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First chick left my nest no. 7 today, which coincidently has 7 chicks in it!

Hi there! Yes very cute, and just turned 31 days today.

I've heard that,glad she stopped there! In a nest a couple of doors down I have I have a couple of Albinos that look a match for these two.Funny thing is one chick is very advanced with only a few days the difference. I think it gets up front at meal time!

This is an update on my two remaining Lutino chicks from my initial nest of six. Their Mum is rearing them on her own and so far so good. She seemed to be plucking them, but appears to have stopped now that feathers are appearing

Thanks Kaz I am stoked to see them sitting on a perch like that. I know I am only a novice,but it is been a rewarding start. These two are possibly 1-2 weeks from leaving the nest, so I am hoping nothing goes wrong. Hey I think I resized it right! Cheers Patrick

I managed to get a picture of this one while Mum was busy eating.

Hi Ratzy Just had a look in the nest box and they look like they should to me!

Sorry, I thought it had resized properly!

Hi Guys This is one of my first bubs(not quite four weeks old) from my Lacewing/Normal Grey nest. Hasn't left the nest yet, but I thought I would try and grab a picture before they start flying around. http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx85/je...57/P1020850.jpg

On second thoughts the Cinnamon must have come from the Father a Normal Grey Cock bird as his Mother was Cimnnamon and unfortunaely she is now deceased. I had forgotton this until I found an old picture of her. I seem to remember Kaz mentioning once before these chicks will be normal hens and split Lacewing cocks. There is also Opaline in the background of the Granfather.

I can see three definite cinnamonwings in that photo Ratzy, and maybe more .......look again. I think you're right Kaz, would that be carried by the Lacewing? Hopefully by next week I can get a better picture of all of them. I have exactly the same pairing two boxes down with quite different looking chicks so it will be interesting to compare them once they are out of the nest box.

This is an updated picture of my nest of seven chicks just to show you their progress. All appear to be doing well and eating heaps! Hope the size of this picture is correct!

Thanks Dave, he was certainly a surprise as he came with an aviary I bought and I thought he would see his days out in that aviary. Also sorry to all about the picture size,I obviously loaded it without re sizing. On photobucket what measurement is is best to select ? Have a good weekend! Go The Anzacs! Cheers Patrick

All is well in my shed with all of this seasons 63 chicks doing well.Pleased to say my second Ken Yorke Dark Wing laid her first egg today!She's paired to a Black Eyed Yellow as suggested by Ken.There are still five hens on 25 eggs in total,who are the late starters or second choice pairs.I should have some good pics to post from now on as the chicks feathers start appearing. http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx85/je...57/P1020784.jpg This is a picture of my 02 Spangle and his 6 chicks.He was certainly a surprise of this round!His now affectionately called "Hef" for obvious reasons!

Still on 63 chicks this morning and more importantly all doing well! Five nest have 17 new eggs from later pairings. On a different note, I also met Liv from the forum last night at the BSSA meeting, and was lucky enough to take home five of her lovely birds for future breeding. Thanks Liv!

Thanks Nubbly I agree, the cock's health changed during the round and I think he may have passed something on to the hen and so forth. I can't grumble but it's unfortunate to loose them like that! She didn't lay fertile eggs last year so at least it's a step forward knowing she can. I will look at getting her a new suitor for the spring!

I am now at 63 chicks and think that will be the last for now not including the five pairs with eggs that were paired with other partners or infertile the first round. Though I can't rule out some of the other eggs with hens already with chicks. Everyone seems to progressing well though my Lutino and her two chicks are a little questionable, given that her four other chicks died already and she didn't like having the Cock back when I reintroduced him after being in the hospital cage. I't was as if she felt he might have a bug and didn't want him around the chicks after two days away. She probably also knew 2 chicks was more manageable than six.

Thanks for that Libby, I have probably taken on too much with working full time but the success this season so far has made it well worth it. I have had other times where there has been a drought so to speak. You're right about the soft food, mine just love it too! I get up at six and do two hours in the bird room before work and the soft food and green they had at 6.30 am could be topped up an hour later. As I don't want to loose any, particularly from the bigger nest ,you almost have to play surrogate. It's great to see them fattening up!

I rung my first Lutino chick this morning. There are two survivors from six that hatched. The hen is looking after them on her own. Compared to my other nest they are developing a little slower. The 62 chick hatched today! I would like to make 66 the same number as my initial flock. http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx85/je...57/P1020735.jpg

Hi Kaz she sounds wonderful! I think all studs would benifit from a matriach bird like your Omelette. I had a Grey Green Hen who sounds like her. Unfortunately she died last June after producing a number of chicks over two seasons. Like you I have her children and now the grand children which is great. I love the pics,what sort of camera do you use?

Thanks Kaz for that, sounds like a good idea.

Really! I deliberately didn't remove anything from the nest until the last chick was rung. While I use all wire cages which are great for cleaning, I think you need to let a degree of what happens in nature still take place, and not annoy the birds unduly. Also I have added extra wood shavings in some nest such as this one for comfort and to absorb some of the messs. Good luck with yours!

That would be the understatement of the year!!Hi Jimmy I'm needing to feed them three times a day at the momentand it appears to be keeping every chick fed.Just don't want the big chicks hogging all the attention.Most have been rung on the 7th day and appear to be a good size! http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx85/je...57/P1020708.jpg My nest of 7 chicks earlier in the week.Mums a White Lacewing and Dads a Normal Grey.

61 chicks as of this morning! Glad I ordered those extra rings. Their food intake is huge!

Hi Dave Yes for sure! I've been trying to avioid bothering them all this week, but as the chicks are looking more likely to make it out the nest box I will start getting snap happy again.