On 01-0496, BARBARA HOWELL wrote to TOM WEISS:
Hi Barbara,
 BH> Congratulations, Tom!!! Hey it all starts with just one! Sometimes
 BH> it takes them a while to get it right.
Well in this case these are old proven breeders ... their breeding record 
from their previous owner states that ... sigh ... In this case even a blind 
chicken finds food once in awhile ... sigh ...
 BH> Some may never raise more
 BH> than one. BTW, the blood chem profile and cultures are expensive but
 BH> not really out in left field. Read some of Marge Wissman DVM's
 BH> articles in the bird mags. She does some veterinary sleuth work in
 BH> some of the past articles. However, having talked to a vet here in
 BH> Fl named Lee Dukes, he agrees it is often the male. Like we
 BH> discussed previously, it is often an internal problem with the
 BH> males.
Hmmm good advice and leads for me to follow up on ... thanks.
 BH> Have you tried incubating or fostering if you are getting
 BH> fertile eggs?
All 17 eggs (cept Tinker) have been clear ...
 BH> My macaws raise 4 chicks at a time. They were
 BH> reknowned for raising two and you could pull the third. This year
 BH> they raised three and the white eyed conures fed the fourth for me
 BH> for a couple weeks! A great pair of white eyes: at that time they
 BH> also raised two of their own, a brown throat and a dusky conure! The
 BH> Red Bellied Macaws also have more fertile eggs than they like to
 BH> raise. I am really thinking about incubating with them this year.
 BH> Good luck and happy holidays!
Sounds like your breeders are doing great.  Thanks for your well wishes and 
advice.  May you never have my kind of problems ... and may I have your kind 
of problems ... sigh ...
tom
===
 * Freddie 1.2.5 *
--- DB B2300sl/002493
---------------