Dave_McMinn

Sunnie is right on the money

My first really disastrous breeding season is almost at an end. I lost one bird today and euthanised another. Both birds had french moult and they had scabs under their arms and their feathers were not developing properly. The little cinnamon spangle passed away and I euthanised curios George. It was for the best, sometimes you have to make the hard decisions. Farewell little ones The little blue Dommie Pied Spangle Hen is definitely a Cinnamon Wing. Here is the little Light Green Spangle that fledged is here. Here is his little brother still feathering up.

Bought a few more birds today. All are 2010 birds. Got their history and they were only $50 each. Not bad for these birds. You make your own mind up though. Cinnamon Wing Light Green Hen Yellow Faced Sky Blue Cock Yellow Faced Grey Cock (in some other pics)

i have had green ones and red ones, blue ones and yellow ones. Yes, they rub their head on it, and yes they get stains, but i do not see any problem with it.

nice birds - i especially like the albino's

Seperate her from the others and treat her on her own. Also give the aviary birds another round of RoniVet. Better safe than sorry.

I am with Jimmy. I would say he is as far from having scaley mights as possible.

I looked again this morning and I am not sure she is a greywing. I still think a diluted cinnamon. The markings on the head appear more cinnamon than grey. Mor epics later to attempt to clear this up.

I do not remember the eye colour. I thought the colour was grey too, but to get a grewying both of the birds must be split greywing or one could be split greywing and the other dilute. I have never seen this before with these either or these pairs. I will be interested to see what happens if these birds are paired up again.

The last update came as I was sitting in the Doctor's waiting room so now I am home, i can give a further update. I was worried about Dad feeding the young, and he seems to be feeding only his own chick, not the fosters, so I have also moved the blue dommie pied hen in with the DF Yellow Spangle. They look to be going well in there. George looks great. As for the possible FM chick, I am not sure. I hope it is simply because she is still feathering up but we will see.

George is looking do much better. I checked him this morning and he appeared more responsive so the parents of this nestbox must have fed him. I will check in on him again when I get home but it all seems positive right now. Hopefully Dad continues feeding the other 2 or I might need to move them. More pics over the weekend. I don't think George is a spangle, but I will have to check, his pied markings make things confusing.

Although I am the only one still writing in this thread, i will continue, if for nothing more than my own amusement. Most young are going well. I am having a few issues with one little one I am calling George, as in Curious George, as he is always trying to get into new stuff. It seems that his foster father is not feeding him, and he is only still mastering it himself, so I have moved him into a new nest, his 3rd in his short life so far. All seems good so far. He was one of the ones that was thrown out onto the floor, so I am not sure if there was any long term damage from that. I do not think so, but I observed him today. Dad was feeding the others, but when he went in to get food, Dad pecked him away. He was thin when i picked him up. I tried to supplement hsi feeding with some hand rearing formula, but he was not playing nice. I still need to learn to crop feed (I know Kaz, I know!!!) Anyway, he was moved in with the other young, with the DF Yellow Spangle hen. Here are some pics. Son of St Jude - Cinnamon Light Green Spangle Hen Daughter of Dumb - Cinnamon Opaline Sky Blue Dommie Pied Hen Son of Dumb - Curious George - Opaline Light Green Dommie Pied Cock Son of DF Yellow Spangle Hen - Light Green Spangle Cock Child of DF Yellow Spangle Hen - Yellow based Spangle Cock

i agree with Kaz - cobalt spangle

okay, now the BBC is back up, update time. St Jude has returned to the aviary. Three little ones still in with their Dad/Foster Dad. Cinnamon Green Spangle Hen Light Green Opaline Dominant Pied Sky Blue Opaline Spangle Greywing Dominant Pied - still not sure of the greywing. Looks more grey than cinnamon, but that may be due to the fade out. DF Yellow Spangle Hen with GreyGreen Cock Light Green Spangle Cock Spangle young one not yet feathered. Only 5 suriving chicks in their tough breeding season. Pics to come hopefully later tonight

baron, The dark brown cere is part of the problem. This means she is coming out of breeding condition. Do not give up on her, but return her to the aviary at the moment. keep an eye on her, and when her cere starts to go a light tan, that is when she should be paired up, as long as she is not moulting. The male should also be in good health and have a bright blue cere. How old is the hen by the way?

