yep they do that!!

Mum'll get used to you, my hen likes to come stand on me when I'm holding them- keeping an eye on me I spose

She's pretty good though they all get worried when they squark

Unfortunately Skye (mum) is a real biter so I'm somewhat scared of her...(Laughing out loud). She actually drew blood last time I tried to hold her so I never touched her again

But everytime I mess around in the nestbox I give her a millet treat afterwards so she's learning to trust me a bit more

alora

Yep thats all you can do- don't be put off handling them though!!

My hen was an aviary bird- never tame, but since her clutch she even steps up onto my hand in the aviary and is so cruisy now.

Well that's really cool! thanks!

I decided to have a little 'quality time' with the babies today...I took each of them our one by one and cuddled with them a bit...Sunny and Jake both have their eyes open but little Ayla doesn't yet...Sunny and Jake were both looking up at me and then their heads would flop down because they can't lift them well yet...Jake is now officially 1 week and 1 day old =) so adorable! here are some updated pics! Sorry the bottom of the nestbox looks so nasty! (Laughing out loud)...I took most of the pine shavings out before I took the pics so you could see the babies better I cleaned it totally when I got home from school today

Right: sunny

Left: Jake

underneath: Ayla (Laughing out loud)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...a/DSCN1190.jpg

 

THENNNNNNNN:

 

Left: Sunny (top head) Ayla (bottom head)

Right: Jake

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...TakenOct26.jpg

 

 

 

i'll get more soon! =)

well well WELL!! This morning I woke up to find one more little chickie

And that is the reason for letting eggs go over the due date. Surpirses can happen :ausb:

 

Glad they are all doing well. My hens will dash back into the box and huddle the others under her but always welcome the one I've got back.

Edited October 27, 200618 yr by Nerwen

:ausb: The links wouldnt work for me

It is really cute when Skye does that...She can't possibly wait to get back in that nestbox once I have one of them out...I've been holding Jake more than the others because he's getting so big and his eyes are open now so I want him to be really tame...He fell asleep on my hand for about 20 minutes today...then he woke up and pooped...LMAO

Alora

I'll try and get the pics to work for you Una

 

Can you see them now? :ausb:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Bea.../TakenOct26.jpg

 

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Bea...ta/DSCN1190.jpg

Edited October 28, 200618 yr by Alora

they work now.

 

Well that's good!

How soon can you tell what colours they are going to be? Because I can see a dark band on his wing and it's almost a dark blue...Is that his wing colour or is it too early to tell?

Thanks!

 

Alora

Edited October 28, 200618 yr by Alora

New pics!!! taken today

 

Here's Jake in the front, Ayla just heind him and dad in the back...

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Bea...ta/DSCN1838.jpg

 

 

And Willow:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Bea...ta/DSCN1830.jpg

 

Alora

They are so so so sweeeeet!

Congratulations, It is always exciting when you see a new bub, then its a wait to see it getting feathers and working out what colour it will be, then trying to determine the sex, then its watching their little heads come up when you go look in the nesting box. Excitement again when the first chick pops his head out of the nesting box. It is always a wonderful feeling.

Cindy

It's quite funny because Jake likes to stick his head and some of his body right out of the nestbox hole...He's really loud when he does that I'm thinking that he is actually a she...She bites really hard for a little birdie! ouch!

Alora

Am I seeing green in the wings? What does that mean?

I'm thinking that he is actually a she...She bites really hard for a little birdie! ouch!

Alora

Just what I was thinking too....might be a Jaqueline

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's some new pics of the babies

In front is Jake and behind is Willow...

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Bea...ta/DSCN2099.jpg

and here's Ayla and Willow is underneath her

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Bea...ta/DSCN2088.jpg

and a sweet picture of Willow and mom and Isis the green puffball she's my brothers birdie...http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Bea...ta/DSCN2079.jpg

 

ENJOY!!!

Alora

Edited November 27, 200618 yr by Alora

They are cute Willow could be a male.

awww they are so cute .

thanks! Yeah i think Willow is a male and Ayla and Jake are female...

Alora

very nice yes I think your right with the genders.

Yay! Hopefully I got something right! ;P I've renamed Jake to Saphira because she's probably a girl and i dont know of any girls named Jake...(Laughing out loud)...Plus I'm SUPER excited about the movie Eragon coming out in December!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! (Laughing out loud)...that's a bit off topic...Thanks Nerwen!

Alora

:offtopic: I can't wait to see that movie. I've read the first book so I hope it has pritty much kept to the book.

 

but back on topic :(Laughing out loud): I like the name it suits her.

Edited November 29, 200618 yr by Nerwen

They are all very beautiful babies

I'm SUPER excited about the movie Eragon coming out in December!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! (Laughing out loud)...that's a bit off topic...Thanks Nerwen!

Alora

 

(Laughing out loud), me too!!! I loved the book and have been dying to see the movie. :hap:

And your bubs are gorgeous! :hap:

Thanks guys! I'm actually only about halfway through the first book but am getting through it pretty fast...I'm at the part where Brom just got back with Saphira from tracking down the Urgals...I wonder what they look like.................... I'm thinking they might look like ringwraiths or orcs or something from lord of the rings but I guess we'll see...(Laughing out loud)

Alora

Edited December 2, 200618 yr by Alora