maesie 0 Posted June 21, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Share Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) For those of you who have been following my other thread Love is in the Air, I thought I'd start a new topic with their babies... so here it is. Just a quick re-cap: 7 out of 9 eggs were fertile, two didn't manage to get out of their shells alive and 5 have hatched and are growing up nicely. Now for the photos I know you all want... Chick One, hatched on June 12th making him/her 9 days old. Chick Two, hatched on June 14 making him/her 7 days old. Chick Three (who seems to be camera shy ), hatched on June 16 making him/her 5 days old. Chick Four, hatched on June 17 making him/her 4 days old. Chick Five, hatched June 18 making him/her 3 days old. So there you have it, five heathly looking babies. Crackle is doing a great job. I saw her feeding them the other day, and she cleans around their beaks and gets off all the messy food as she goes... very cute! Tweet Tweet is also doing a good support role. He is a boy who never used to eat his greens, but now meets me at the door to tuck into the egg and veggies. Edited July 27, 2008 by maesie Link to comment
deb 0 Posted June 21, 2008 Member ID: 3,867 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 198 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1,737 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 11,910 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/12/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 23, 2011 Birthday: 25/09/1970 Share Posted June 21, 2008 they are so cute and growing so nicely, they look the same size as my babies. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted June 21, 2008 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Fantastic photos Maesie. Congratulations on your new family Isnt it exciting ? Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted June 21, 2008 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted June 21, 2008 They look great Maesie Thanks for the great photos The second picture is SOOOOOO cute!!! Looks like the little chick is trying to hide "Aww Mum! I havent got any feathers yet." Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted June 21, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 Awww, thanks guys. It's really tricky to take good, clear photos when they are wriggling around, want to get back to Mum for warmth and food, and Mum is giving me the evil eye... "what are you doing to my babies". She is an excellent Mother though. She doesn't mind me checking them all out. It's all very exciting. As I don't breed much, I enjoy it so much when I do. I love the third photo where you can see it's little tail... lol. Hey Deb, I can imagine our will be going through similar stages at the same time. I think yours hatched earlier than mine, but similar anyway. Link to comment
deb 0 Posted June 21, 2008 Member ID: 3,867 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 198 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1,737 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 11,910 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/12/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 23, 2011 Birthday: 25/09/1970 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Yes, Maesie, mine only hatched a little bit early. My first 3 where on the 9th,10th and 11th of june and then number 4 was the 15th so i have one that looks like the runt of the clutch. Link to comment
*libby* 0 Posted June 21, 2008 Member ID: 3,634 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,442 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 15,475 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/08/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 9, 2011 Birthday: 10/11/1989 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Very gorgeous chubby little bubs Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted June 22, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 Very gorgeous chubby little bubs Thanks Lib... they are doing very well! Link to comment
Sunnie 0 Posted June 22, 2008 Member ID: 3,666 Group: B.B.C Club Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 80 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,470 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 8,830 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/09/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 10, 2013 Birthday: 20/01/1966 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Awwwww cute babies Maesie.......congrats Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted June 22, 2008 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Great healthy looking babies there Maes, well done Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted June 25, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 More photos friends... First is a group shot, then chicks in order of age... 13, 11, 9, 8 and 7! I'm very excited, as I can see some yellow on the head and tail of the first two chicks... Not that I know what that means... but it's never happened before, so it's all good!!!!! Link to comment
*libby* 0 Posted June 25, 2008 Member ID: 3,634 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,442 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 15,475 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/08/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 9, 2011 Birthday: 10/11/1989 Share Posted June 25, 2008 looking good I can spot opaline in there already! Link to comment
deb 0 Posted June 25, 2008 Member ID: 3,867 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 198 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1,737 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 11,910 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/12/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 23, 2011 Birthday: 25/09/1970 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Your babies are looking really cute. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted June 25, 2008 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted June 25, 2008 looking good I can spot opaline in there already! Me too Arent they just gorgeous !!! Link to comment
*libby* 0 Posted June 25, 2008 Member ID: 3,634 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,442 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 15,475 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/08/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 9, 2011 Birthday: 10/11/1989 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Yes!!! I haven't had opalines in my nests for ages!!! last one was precious! Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted June 25, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 Thanks all... remind me what that is again... I'm hopeless with all of that, and colours too. No matter how much I read, it just doesn't seem to sink in. Is opaline when the colour of the feathers can be seen in their wings... as in chick one? Another question... if they were going to be green like their daddy, would I see that yet, or are the first two more likely to be yellow? I've never had a yellow budgies before! lol I'm really enjoying this clutch as it's my first one here with all my friends and new found knowledge. All the chicks are doing well, and the first one is a sweetie. He/she is starting to waddle around on my hand and will sort of jump back into the nest box while sort of flapping its wings. Very cute! (just going off now to type opaline into the search function ) Link to comment
*libby* 0 Posted June 25, 2008 Member ID: 3,634 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,442 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 15,475 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/08/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 9, 2011 Birthday: 10/11/1989 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I'm not sure with the first one, it almost looks YF but i can't see the pins on it's wings to be definate... Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted June 25, 2008 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2008 awe maise, I must have missed this post they are so adorable, great pictures Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted June 26, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 awe maise, I must have missed this post they are so adorable, great pictures Thanks Elly. They are doing really well. You forget how much Mum and Dad eat when they have five growing babies to feed. Mum is spending more time out of the nest box now as there isn't much room left for her, but the bubs seem to be doing a great job at keeping each other warm. It's going to be hard to pick the lucky two that will 'hopefully' live with me at the flat... Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 WARNING, WARNING... very cute pictures ahead!!! lol Well, the babies are growing up very nicely and it looks like they'll all be the same as Dad and opalines... Below are some pictures I took yesterday. There are some group shots, the back of the oldest chick, and then a 'portrait' shot of each baby. They are very hard to tell apart and I'm guessing it is only going to get harder. Back to bed... "MUM... please shut the door!!!" Link to comment
deb 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Member ID: 3,867 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 198 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1,737 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 11,910 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/12/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 23, 2011 Birthday: 25/09/1970 Share Posted July 5, 2008 They look so grown up and so cute but you are going to have fun telling them apart. Link to comment
the pie 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Member ID: 2,384 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 76 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,172 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 7,460 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/06/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 27, 2012 Birthday: 25/08/1981 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Cracking looking babies Maesie- I like the oldest one. *off to look for pics of parents now** Link to comment
Zebra 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Member ID: 1,938 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 70 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,201 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 8,740 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 16, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2008 They are gorgeous Very pretty babies Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Member ID: 3,092 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 103 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,831 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 21,560 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/01/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2018 Birthday: 23/05/1975 Share Posted July 5, 2008 very cute little ones Maesie. You keeping them all or looking for good homes? Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted July 5, 2008 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Oh Maesie. They look sooo cute !!!! Job well done mate ... So are you thinking of names for them all LOL Link to comment
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