Breeding Early 2008.... With Updates

[Indz♥ 0]

OMG THEY ARE GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!

the Journey man looks almost EXACTLY like my Zeus!!

 

 

YEAH 16TH PAGE!!

Edited April 3, 2008 by Indz♥

[Dave_McMinn 0]

okay, big clean up today, boxes fully cleaned out, and so photos taken. Good and bad news as always.

 

Angel and Hugo

 

They are going well, all their young are coming along well. Gabriel, formerly Pale Ale is feathering up well. he is going to have a lot more black than his siblings, and the Journeyman is looking very good, no signs of leaving the nest soon. It is funny, as I am expecting the journeyman to fledge anytime now, but I forget that he is the youngest of Sebby and Cheese's so he shoudl technically not leave the nestbox until they do. Anyway, photos below.

 

Hugo and Angel

 

Hugo is always eating, as you can tell by is face. Hungry mouths to feed.

 

The Journeyman

 

Eldest

 

2nd Eldest - verey few marking for a single factor dominant pied

 

Gabriel, formerly pale ale

 

Pile of cuties

 

Sebby and Cheese

Sebby has built her strength up and has returned to the aviary. Cheese is doing all the fatherly duties as the young are fledging.

 

Cheese is a good teacher

 

Eldest on his own

 

2nd eldest eating seed, then corn

 

Young ones now are venturing out, demanding food.

 

More photos in next post, that I cannot post until someome replies to this one i think

Edited April 5, 2008 by Dave_McMinn

[maesie 0]

Photo's looking good. They are all so cute!

[Dave_McMinn 0]

Thanks Maesie, here are the rest of them as there were too many photos for one post

 

so it continues here.....

 

Tralia and Nibbler

This is where the sad news comes in. the 5th little one did not make it. I looked in the nest box today and he was dead. Maybe he did not get enough food with the others demanding it? I am not sure. Sad. Anyway, the 4 survivors are going well.

 

Eldest is definitely a Cobalt Cinnamon Spangle. Check out the close-up shot i took of the wings?

 

2nd is a yellow faced blue. normal wings

 

 

3rd and 4th are both spangles, one is white based and one is yellow based. Very cute.

 

 

So there we go, by my next update, all of Sebby and Cheese's shoudl be fledged. The sooner they are eating on their own, the sooner they can be considered for a little trip to Deb's house.

 

More feathering and fledging to come.

[maesie 0]

Sorry to hear about Tralia and Nibbler youngest one. It's sad to loose any birds, regardless of how old they are. Maybe they only wanted to raise 4 bubs, or maybe they knew something was wrong with it. They always say mother knows best.

 

Anyway... the remaining 4 look really well. It's so cool to see such difference colours and variations in the one nest.

[Indz♥ 0]

:hap: great picies Dave!!

gorgeous little things they are!

[deb 0]

They are great photos and very beautiful babies. My quarantine cages are ready and waiting and so am i. Hey Dave, are you are beer or wine person?

[Dave_McMinn 0]

Deb, I am actually a non-drinker these days, so beer or wine would be wasted on me. Sorry.

[Denise 0]

I am so envious, your birds are gorgeous

[deb 0]

Deb, I am actually a non-drinker these days, so beer or wine would be wasted on me. Sorry.

 

 

i will have to think of something else as a thank you gift seeing you will not let me pay for the birds.

[**KAZ** 0]

Your little babies look fantastic Dave Best batch you have ever had....

I love your little JOURNEY-WOMAN and GABRIELLE the best and you have a lot of other hens amongst those as well

 

Hugo and Angels dom pieds both seem to be DF dom pieds which makes Angel hiding the Dom pied gene too doesnt it.

Edited April 5, 2008 by KAZ

[Dave_McMinn 0]

I did know not if the Ino gene can mask the dom pied gene

 

Give it some thought Deb - (Laughing out loud)!!

