kochy23

thanks twisted, im not happy with the birdroom at this stage im planning to extend by at least another 1.5metres so i can fit more cages and shelves and include another window, i also want to line it and cover the floor by that stage i guess i wont be happy with the flight either haha ill keep this thread updated with more pics as i go.

its been awhile since ive posted on this topic, so i thought id have an update. finally finished the steps today so thought id post a few pics to share. never anticipated how long this aviary would actually take to complete the list of work i want to do to it just keeps growing too!

pheww thats alot of info gb!

nice chicks fordmob, youve really hit the ground running nice work

after seeing the link gb posted i think hes a good looking bird. i would be stoked to have him in my aviary. each to their own.

yeah fair enough each to their own i guess. you have to imagine how much time and work went into obtaining those features though pretty incredible even if its not everyones cup of tea. birds here in NZ are quite different to this, in fact ours are quite similar to your guys i think we even adopted the same standards as you guys

owww ouch care to elaborate?

those uk birds really are something else arent they? a very nice bird. just check out the blow!

im going through the same thing maddy you will come right i lost my best hen to internal laying and i thought i had plenty of calcium available these things just happen im only just giving it another go now. have you tried trimming the vent feathers of the birds that arfe laying infertile? ive just done that so fingers crossed it works

you have some stunning chicks splat, im green with envy! how many do you have now?

ive been working on the aviary agian this weekend just gone this time ive been building a set of steps up to the breeding room door, i managed to score some kwilah decking timber from work so far it looks great ill try get some pics up asap. it just one more step closer to being done. it will be nice when i can step back and look at it all finished hey sorry taylor i didnt see your post yeah the boxes are detacheable, they screw on. ill have a measure up of them tomorrow for you and get dimensions as well as pics

thanks nubbly its a learning curve i guess. just an update, pair 4 was sitting on 11eggs all were clear including the 3eggs from the deceased grey green hen in pair 3. pair two never laid a single egg the cock is good to go because i had succesful rounds with him earlier this year with other hens, had similar problems with this hen last year. the replacement hen for pair three had four fertile eggs which i decided to move to pair four so that she could keep laying but the hen in pair four went rogue and gobbled the whole lot. a decidedly bad season so far, have decided to return the birds back to the aviary for a break before having another crack. hopefully ill have some better luck with the next round. will keep everyone posted on how i go but for now there is no progress. sorry

hey guys its been awhile since ive updated this post, i lost the hen from pair 3 which was a bit of a tradgedy she was eggbound and was sitting on three eggs i came home at lunch last monday to get her to the vet but it was too late. im hoping i moved her eggs quickly enough to pair four which has 7 eggs by themselves! i put a spare hen down with the cock from pair three so im hoping that they will lay this week nothing from pair two at this stage. i think ive made a big misatake in culling other birds before the breeding season i havnt allowed enough fosters or back up birds, and the fact i only have four cages available has really limited what i can acheive still im hoping that i will come a way with a few chicks this season. ive been in contact with my mentor in the last week and her advice was to make sure i had more cages and birds available for next season and hold onto the worser birds as fosters a bit longer. im still relatively new to it all so its just a matter of learning from my mistakes i guess and soldiering on. things will get better!

id love to have a 23c day right about now moglet am over the cold, but hey springs less than a month away so cant complain. 1 more egg to pair 4 taday

wasa going to say pride thats a *** of a lot of snow! update pair 3 now has 2 eggs expecting another egg for pair four tomorrow

yeah it does look like that lol but nah like kaz said shes just sideways, update time pair three has 1 egg as of today. pair four has two eggs too today so fingers crossed im off to a good start lets hope that they are fertile. oh and i just thought id add some unrelated pics of the snow that fell today at home it hardly ever happens! lucky i moved all of the birds into the birdroom! here you go:

okay here some pics not the best pics but its all i could manage, this is the hen from pair two: and the cock from pair two: the hen from pair 3 (my best hen): the photo doesnt really do her justice. and the cock from pair three: and the cock from pair four. also the hen from this apir has laid her first egg today couldnt get a good picture of her today though:

thanks taylor yeah i hope to get some today for everyone

hey guys i thought id start my own 2011 breeding journal after seeing so many other good journals on here i thoiught id have a stab at it. im hoping for a good season this time around last season wasnt particularly successful, i have four pairs to put down this time around i think ill aim for one round to begin with if i think the birds are up to it ill go another, so here they are tell me what you guys think and if anyone could give me a clue as to what i can expect chickwise that would be awesome. pair one: yf grey normal cock x yf grey opaline hen cocks still quite young hes just over 10months old i ahvnt put these two down just yet ithought id give him untill the start of next month though he has already paired himself to this hen in flight. pair two: light green normal cock x dark green normal hen cock has good directional feather, hen has size and mask so im hoping thay compliment each other pair three: light green normal cock x grey green opaline hen probably my best pair these two i just got him three months ago from a local guy who is quite good friends with the breeder whos line i buy from he was looking to get out of budgies and back into finches so i brought him for $25, the hen is of the same lines as him and im hoping these two will produce some cracker chicks pair four: yf grey opaline cock x yf blue opaline hen cocks of okay quality and same blood lines as my other birds though not as good. hen is just a pet type but is a great mother so i thought id keep these two as a foster pair. at this stage i want to try establish a good normal line, im hoping to get a few good hens this season and next season i would like to buy in a good quality cock to put across several hens. ill keep the updates flowing as things happen ill also try and get some pics up for everyone to see. cheers kochy

a few of my hens pluck some of their chest feathers too, im sure they do it so that they can transfer their body heat better to the eggs/chicks although if im wrong someone will correct me. sounds like things are trucking alond nowbudgie im quite keen to see the results from pair one

good to see you back on renee, ill be very keen to see some pics of your top pairs!

if shes already laid one round i wouldnt expect her to take take to long to lay again, she will lay when shes ready

awhile ago when i had those terrible problems with rats some of you may remember i found a hen the next morning who hadnt died from the initial attack by the rats but was pretty badly injured i used your method kaz and she passed quickly and painlessly. its not a joy doing thses things but when it has to be done its good to know theres a way i can do it that doesnt involve anything grissly or distressful for the bird or myself

shes an stunner rip you must be stoked with her?

another progress report just finished new breeding cages well four of them anyway to get me under way i dont have that many birds at the moment so they will do for now but ill be looking at more next season when have more pairs to put down here they are anyway and a few updated pics of myavairy still yet to be painted just havnt had the time yet been working most weekends although the weather seems to be getting better so hopefully soon.