Tommie and Jerry are in love and meanwhile Jerry has laid five eggs. On this page you will find a diary of the hatch.
Thursday, March 5, 1998
I found the first egg! Jerry continually goes in and out the nestbox. At night they both sleep in this nestbox.
Sunday, March 8, 1998
The second egg. Here a picture of those two eggs....It's the only picture I have, but hopefully I'll have more pics of the hatch soon.
Sunday, March 8
Tommie is very caring towards Jerry. They still come out of their cage every now and then, but not for long because Jerry wants to go back into the nestbox. The budgies have to stay in their cage, because Rakker constantly takes a seat on the lovebird-cage and Tommie becomes very aggressive. I am sorry for the budgies, but they have to stay in their cage for the time being.
Tuesday, March 10, 1998
Jerry has laid her third egg.
Thursday, March 12, 1998
The fourth egg!! Now and then she comes out to eat, drink etc.... Only Tommie comes out of the cage and Jerry is now continoually breeding.
Thursday, March 12 (click on picture to enlarge)
Saturday, March 14, 1998
Still four eggs, but I think the fifth is coming, maybe tomorrow. I am almost sure that three of them are fertilized.
Monday, March 16, 1998
The fifth egg..! Wow, I hope she will stop laying eggs soon!! Otherwise it will be very crowded in the nestbox, hehehe!
Monday, March 16 (click on picture to enlarge)
If everything goes well, the first egg will hatch at about March, 29th!
Sunday, March 29, 1998
03:00 PM: Oops....nothing yet. After inspecting the eggs this morning I saw one of them is about to hatch but maybe it will happen this evening or tomorrow morning? Don't know, but I do know I am very exited. I'll keep you informed on this page.
06:20 PM: YES!! Wow! I just saw the first tiny young lovebird! What a great moment. I immediately took some pictures and hopefully next week you will find them on this site.
Monday, March 30, 1998
Today the second baby is born!! Jerry is very calm and when I take a look in the nestbox she isn't disturbed at all. To this day everything goes fine. I hope it will stay that way. Here another picture of my first baby lovebird:
Sunday, March 29 (click on picture to enlarge)
Friday, April 3, 1998
Another baby is born this afternoon! When I came home from work I found the fourth one. First I thought I couldn't see the difference between those babies, but you can see this clearly. If everything goes well I have to ring the first baby at the beginning of next week. Today I also took some pictures of all the birdies and I hope you will find those pictures on this page soon!! Here you'll find some extra pics of the two (and three) of them. These pictures are great and sharp, I think!:
Tuesday, March 31 (two cute little lovebirds) 1 - 2 days old.
2 Comments
Very nice article. Love is always great.
Lovebirds are Awesome! I have been a Lovebird breeder for over 20 years. It is always best to Hand Feed, They make much better pets when they are Hand Fed. Very nice article! Thanks!