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01/09/11 Comment: Well its that time of year again where most of our girls have gone to nest. Mark and I need to increase the food bill again to cater for all those little chicks coming up soon. The green grocer will love us as we have haven't got that veggie patch up and going at our new place as yet. It will be a tough year as our girls will have to do the raising themselves we are not able to hand raise only in emergencies will be the exception.

This season we will have sun conures, Rainbow and Red Collar Lorikeets, cockatiels and the odd budgie.

Our Eclectus will have one more lay as they have had a late start due to the house move. After this lay we will have no more Eclectus to Easter 2012. Eclectus breeding season is February to May. Although most breeders breed their birds all year round. Mark and I at Backyard Birds we like to give our pairs a break where they can re-condition.

Eclectus are a tropical bird and need humidity when breeding this is why they breed in the wet season and food is also abundant. November - January weather is hot and can be dry for long periods. Any eggs laid in this time can dry out killing the chick inside the egg, Eclectus chicks bred in this time can also be at risk of toe restriction. This is where the skin become dry from dehydration and peels incompletely. As the bird grows the dry left over skin becomes like and elastic band cutting off circulation to foot or more common the toes, resulting in the limb dying and falling off. We don't want this as do new owners.

Keep posted Cheers Heather

16/02/11 Comment: Backyard Birds is currently taking a break from hand raising due to a change of commitments. We may have birds time to time. These birds will be Eclectus and a few cockatiels. However these birds will be aviary breed and not suitable as companion pets.

We are still involved in the committee of the parrot society of Australia, if you are interested in particular bird feel free to send a e-mail as could refer you to another trusted breeder.

18/11/10 Comment: "We would like to thank everybody for visiting our website and a special thanks to those who have who voted for us below and for the kind comments. Backyard Birds would also like to announce that we have had 50,000 visitors this year to date 45,000 being new visitors". Cheers Heather.

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23/06/10 YouTube Video Thank you Nima and Family I'm so happy with how your cockatiels have turned out. This is the main reason we spend countless hours hand raising our parrots. Thanks again Heather!!

9/01/10 Happy New Year! Enjoy this article "Coccidiosis In Birds" Click here to read.

13/12/09 Backyard Birds Testimonials loaded on the net and new button options which will be updated soon.

26/11/09 New Article " Lorikeets That Can't Fly What do you do if you find one??" Click here to read.

01/08/09 New Article "Poisonous plants For Birds" Click here to read.

31/07/09 New Article "Safe Flower Guide For Birds" Click here to read.

26/07/09 New desktop download "Female Eclectus" and "Female Black Cockatoo" CLICK HERE to view.

29/04/09 New Article Completed ... "Fatty Liver Disease" aimed at cockatiels. Please do read this article you may learn how to prevent this horrible disease. CLICK HERE

12/01/09 Eclectus & Conure gallery uploaded today CLICK HERE to view. New desktop download "Eclectus Eye" CLICK HERE to view.

30/12/08 Comment: "Due to high temperatures exceeding 40+ degrees we have taken a short break over the hot months." Cheers Backyard Birds ;-D

9/11/08 questions and answers article upload CLICK HERE to read about common questions asked about birds

26/10/08 guest book forum up loaded feel free to have a blog CLICK HERE

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31/08/08 Coming Soon... Article on "Healthy Fed Conures".

11/07/08 Article Completed..."Healthy Cockatiels" - Feeding for training, Housing your pet cockatiel and Cockatiel homes. CLICK HERE.

29/06/08 Article Completed ... "Why A Cockatiel As A Pet" - A pet for 3 to 100 year olds. Read and learn about these devoted, loving parrots. CLICK HERE.

22/02/08 Article Uploaded ..." Avian Medicine, Why is it so expensive".
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15/02/08 Article Completed ... "How To Sex Budgies". CLICK HERE.

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