Boris' Slave

Just to try and confuse the issue a little: the baby with the white flights and tail is female and the baby with yellow flights and tail is male.

Here is the result of my Lacewing to Lacewing pairing: Where's my lacewing babies?!?!?!?!!!!!

The big bub is gorgeous! She can bite though!

They have all successfully fledged: This is the fostered chick also fledged:

I was watching Gilbert the other day and realised he hasn't changed colour after his first moult. He is mostly sky blue but lower on his abdomen he has a bit of light gray feathers too. Does that change his mutation name at all? His parents if it's of any help: Cock - Cobalt Opaline & Hen - Gray Opaline. (thank goodness for the auto photo-resizer!) http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b234/kar...rt4-11-2007.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b234/kar...t14-11-2007.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b234/kar...t54-11-2007.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b234/kar...t74-11-2007.jpg Hi Karen, I have changed your photos to links as they are over 450 x 450 pixels. With the automatic 'resizer' on this board it makes it even more important to not post photos over 450 x 450 pixels. The reason is in this topic: http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=16898

Penny's remaining bubs. Can anyone help out with their mutations?

One of the bubs with a watchful dad looking on: Other bub & the foster bub:

They look really cute now! 2 Albino's :budgiedance:

No, Recessive & Lutino back 3 generations. Maybe they were red eye, they all look pink to me at that age! :(Laughing out loud):

Jnr Boss is Recessive Pied split to Lutino & Supermum is Albino (bought bird).

:(Laughing out loud): it could only happen in my aviaries!

Bubs are doing well and their feathers are starting to grow back nicely too.

I am happy to say that I am completely wrong! All 5 eggs have hatched! The last 2 have pink eyes!

Well, for those of you who voted that I'd get Lacewings . . . You are Wrong, unfortunately! 2 Lutino's (and foster baby)

How about I just give 2 for the price of 1? :(Laughing out loud):

The little bub died and the green one is doing well.

I hope they do well as the eggs had gotten very dry & some were starting to crack with the heat as the mum didn't go out for a bath. I ended up misting the eggs.

Bit of an unhappy story here. One of the parents - and I believe it is the cock - has been plucking the bubs (thanks Lady for picking that up). Yesterday I removed the cock bird & noticed the youngest had an empty crop. This morning I checked again and 4 bubs with a full crop & the youngest still had an empty crop. I pulled the youngest and put it with the lacewing pair & their 2 bubs. This afternoon when I came home the bub still had an empty crop so I again pulled it and made up some Roudybush. The little one refused food & was gasping for air. I gave it a thorough examination and found a mass in it's neck. Unfortunately I doubt the little isn't going to make it. It somehow has it's food tube connected to it's lung and whenever it gets fed, 25% of the food goes to the lung. I believe there is a hole as it's breathing was bubbly. I was able to - through massage - get most of the food out of it's lung but it is weak. I managed to get about 1ml of Roudybush into it's actual crop without getting it in the lung. All I can do is hope it passes comfortably with the love of a female keeping it warm in it's final moments. edit: Just went outside and it is still alive & it's new foster mum is being very attentive. Since Penny is now a single mum, I removed the green baby and put it with the Lacewings so that Penny only has to look after 3 bubs by herself. Final time seeing all 5 bubs together:

We have 3 bubs!

They are looking really nice now!

Nice looking bubs there Jenni.

Naughty children were mating and laying eggs before I could prevent it so I let them go a round 2. There were 9 eggs, but I checked on Sunday and I confirmed 4 as definately not being fertile. The others I'm doubtful but you never know.

The bubs are looking good! Baby 1 Baby 2

I had to move the bubs and parents out of the aviary as the bubs got attacked. I couldn't tell who did it as I'd just fed them strawberries & they all had red faces. I was a bit worried about whether she'd accept the bubs back in a new cage as well as a different nest box. I didn't need to worry, she's a good mum.

“Different” in what way different Karen. He looks a nice bird, if you think he has a problem it might be worth mating him to another unrelated bird to get some splits & then mate one of these back to the Lacewing hen, that may get rid of the problem. She was physically (dwarfish) & I think mentally challenged as well. The problem is I don't know that there is a problem, it's just a feeling I got last pairing because the other chicks died & Angels Friend was challenged. We will find out over the next 5-6 weeks.