[JimmyBanks 0]

Great Photos Dave. It is amazing to see the different colours... and out of only 2 clutches. Can't wait to see Gabriel fledge... that will be an exciting day. :glare:

[Dave_McMinn 0]

2 clutches actually Jimmy; Sebby and Cheese. Tralia and Nibbler and Hugo and Angel.

 

Well, all of Sebby and Cheese's little ones have left the nest box. They are all learning to crack seed, eat corn and flap their wings. I am going to clean up the little avairy and they will all be placed in their. Give them a chance to fly around before confronting life in the big aviary.

 

A lot of hens in this lot. Strange that there are so many.

 

Deb, one of my cousins may want a male budgie, so I am hoping to hear from him ASAP. He is only 12, so obviously his mother has a big say. I can give them a cage and all of that stuff, and if it does not work out, he can always be returned to the aviary. If he wants a little one, it will probably be one of the pieds, so I have to see. I think I will keep all of the dom pieds (3), the spangles (3), the one of the recessive pieds, and probably the journeywoman (yes, the journeyman is female), so that would leave 2 recessive pieds and 2 cinnamon wings (one of which is an opaline goldenface and the other is a yellowface). So it looks like at least 3 are coming your way, possibly 5. Is that cool?

 

Anyone else in Sydney looking for any baby budgies?

[deb 0]

that is fine dave, i would appreciate whatever budgies came my way but i would especially love the recessive pieds and the opaline.

[**KAZ** 0]

Middle yellowish chick in this picture

 

 

is also a hen :yellowhead:

[Dave_McMinn 0]

okay Deb, this is where we are. My cousin said no so that is it. That means that these are the ones that are looking for a new home.

 

Eldest chick from Sebby and Cheese - a yellow faced type 2 sky blue recessive pied cock

2nd chick from Sebby and Cheese - a yellow faced type 1 sky blue cinnamon wing hen

3rd chick from Sebby and Cheese - a golden faced type 2 opaline cinnamon wing cobalt hen

5th chick from Sebby and Cheese - a yellow faced type 2 violet ressive pied cock

 

Maybe

 

2nd chick from Tralia and Nibbler - looks to be a yellow faced blue, not sure on type 1 or 2 or gender yet. I think this little one is male. If he is, then he stays. If not, then he might be looking for a new home. Discriminating on the basis of gender? Yesiree!!!!!!!!!

 

As for the genders, so far we have established that

Sebby and Cheese have what looks to be 3 boys and 3 girls, including the journeywoman who needs a name...please help here people.

Tralia and Nibbler have what looks to be 2 boys and 2 girls

Hugo and Angel look to have 2 girl and 1 boy, but too early to tell here i think with these guys. I will try to get some better cere shots.

[deb 0]

i would be happy to take all of the chicks looking for a new home, a really need some variety in my flock. I am already thinking about what a nice pair the 5th chick would make with my skyblue violet spangle hen.

[maesie 0]

GREEN with envy Deb!!! :yellowhead: You lucky thing you... :yellowhead: I think I definately live in the wrong state... (Laughing out loud)

[deb 0]

GREEN with envy Deb!!! :yellowhead: You lucky thing you... :yellowhead: I think I definately live in the wrong state... (Laughing out loud)

 

i think i am very lucky and i am really grateful to Dave for letting me have some of his babies.

[Dave_McMinn 0]

I would rather they go to a good home with an aviary than they go to a pet shop or, and I know I may offend others on here, a cage.

[maesie 0]

I'd have to agree there Dave!

[Dave_McMinn 0]

Well, all have fledged in sebby and Cheese's breeding cage.

 

The journeychick is starting to have a peek out of the box, so I figure she will appear soon. I know that 2 of the chicks in tha box are double factor dom pieds, however I think that Gabrielle might actually be a single factor dom pied that is split to Ino. She has alot of black so i am unsure. We will see.

 

No sign of movement yet in terms of fledging for nibbler and tralias young.

 

Anxious!!!

[maesie 0]

Fingers tap, tap, tapping...

[deb 0]

It is so exciting when they leave the nest box, it must be hard to wait.