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Quakerella
07-08-2018, 10:36 PM
Meet Topaz (Blue Quaker) and Pearl (Lutino Cockatiel)

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Both of these little ones hatched June 9 my birthday.
How could I possibly give them up.:th_wink:

Dragonlady2
07-09-2018, 12:01 AM
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The babies look super sweet...great birthday present to yourself:th_biggrin:

plax
07-09-2018, 03:54 AM
Happy (belated) combined Hatch/Birthday to all three of you, Rosalyn :D

Quakerella
07-09-2018, 06:06 AM
Thank you both very much. It was a very pleasant surprise. I am glad only two birds hatched that day. :th_smile:

Casper's 2nd best friend
07-09-2018, 08:31 AM
Congratulations. Margaret says it looks as if they're in for a life of prickly scratchy feathers and she hopes they know :)
I see Topaz has a ring already, how does that happen so quickly?

Quakerella
07-09-2018, 01:03 PM
Congratulations. Margaret says it looks as if they're in for a life of prickly scratchy feathers and she hopes they know
I see Topaz has a ring already, how does that happen so quickly?


Thank you, I get the odd "What are you doing?" squawk right not when I pick them up. Won't last for too long though.

Are you referring to the band on the foot? If so, they are banded at about 10 days old. After that they are too big and the band will not go over the foot.

Casper's 2nd best friend
07-09-2018, 06:29 PM
Are you referring to the band on the foot? If so, they are banded at about 10 days old. After that they are too big and the band will not go over the foot.

Thank you for the explanation, I had never considered that they would have to grow into them, never even thought about it till now. Do you wait until the chick hatches before sending for the band or do you have a drawer full of bands registered to your address.
This leads to all sorts of possibilities like with car and plane registrations having personalised tags. (I know of someone who had a Swiss registered plane with the callsign H-BOMZ.)

Quakerella
07-09-2018, 07:31 PM
I order my leg bands at the beginning of the year. I only let my birds have two clutches per year so I have an idea of how many I will use. The bands take 6 - 8 weeks to get because I have my own code and bird number on them, also I believe the AACC order them from England. They are a different colour every year so if you are a large breeder you can re-use a number, but the colour tells the year. I usually make sure I order extra just in case an extra clutch arrives.


I know of someone who had a Swiss registered plane with the callsign H-BOMZ This would be a good name for the baby quakers, right now I call them my poop-squad.

Casper's 2nd best friend
07-10-2018, 08:48 AM
:th_laughing8::loveit:

kendrafitz
07-14-2018, 02:43 PM
Happy Belated Birthday!! What an awesome present to yourself. They are adorable!!!


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Quakerella
07-15-2018, 02:30 AM
Thank you, and yes it was a great gift. Will update with recent pictures soon. They are doing great.

Lady
07-15-2018, 06:49 PM
Now that sounds like a special bond to be born on the same date. Hope you had a wonderful day and many more to come!

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