Comments on: Chough report: July 2015 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/08/07/chough-report-july-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-july-2015 Saving coastal birds and habitats from extinction Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:05:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.17 By: Glyn Young http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/08/07/chough-report-july-2015/#comment-6623 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:47:30 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=6759#comment-6623 Yes for a highly intelligent, social species like chough it is better to hand-rear two or more together. The August report will be online soon with an update on how our hand-reared chick is doing!

]]> By: Glyn Young http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/08/07/chough-report-july-2015/#comment-6622 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:36:42 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=6759#comment-6622 Yes, naturally we are concerned about limited genetic variability in the long term, but whilst we are in the initial phase it is simply a numbers game. Get as many out there as necessary to establish breeding pairs then look at how we can introduce new genes to the population.
Durrell’s work with the Mauritian kestrel is a good example of this.

]]> By: Miranda Collett http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/08/07/chough-report-july-2015/#comment-6467 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:08:30 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=6759#comment-6467 Congratulations, this is a real achievement. I will look out for Dusty

]]> By: Paul Pestana http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/08/07/chough-report-july-2015/#comment-6462 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 02:59:18 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=6759#comment-6462 Another great update, August is going to be interesting. I’m glad to say the challenge was completed!!

]]> By: Kathi Edwards http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/08/07/chough-report-july-2015/#comment-6447 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 13:02:44 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=6759#comment-6447 Thanks. So ironically it’s better if you have more than one to hand rear. Better for those birds, I mean.

]]> By: martin banks http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/08/07/chough-report-july-2015/#comment-6446 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 10:28:05 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=6759#comment-6446 My guess is the imprinting may gradually wear off as it spends more time with the parent-reared youngsters It will remain very tame(for life!) but may be drawn into the flock as well,

Do you have any concerns about the relatedness of all the birds?( as PP themselves do about the wild Cornish birds) .

]]> By: Glyn Young http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/08/07/chough-report-july-2015/#comment-6445 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 10:14:54 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=6759#comment-6445 The best way around it would normally be to allow the chicks to be reared by parents. Hand-rearing does have some advantages as we saw last year and these avoided the inbreeding problem by being raised in a group. The social group like that was perfect. Sadly this year we only had one bird to rear, it’s a perfect bird but might never be suitable to fly free.

]]> By: Kathi Edwards http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/08/07/chough-report-july-2015/#comment-6444 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 08:09:50 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=6759#comment-6444 Fascinating, as all the reports have been, and this time nothing upsetting! The imprinting problem is interesting too. Is it that strong with other hand-reared species? And how can you possibly minimise it yet still be fully supportive (company, food, attention etc)?

]]> By: Pat Costen http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/08/07/chough-report-july-2015/#comment-6437 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 11:21:55 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=6759#comment-6437 For ‘feelgood factor stories’ this has to be one of the best. Congratulations to you and all your team Glyn.

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