Welcome to the forum. People love pics on here so feel free to upload somw pics. There are instructions under my signature below. Alawys great to get new members on the forum.

After the whole bleeding from the mouth when i found him stone cold, I was always worried. I look back at those photos and I look at this feather growth and it look messy. I blamed the pooey bum on the fact that there were 4 little ones in the nestbox and everything I put in Mum (St Jude) removed. I have put the Dommie Pied Hen and her partner Dumb back in the aviary, seperated St Jude and given extra millet and treats to the little ones, which I have seen them nibbling. Pics tomorrow if I get a chance - taking my nephews to Harry Potter (saw it Thursday but this is for them, then taking them shopping for Christmas presents from me and from their grandparents - easier for me to take them then the grandparents.

Some sad news today, Lazarus lost his battle with life today. Lazarus had a bit of an undershot beak. I had fixed it but it seems he had not been eating enough. I was supplementing his feedings with some hand raising mix, but I came home today and found he had not made it. Sad, since he had had a tough life. The others are doing well. St Jude was looking at laying more eggs, and she kept constantly cleaning out the box. She removed seed, millet, shavings, everything. I seperated St Jude. She may lay another egg off a perch, but no more nesting for her. She was a good mother, but she is getting a break over summer.

I am not, but my birds like it once a month

Thanks Splat.

The photos don't look good do they i will check him in the morning, but i have not noticed it, so I might be sloppy, or the photos might be deceiving Splat, I do hope he moults it out. We will see. I am interested in how the little one colours up as well.

New pics have arrived - only a few, but it is a start Captain Jack - one eyed, think pirate, and Captain Jack Sparrow is my favourite Grunt - a greywing runt Quiche Caesar Twitch Grey Dommie Pied hen I love A nice opaline Greygreen hen

A quick photo update. St Jude's Nestbox - All together Daughter - Light Green Cinnamon Spangle Hen Lazarus - DF Yellow Spangle with Heavy Suffusion Dark Green Dominant Pied Opaline Cock Youngest - Sky Blue Opaline Dominant Pied - here is the problem - the markings are not cinnamon, if anything they look grey, very light. DF Yellow hens Nestbox Dark Green Spangle Cock Dark Green Spangle Cock with little brother/sister Eggs in other nestboxs - neither hen seems keen to sit so i am close to throwing them all. I think these are all infertile I think one of these is fertile So there you have an update. Photos included.

What a hot weekend we have had. 33 here yesterday and 34 here today. Storms each night. Now is the time to stop the breeding season, so that is what I have been doing. Over the last week I have removed breedng boxes and given the bird the chance to rest. Normally I would leave them in the breeding room longer, but this heat is not the best, so I have assessed them and then moved them to the aviary, where it is cooler. 4 pair remain in the breeing room. St Jude with her hubby and the 4 young (3 fosters) - Light green/cinnamon cock with a light green spangle hen Dumb and his Dommie partner have 4 eggs - Opaline Violet Sky Blue Opaline Spanlge with a Light Green/sky blue opaline dommie pied spangle hen GreyGreen Cock and DF Yellow Spangle Hen have a dark green spangle cock and a baby who is yet to feather up Cinnamon GreyGreen Cock and a GreyGreen Opaline Dommie Pied Hen have 4 eggs. I will leave these birds in there as long as is necessary, but after that, I will remove all birds to the aviary (young might need to come inside for a while) as it will be too hot over summer, if November is anything to go by. Pics to come.

You might be better pm'ing Daz about this