CHERANE’S VIDEO HOST

March 19, 2005

The Hyacinth Macaws, Dolci and Velvet were dancing when I came into their room. I ran for the camera to grab some of their fun together 'before ' they do the wild thing. Please do notice how the aviculturist can interfere with the breeding pair. Notice how Velvet grabs hold of Dolci's claw and tries to upright herself for the wild thing. I purposely start the tapping to demonstrate how interference occurs for he stops all attention to Velvet and comes to me. Velvet will be eleven years old this May,2005. I've had her since age 5 weeks, since July 1994.. She was incubated and hatched baby by her breeder and hand fed by me almost two years till Dolci got hold of her..then forever his...........

Dancing Dolci & Velvet Hyacinth Macaws Dolci Blue and Velvet Are Music Lovers

Dolci has the beat while his mate is not happy

You have to make up your mind (someday) whether you are trying to be a breeder, or trying to confuse nature by making pets breed. There is a difference. In my experience, if you spoil BIRDS when they are young, they become very poor parents when the time arrives. They will often eat eggs or kill babies. Yes everyone's

experience is different and there are exceptions to every rule (after all

ONE can reach into a Hyacinth box and play with the chicks-YOUCH)...This is

my experience and I'm sticking to it! LOL

Rick Jordan

BLUE THROATED MACAWS

TRINI (Rudolph Valentino) & SABRINA -NOW, THIS IS BONDED PAIR

TRINI AND DRAGON LADY

TRINI & DRAGON LADY- Blue Throated Macaws

Blue Throated Macaws Copulating (Amos and Annie Amos and Annie

Offspring from pair above.......Incubated Hatched, fed and attended lovingly by me

Chicks incubated, hatched and fed by Cherane Pefley, Aviculturist and Saver of Rare Chicks/ CLICK IMAGECLICK IMAGE

Drawdown to freedom of shell can take four to five days for a hatching chick.

1. internal pip refer to draw down by most, actually it is breaking through the inner membrane and can take up to two days for the chick to take its first breath of air by breaking through the inner membrane and slipping into the air cell end of the egg.

2. external pip occurs and can take anywhere from tweleve hours to seventy two hours for breaking out of the shell . Absorbing the yolk is the function through this period of time.

3. breaking out of shell with rotation movement and jerking of the neck muscle and abdominal muscle forcing the beak against the shell causing breakage and opening with each strike. Once rotation starts, the chick can take ten to 40 minutes for expulsion from the egg shell .

Beyond forty minutes I will be remove the rotating chick from remaining shell. The neck muscle and abdominal wall have usually achieved goals of development and absorption of yolk after forty minutes of work for the hatching chick.

First Week	Hatch	15 Weeks>	Nine Weeks of Age	16 Days	3 & 4 Weeks
Ti Amo, Indigo Blue and Versi	14 Weeks	18 Days	77 Days Old	50% Veggies Formula	Saving Rare Chicks
Nine Weeks	Eating at 8 Weeks>	68 Days Old	Sixty Two Days>	Two Months	SkipARue
Nine Weeks	27 DAYS OLD	Happy Days>	44 Days	31 Days	Blue Throated Macaws Dragon Lady and Trini
Purdy And Ojoey	Blue Throated Macaws Having Fun	Blue Throated Macaws	Blue Throated Macaws Amos and Annie	Blue Throated Macaws Having Fun	Purdy and Ojoey
Eight Blue Throated Macaws