Lovestory 1998 (1)
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.
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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.
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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!
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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:
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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!:
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Tuesday, March 31 (two cute little lovebirds) 1 - 2 days
old.
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The two oldest birds, Friday, April 3. Tuesday, March 31, two babies in nestbox (click on pictures to enlarge)
Three babies:
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Wednesday, April 1 (1-3 days old) Friday, April 3 (click on picture to enlarge)
Monday,
April 6, 1998
The last egg has hatched! Wow, I have
five baby lovebirds now. And I think the last one isn't a "normal green one" as
Jerry, but maybe it will be a lutino or cinnamon! We' ll have to wait to find out. Soon
you will find pictures of the four babies on this page. Today I took some pics of all the
birds.
Go to the Lovebird Story Part Two
