JimmyBanks

Oh wow that is a major, MAJOR, difference!! Definitely not pieds :rofl:

look great :rofl: It amazing the difference in pet and show types...

hmm interesting, thanks. :rofl:

so he doesn't help feed the hens?

trust me if I had half that set up I'd be SOOOO happy. My building plans are on hold until I move into my new place... :rofl: I spend all night dreaming about budgies and aviaries and all day sketching plans... and my sketching is terrible..

Well I'm not an expert but it sounds like you've done the right thing by separating him from the parents... is there a chance they want to start on another round and that's why they are forcing him out? Just make sure you have some nice low perches in the nursery cage... I am sure you will do well with the chick, you seem to be a very sensible breeder who looks after your birds well. good job :rofl:

Yes Liv I am looking forward to waking up one day and seeing a thread on here called "A tour of Nubbly5's Bird Room" It looks fantastic with the new water system and the nest boxes... I'm allowed to dream That said Liv, yours and 007's is nothing to be ashamed about, you've done a great job so far and I know it will keep getting better and better. Your birds must be very happy And they are some very nice birds at that...

Not sure, I guess it's a yellow face but thats strange... the white isn't like an off white colour or something??

its a pretty freaky photo isn't it :rofl: Most of it is out of focus but for some reason I like it... GB so you would say the blue is a spangle and the green is a normal? I didn't realise that the pied marking is displayed on the skin of chicks... is it a major change or just a slight change?

I took a heap of photo's and only about 4 came out clear... they didn't like the idea of keeping still...

that is great! Thanks Nubbly5

wow what a busy man Good luck to him I say if he's getting on I'd make sure I keep a close eye on him, as I'm sure you will, just to make sure he stays in tip top shape.

I would agree it is very well laid out and it doesn't look filthy, I just can't imagine looking after 240 couples... thats ALOT of work They also have 106 photo's of there birds for us to look at

Just wondering how early can you tell what mutation your chicks will be? I know with Ino's and others you can tell because of the eyes and opaline you can tell because it has white down, but what about normals/spangles/pieds and the others??

Emma you didn't manage to get any high quality close up pics of the poop did ya??? thanks for not showing them if you did

how could you keep your eye on 240 breeding pairs??? that place must be quiet

Yeah I agree with the others... a vet check up sounds like your best option... sometimes they can look like they are getting better only to take a steep dive...

Sounds great... if only my wife was mechanically minded I might have to pull in some favours from a mate :hap:

I'm in the process of looking for some nice metal pot things to plant different seeds in... I was considering doing the oats but didn't think they would grow... hmmm might have to now...

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wow that is alot cheaper than I expected... did you buy the set up off someone and install it yourself or did you just source the different parts from different places?

well As you can all see I have a new signature... and in the interest of keeping this thread relevant decided to post it here

wow!! That is fantastic... great photo's. Loving your set up. So many idea's that I have to think about when building my new house...

albino's are the blue series bird of the ino gene where as lutinos are the green series... as for out comes... I'm hopeless so I will let someone else help you out there :rofl:

Who is "they all"? Unless they are someone extremely important to me I'd be holding onto them until I can determine which ones will be the best and which ones should be culled...