Dave_McMinn 0 Posted August 23, 2010 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 August 23, 2010 (edited) Time for a new breeding journal, and I have put 4 pairs down to start with. 3 pairs are from the Tonkin bloodline and 1 pair is a Kent bred spangle cock with a Cec Gearing bred DF spangle hen. All pairings were recommended by the breeder I purchased the birds from. Pair 1 Grey cock paired to a YF Grey Hen Pair 2 GreyGreen Cock to a DF Yellow Spangle Hen Pair 3 GreyGreen Cinnamon Cock to an Opaline GreyGreen Dommie Pied Hen Pair 3 GreyGreen Spangle Cock (Kent bred) to a DF Yellow Spangle Hen (Cec Gearing Bred) So this is the start to my breeding season. More pairs to go down soon, and new breeding cabinets to be purchased - Edited October 26, 2010 by Dave_McMinn Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted August 23, 2010 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 August 23, 2010 Better quality birds than you have ever had to put together eh, Dave Wishing you heaps of success Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted August 23, 2010 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 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 One day I will put one in a show cage and take it to my club and see what they think - damn novices Link to comment
Harry 0 Posted August 23, 2010 Member ID: 6,202 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 30 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 200 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 31/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 26, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Good luck with your breeding season, I'd love to have birds like that to start breeding with. Link to comment
splat 0 Posted August 23, 2010 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Wow Dave those birds look really good, you should get some good chicks from them. all the best for your breeding season and I hope you breed some crackers Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted August 23, 2010 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 August 23, 2010 More pairs to go down soon, and new breeding cabinets to be purchased - How many cabinets will you be running Dave ? Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted August 23, 2010 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted August 23, 2010 yep some nice lookers their dave you will be producing some beauties id say good luck with all the unexpected stuff we face hears hoping it all runs smoothly Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted August 23, 2010 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 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 More pairs to go down soon, and new breeding cabinets to be purchased - How many cabinets will you be running Dave ? At this stage there are 9 breeding cabinets, but I am hoping to get about 6 more, so 15 all up. It is about not overdoing it, plus ensuring there is room to put other things in there. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted August 24, 2010 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 August 24, 2010 More pairs to go down soon, and new breeding cabinets to be purchased - How many cabinets will you be running Dave ? At this stage there are 9 breeding cabinets, but I am hoping to get about 6 more, so 15 all up. It is about not overdoing it, plus ensuring there is room to put other things in there. You will need the extra 6 going as soon as you can so you have backups for fostering etc if need be. By The Way you can get solar lights for sheds at bunnings for around $20 Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted August 25, 2010 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 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 I was thinking of solar lights. That is my plan. Now breeding cages. Any links here appreciated. I check in on the birds morning and night, looking for any signs of getting ready to breed. Pair one is all over each other, preening and feeding, but no signs of anything more. Pairs two and three are still in the bonding stage. Pair four acted like they hated each other to start with. There were raised beaks and dominance of sitting positions. Today I went in and the hen had been in the nest box and had begun preparations by cleaning out wood shavings. A good sign. Link to comment
rachelm 0 Posted August 25, 2010 Member ID: 6,042 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 740 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 4,045 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/04/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 29, 2014 Birthday: 15/06/1977 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Great looking birds Dave. This where I bought my cages http://www.petmania.net.au/BreedingFlightCages.htm. If you email them, they might give you a better price Link to comment
splat 0 Posted August 25, 2010 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Try this to Dave because they are probably closer to you http://www.lentradirect.com.au/contents/en-us/d5.html Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted August 25, 2010 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 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 the ones I currently have are the 73cm on a 3 tier stand. Do the 61cm ones come with 2 doors? Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted August 25, 2010 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 August 25, 2010 Great looking birds Dave. This where I bought my cages http://www.petmania.net.au/BreedingFlightCages.htm. If you email them, they might give you a better price :rip:I bought some from there recently. They were a very good pricethe ones I currently have are the 73cm on a 3 tier stand.Do the 61cm ones come with 2 doors?mine had two side doors, three front doors Link to comment
