Millet 4,497 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Not the best of picture's as i took it through a window but you can see the cock and hen feeding two goldie chick's.. bearing in mind i put a 4 day old Goldie chick in there yesterday with blood on it's back that i found on the aviary floor which was not far from death's door..i was over the moon to see both parent's feeding one each so finger's crossed the weaker one survives.. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 So; Do both 'parents' usually feed chicks? And, is it done by regurgitation? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted June 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 What i have found Pete is only the hen will sit the egg's.. the cock bird will periodically go and feed the hen on the nest .. when the egg's hatch both parent's will feed the chick's.. ..well mine do anyway.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted June 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I forgot to mention Pete.. it is on regurgitated food.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Saw a great cartoon somewhere, once ..... Bird, laying on a psychiatrists couch. Bird's saying: " My mother used to throw up into my mouth " 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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francolin 449 Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 very nice pic,cant beat seeing both parents feeding,much better than letting hens rear alone ,all though they can with no bother, just a thought has anybody seen a canary cock help with incubation,i never have,well not what I can remember these days :laugh:atb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I can honestly say from what i have seen the only bird's where the cock takes turn's on the egg's is with foreign finches.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
francolin 449 Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 never noticed with foreign,but the pigeions always took turns to sit, hen canarys seem to do the lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I know pigeon's take turn's mate..i have a pair of nice coloured one's nesting in the garage well there was a pair till a kid over the road shot the cock bird. .the hen is rearing them on her own now.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikey88 11 Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I have 2 cock Canarys in an Avery that sit eggs.... Hardly ever see the hens on to be honest. Think they sit because the other 2 cocks in there are more dominant an they don't get hassled by them as the nests are in the middle ov a 6ft Christmas tree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,945 Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I had a cock canary who sat eggs last year, he would hardly let the hen on the nest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loafer 47 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 I have a roller canary cock hatch and rear two young,would not let the hen get involved in the sitting at all, he,s just gone back down on the second clutch. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
francolin 449 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 got me looking in at all times to catch a cock sitting but it just aint happening with any of mine,daytime or evening ,the hens are sitting 24/7 .the males are only going near to feed the sitting hens, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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