ringneck parakeets eggs

[sugarsmomma]

i am so happy we have are first set of blue ringneck parakeet eggs 2 so far. can not wait for babies to hatch. don't know how long til they hatch because this is our first pair of ringnecks. i belong to a ringneck parakeet site on yahoo and left questions in a post they too. i know that some of the members here breed them and any help answers to time table will be welcomed.
I just went outside and shovled the side walk man we got snow about 3 feet too many in lansing michigan for me.i took spot our boston terrier out with his coat on to help. that dog loves the snow. he run after it with each sholve full.very funny to watch him try to catch it like a ball.
well got to go and see what the birds are up to in other room.thanks ahead of time.
michlle aka sugarsmomma

[Don]

""don't know how long til they hatch""

Ringers usnally hatch at 28 days from the time the hen starts sitting tight, and they will most likely hatch, if fertile, in the order and the time period between being layed. If she lays at 3 day intervals, that's how they will hatch. Do you have handfeeding experience ? If you are going to be raising these for pets, they should be pulled from the nest when they are about 7 days old, and raised seperatly. Psittacula species are basically a non-bonding species, with mates and/or humans, so you will need to work with them early and a lot and consistantly for them to remain pet quality. Have fun and good luck.

Don

[sugarsmomma]

yes we have been hand raising cocketail,lovebird, conure, parrotlets and blue headed poinus babies. do you mean each baby in different brooder?
thanks for the inforamation.michelle aka sugarsmomma

[Don]

""do you mean each baby in different brooder?""

Basically, yes. Or in a brooder that is sectioned off. It all depends on how nice you want all of them to be, or if maybe that isn't important. I believe they are better pets if they are only exposed to people, not other birds untill they are weaned. That has been my experience, anyway. If you want some for brereders, leave them with the parents 2 weeks or mor, but you'll have a time with them :)

Don

[sugarsmomma]

will cardboard be enough to keep them apart? we have 2- 10 gallon fish tanks set up as brooders. how much time at start do we need to work with them? how soon after pulling them do we need to keep them apart? my babies all are real sweet and i want them to be too. my lovebird babies still want to be out after not being played with for weeks and will let any one play with them. our birds are in the front room so they see us all the time and want out. most of the birds tails look bad from them hanging on side of cage trying to get petted as we go by the cages.yes we stop and pet as we go by.so any help getting the ringnecks that way will be welcomed. we are a very small breeder and check out every one that takes home one of our babies and tell them if it does not work out that they need to bring the babies back to us and we pay them to buy the babies back so they don't go from one home to the next.we just love our birds too much to let that happen. thanks again for the help.
michelle aka sugarsmomma

[Don]

When we pulled ours to handfeed at 4 or 5 days of age, they were fed almost every 2 hours around the clock for the first week, and as their crops expanded the feeding times also stretched out. Psittacula species are not like any of the species you are used to, you can try to do it the way you are used to, but I am just passing on what we learned here.

Don