**Liv**

because of the two dark primary tail feathers, where the others are showing light.... I am only learning at picking the mutations young, so if you see something else - i am all ears

:emoticon112: Gorgeous photo!!

Hello and welcome. 3 birds in a 3 by 3 meter aviary... wow! You would get about 80 in there :emoticon112: What gender are your birds? How old are they?

I am very grateful for your generosity Renee :emoticon112: The weather has settled a bit today so here is a better photo update These two have 2 chicks now. Chick 1) 2 days old Chick 2) just hatched This pair have one chick, but is under foster parents. Chick 1) A normal green series (not sure on gender) This pair have 3 chicks. Chick 1) A YF spangle Hen Chick 2) A YF cinnamon Spangle Hen Chick 3) I think this one is a YF DF spangle cock This pairs 5 chicks Chick 1) Green Series Spangle Chick 2) Green Series Spangle Chick 3) Yellow DF Spangle Chick 4) Too young to tell, but possibly another Yellow DF spangle with plum eyes Chick 5) Opps i forgot the last one

Here is hoping Renee. She is gorgeous too. so placid and lets me give her a scratch or two while I am checking her chicks

This pair have their first chick hatch yesterday Grey green recessive pied cock with grey green hen. They still have 2 more fertile eggs. The double yolker wasn't fertile, but all others were. This pair laid eggs, but they were all clear. Grey green Dominant Pied cock with Grey green hen This pair only has one surviving chick of 6 I changed my mind and have decided to separate them and put them with different partners next season - i still think there is a genetic mismatch with these two. Grey green cock with grey green hen These two have 3 gorgeous healthy chicks The chicks that i first thought were DF spangle with their plum eyes, are actually cinnamon - The cock (Robbie) must be split cinnamon. Grey spangle cock with Sky blue cinnamon spangle hen How can you tell this one is a hen Would it be the white cere... or the fact she is trying her hardest to draw blood This pair have 5 gorgeous chicks Light green opaline spangle cock with double factor spangle hen Its a bit of a mosh pit in their box, and with the cold weather they are all fighting to be on the bottom of the pile

The bird room has taken a beating with the last 3 days of foul weather. Gail forced winds, heavy rain and bitter cold. The windows and the door has been pretty much sealed tight the entire time. To my delight it has stayed warm and dry inside - i was really worried it was going to leak like a sieve - PHEW

Looks great Dave. My bird room is 3m by 3m and the floor is bare concrete too - tiles look nice so might do it in the summer with mine

He's adorable is he quarantined?

Lest we forget

because the genetics are too close and you will start getting faults and weaknesses in the birds.

I was given one that i have on the side of my aviary. its just over a meter wide and i believe it was around $100 new. They are expensive, but good Not sure where it came from. I am sure bunnings would have some - they have everything :bow:

I agree, dont worry about it :bow:

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OUCH!! There are some painful looking pin heads there :star: I have them all though my aviary too. they look so sore... I love the look of the birds after the moult has finished :thankyou:

They are so gorgeous :star: I love the photo of the squished DF :thankyou: its priceless :star:

Meetings are awesome. I remember being too chicken to visit them too, now i am a member of 2 and loving it :star: These clubs love new members too. :thankyou:

They are looking great. i love watching this thread unfold :thankyou:

1) Quick, the human is coming. Get ready! Deep breath. On the count of three... One... Two... THREE!! POOP!! 2) Come on Bluey, stretch more. Surely you can see now... has she got the millet or not?

Oh my!! - Better keep that a secret from us addicts

Looks brilliant!!

Hi There I agree, your photos have been moved or deleted in your photobucket.

Other way around. Calcium inhibits Iron absorption, so with birds its totally fine as they don't require much iron.

:star: New caption competition :star: This photo has been submitted by Linda_S What do you think these two are saying? Members can add up to 3 captions each and voting for the best caption will commence on the 8th of May Remember to keep it clean

They are gorgeous. I love the YF Sky violet - he is a stunner