heard him well. Of course it was Rozalka again.

I ended up punishing Rozalka by seperating her to another cage. I didn't want to do it to her but I felt bad for Jaś. I wouldn't be surprised if he can't even fly anymore becaue of her because one of his wings has just two primary feathers left, including one is already broken.

Sometimes I wonder if Rozalka hates Jaś because of the past - originally I had only her and Fela until I got Jaś who "took over" Fela and became her partner But I honestly don't know why she is like that.

 

[LaManuka53]

Update:
I've already written a bit in my generic fids thread but basically recently we were moving out and the Bourkes were under my parents' care for nearly 3 months. Recently I returned for a longer time and I am sadly disappointed by what Rozalka did during my absence
Yesterday I noticed that Jaś wing feathers are somehow destroyed. Later I noticed a few feathers on the cage bottom like they were pulled off... and then I heard Jaś screaming because Rozalka attacked him. Today he screamed again and it was pretty loud because I was on another floor and I heard him well. Of course it was Rozalka again.

I ended up punishing Rozalka by seperating her to another cage. I didn't want to do it to her but I felt bad for Jaś. I wouldn't be surprised if he can't even fly anymore becaue of her because one of his wings has just two primary feathers left, including one is already broken.

Sometimes I wonder if Rozalka hates Jaś because of the past - originally I had only her and Fela until I got Jaś who "took over" Fela and became her partner But I honestly don't know why she is like that.

Oh Rozzy I'm so sorry, I had no idea Bourkies could be so aggressive! I hope poor little Jaś recovers and is able to grow his feathers back!

 

[Rozalka4]

Oh Rozzy I'm so sorry, I had no idea Bourkies could be so aggressive! I hope poor little Jaś recovers and is able to grow his feathers back!

Yesterday I was talking with my mum and she called Rozalka an anomaly because Bourkes are supposed to be very peaceful birds Normally they aren't aggressive at all, but as you can see Rozalka can be. And thank you

 

[Rozalka4]

I guess Fela's time is coming to the end. I'm a terrible owner who didn't even notice her having unnaturally black feathers - I noticed it only now when she became seriously weak, bringing my attention. And I know it's too late now

 

[LaManuka53]

Rozzy my dear friend, I'm so sorry to hear this. But you're not a terrible owner, if there's one thing we know about parrots it's that they are very good at hiding symptoms of illness, and we all live busy lives and nobody can monitor them for signs of problems 24/7. You may be wrong, she may yet have much more life to live, but please do give her lots of love from me anyway, and do keep some for yourself too.

 

[Rozalka4]

I admit that last few months were a bit crazy and my dad was taking care instead but last weeks I'm back, so I could notice it
I honestly doubt she makes through it. She is at the cage bottom rn, not being able to climb higher. I can see that she still wants to eat because she was trying to get to the feeder but she couldn't even jump there and I put one of the feeders on the cage bottom (I put water as well)
The only good thing is that she is already old for her species, so she has lived and we all know that elders tend to have more health problems (tbh I started to observe her health problems 2 or 3 years ago and once I took her to the vet but she wasn't avian because we don't have any nearby. I mean she is the only vet nearby which takes parrots, it's just not her main specialisation)
And thank you

 

[LaManuka53]

Rozzy I am sending all my hopes and prayers for your little girl tonight, and much love and hugs for you too, Fela could not have hoped for a better bird mum than you

 

[Rozalka4]

Thank you

 

[Rozalka4]

Update:
Of course Fela laid an egg today
She keeps being on the cage bottom, I moved the feeder and water closer to her. It made her coming to eat (I guess earlier she wasn't eating because too weak?) and I noticed something with her wing. Idk what's going on but it looks like it was her main problem (it's the wing where I observed the black feathers on its base)

 

[LaManuka53]

Update:
Of course Fela laid an egg today
She keeps being on the cage bottom, I moved the feeder and water closer to her. It made her coming to eat (I guess earlier she wasn't eating because too weak?) and I noticed something with her wing. Idk what's going on but it looks like it was her main problem (it's the wing where I observed the black feathers on its base)

Well Rozzy I certainly didn't see THAT coming, I hope she'll be ok!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Is it a fertile egg? I can't remember if Rozalka is a male.