splat 0 Posted August 25, 2010 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted August 25, 2010 The ones I use are 2ft wide and I think 40cm deep and mine has 1 great big large door at front with a small door in the big door, door small doors each side of big door and a small door on each side of cage. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted August 25, 2010 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 August 25, 2010 The ones I use are 2ft wide and I think 40cm deep and mine has 1 great big large door at front with a small door in the big door, door small doors each side of big door and a small door on each side of cage. Same as mine from where RachelM said :rip: Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted August 29, 2010 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 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 I will buy some more breeding cages this week. Still only four pairs down in the new breeding shed, but all have been checking out the nestboxes, which I am very pleased with. Only yet to see Pair One not engage in the bonded feeding and preening, but I do not stand in there watching, so chances are it is happening. Doing little things for the breeding shed as I go along. Put eye bolts and hooks on the doors so they can stay hooked open so the wind does not blow them closed, scaring the birds inside. I also bought a solar light that will charge during the day and run down over a 3 hour period at night. I will put this up tomorrow afternoon. I bought a whirleybird to put on the roof to let any hot air out that is accumulating on the roof. I will attach this either this week or the coming weekend. I bought some flyscreen frames, some mesh and the required components to make flyscreen doors. at the moment I am simply using the bird mesh that I used to hang over the birds when they were under the awning. New pairs to go in soon. Link to comment
ZIGZAGOON 0 Posted August 29, 2010 Member ID: 6,231 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 16 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 110 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 16/08/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 4, 2010 Birthday: 23/07/1991 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Can't wait to see photos of the chicks from the grey cock x yellow faced grey hen! And I like the shed set up you have. If you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost you to get something like that set up? Link to comment
splat 0 Posted August 29, 2010 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Looking good Dave. glad yours pairs are showing interest, won't be long before they start laying now, shed is looking good too, can't wait to see the doors on. Thanks for the idea of the hook and eye bolt as I was wondering how I was going to keep the door open. My shed sould arrive by the end on next week. BUT still haven't done the cementing as it has been to wet, I really wish the rain would go away for a while. But then I know we need it so I shouldn't say that. Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted August 29, 2010 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 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 Can't wait to see photos of the chicks from the grey cock x yellow faced grey hen!And I like the shed set up you have. If you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost you to get something like that set up?Hard to determine cost as you have to factor in the shed, the slab it is sitting on, all the cages inside, all the little things you need to purchase.Too depressing to add it all up - Looking good Dave. glad yours pairs are showing interest, won't be long before they start laying now, shed is looking good too, can't wait to see the doors on. Thanks for the idea of the hook and eye bolt as I was wondering how I was going to keep the door open. My shed sould arrive by the end on next week. BUT still haven't done the cementing as it has been to wet, I really wish the rain would go away for a while. But then I know we need it so I shouldn't say that.I look forward to seeing the thread on your setup Splat Link to comment
splat 0 Posted August 29, 2010 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Thanks Dave I will do a photo essay on it, but I still watching yours for ideas keep them coming. Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted September 4, 2010 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 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 (edited) Update Pair 1 - expecting the first egg tomorrow. Definitely an egg bum there Pair 2 - 2 eggs layed so far Pair 3 - feeding and preening should lead to eggs soon Pair 4 - at least one egg has been layed but it seems to have been eaten. I am lookign to see if another egg is layed here and I will put it under another hen. Edited September 4, 2010 by Dave_McMinn Link to comment
splat 0 Posted September 4, 2010 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Cool :nest: exciting, wish you all the best with your breeding Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted September 5, 2010 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 Author Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) Pair 1 - no eggs Pair 2 - 3 eggs layed, 4 in the box Pair 3 - no eggs yet Pair 4 - they ate their last egg, so I have moved the egg to the Pair 2. I have put a fake egg in the nestbox to encourage the hen to continue laying. I am also going to put some millet in the nestbox. Hopefully by attempting to eat the plastic egg and being unable to, plus the millet to chew on, it will mean that the hen will stop trying to eat the eggs Also pleasing as my new rings arrived. This is the first year I have rings coded for me. DMC. I cannot wait to ring my first bird with my own rings. Edited September 5, 2010 by Dave_McMinn Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted September 5, 2010 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 September 5, 2010 First coded rings are always exciting :emoticon112: Link to comment
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