FEATURE


Female sitting outside her nest box entrance whilst the male is inside shuffling the nesting material about. This is a normal pre- breeding activity that can continue for some weeks.with the oldest being just over seven weeks old.


… the thing that caught his eye most was the yellow wing butts of the birds that seemed to flash like lights as they were flying out of the dark forest.


flight that has lots of creepers and plants growing in it you can breed with a few pairs of birds in the same flight. However, in this situation you MUST have many more nest boxes situated around the flight to alleviate territory fighting and nest box squabbles etc. You must also provide more than one feeding place to prevent the underdogs


from being prevented from feeding. Whichever way you choose to keep and/or breed your Ruppell’s you MUST remember that if they are not able to get seclusion whilst in the breeding mode males may not produce an adequate sperm count through stress. This obviously causes males to get frustrated and females to eventually


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