lucy 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Member ID: 3,795 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 23, 2011 Birthday: 12/08/1983 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Well, after two successful breeding seasons in my aviary I decided to send my hen 'Mellow' for a holiday in my fiance's aviary. Within the first week of her being there she had found a nestbox and found a new man and was laying her eggs. She laid 7 eggs ( her biggest clutch so far ), when the 6th egg hatched, my fiance took the 7th egg and put it under another sitting hen. I asked him to do this because Mellow has never had to feed more than 3 babies before. This morning the 7th egg hatched...so she laid 7 fertile eggs and at this stage...we have 7 babies. Here she is and her new fella... And today's pics...emailed to me from my fiance (who lives several hours away from me at the moment). You'll have to excuse the blurry photo :-) I can count 5 babies, but he says there are 6 there! Plus the 7th baby under the other hen! Fun & games!! Link to comment
Guest lonebudgie Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Good mums are hard too find? Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted June 29, 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 29, 2008 keep us updated, wonderful pictures Link to comment
FGM 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Member ID: 2,952 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 862 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 6,745 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/11/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 17, 2008 Birthday: 16/05/1972 Share Posted June 29, 2008 wow,7 out of 7.I thought she was suppose to be having a holiday? lol Link to comment
lucy 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Member ID: 3,795 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 23, 2011 Birthday: 12/08/1983 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Well...she was supposed to be having a holiday, but she had other things on her mind!! My fiance thinks he may have miscounted the bubs...so it's 6 out of 6...but still a great achievement. We're having some cold, windy weather in SA at the moment, so I just hope she's keeping them warm enough. Mind you, there are so many of them, they can keep each other warm! Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted June 30, 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 30, 2008 Great job .... They look Nice and PINK! :hap: Link to comment
lucy 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Member ID: 3,795 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 23, 2011 Birthday: 12/08/1983 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Updated picture of clutch. Cleaned the box out today...was getting a little icky. So ignore rubbish on bottom of nest box. All bubs going really well. Appears as though some are blue...that would mean that the Mum would have to be split to blue? I think? I was told if a green and blue series bird have chicks, that green will be dominant over blue. Exciting to watch them grow!! Link to comment
bullett54 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Member ID: 4,483 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 111 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 755 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/07/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 4, 2009 Birthday: 08/01/1954 Share Posted July 9, 2008 These are great pics thank you for sharing with us ,......these babies look so cute, wonderful to see them all Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted July 9, 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 July 9, 2008 Gorgous babies in there A real good mix of colours Link to comment
lucy 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Member ID: 3,795 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 23, 2011 Birthday: 12/08/1983 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Gorgous babies in there A real good mix of colours Allsorts aren't they!! I am staying with my fiance on the weekend, so I am going to get them out and take a closeup of each baby to post! Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted July 9, 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 9, 2008 Awwwwwww Link to comment
Andrew 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Member ID: 3,906 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 303 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,270 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/12/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 27, 2015 Birthday: 25/09/1993 Share Posted July 9, 2008 what would the yellow budgie on the side be if it has blue cheek spots?? wonderful budgies By The Way lucy Link to comment
lucy 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Member ID: 3,795 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 23, 2011 Birthday: 12/08/1983 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 what would the yellow budgie on the side be if it has blue cheek spots??wonderful budgies By The Way lucy Yes...I wondered the exact same thing. It looks similar to it's mother...but with blue cheek spots. I don't know what mutation that would be. Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted July 10, 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 July 10, 2008 They are really lovely the yellow one is interesting - i am hopeless with genetics and i look forward to reading what the others say s/he is Link to comment
Sailorwolf 0 Posted July 10, 2008 Member ID: 1,536 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,753 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 16,870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 21, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) It's probably a dilute of some sorts, seeing as mum looks like a dilute spangle clearflight pied thing. It looks like a dilute opaline spangle. Edited July 10, 2008 by Sailorwolf Link to comment
lucy 0 Posted July 10, 2008 Member ID: 3,795 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 23, 2011 Birthday: 12/08/1983 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 It's probably a dilute of some sorts, seeing as mum looks like a dilute spangle clearflight pied thing. It looks like a dilute opaline spangle. How do you recognise a dilute?? And I like your summation of the mum's mutation, because I have never been able to work it out!! I do know that she is atleast half dom pied, as she had DF dom pied chicks with another cock which was split to dom pied. She also has slight cinnamon markings, but they are irregular and not all over her wings. She's a strange one alright, but certainly has some interesting chicks!! Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted July 10, 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 July 10, 2008 (edited) Relooking at the picture....I agree with SW, the yellow chick looks to have black eyes and dads markins (Opaline spangle) and mums colour as i am also seeing green on the rump. Edited July 10, 2008 by **Liv** Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted July 10, 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 July 10, 2008 It's probably a dilute of some sorts, seeing as mum looks like a dilute spangle clearflight pied thing. It looks like a dilute opaline spangle.How do you recognise a dilute?? And I like your summation of the mum's mutation, because I have never been able to work it out!! I do know that she is atleast half dom pied, as she had DF dom pied chicks with another cock which was split to dom pied. She also has slight cinnamon markings, but they are irregular and not all over her wings. She's a strange one alright, but certainly has some interesting chicks!!A bird cannot be split to dominant pied. Either they are dominant pied or they are not.............inos can hide dominant pied, but other types cannot. Link to comment
lucy 0 Posted July 10, 2008 Member ID: 3,795 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 23, 2011 Birthday: 12/08/1983 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) It's probably a dilute of some sorts, seeing as mum looks like a dilute spangle clearflight pied thing. It looks like a dilute opaline spangle.How do you recognise a dilute?? And I like your summation of the mum's mutation, because I have never been able to work it out!! I do know that she is atleast half dom pied, as she had DF dom pied chicks with another cock which was split to dom pied. She also has slight cinnamon markings, but they are irregular and not all over her wings. She's a strange one alright, but certainly has some interesting chicks!!A bird cannot be split to dominant pied. Either they are dominant pied or they are not.............inos can hide dominant pied, but other types cannot. Oh...well...that changes lots of things!! The mum does have red or plum eyes (depending on the light)...so she may be hiding dom pied. For some reason I didn't think she could be a lutino...because she has the green suffusion. She really has me stumped. The previous cock, with whom she produced what I thought to be DF dom pied, was a normal green, but with a spot on the back of his head, which at the time I was told meant split to dom pied. So I have no idea how they got DF dom pied if the dad couldn't have been split to it. Their chicks looked like recessive pieds, but had white iris rings. This is the part of breeding budgies which I find so fascinating!! Edited July 10, 2008 by lucy Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted July 10, 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 July 10, 2008 Oh...well...that changes lots of things!! The mum does have red or plum eyes (depending on the light)...so she may be hiding dom pied. For some reason I didn't think she could be a lutino...because she has the green suffusion. She really has me stumped. The previous cock, with whom she produced what I thought to be DF dom pied, was a normal green, but with a spot on the back of his head, which at the time I was told meant split to dom pied. So I have no idea how they got DF dom pied if the dad couldn't have been split to it. Their chicks looked like recessive pieds, but had white iris rings. This is the part of breeding budgies which I find so fascinating!! Plum eyes can indicate recessive pied. You really need to work out if her eyes are red or plum. Iris rings or not, too. Small spot on the back of a chicks head indicates split to recessive pied. Larger patch is dom pied. DF dom pied chicks ONLY come from two dominant pied parents. What a mystery Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted July 10, 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 July 10, 2008 Are they in cabinets or colony bred???? Link to comment
lucy 0 Posted July 10, 2008 Member ID: 3,795 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 23, 2011 Birthday: 12/08/1983 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 When I take more photos of the chicks this weekend...I will do further close up investigation of the mum. I might post the photos of the mum and her story on the mutations thread as a challenge to those in the know!!! Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted July 10, 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 July 10, 2008 Are they in cabinets or colony bred???? Good point ..... Lucy ? Link to comment
melbournebudgies 0 Posted July 10, 2008 Member ID: 4,233 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 329 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,498 Content Per Day: 0.78 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,540 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2010 Birthday: 17/12/1982 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Maybe she is an opaline lacewing masking pied... Link to comment
lucy 0 Posted July 10, 2008 Member ID: 3,795 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 23, 2011 Birthday: 12/08/1983 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Small colony breeding. Just two pairs in aviary. Whilst you can never be sure, I am confident that all her chicks with her previous cock were only with him, as all the chicks were very similar in colouring. Link to comment
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