Here is the only chick from a pairing of two show types. Father a grey green spangle and mother a skyblue spangle. I believe they addled the other eggs and they were the type of birds to kick the eggs around a lot in the nestbox.

Here's the little hen chick at age 23 days

 

 

 

I think she is off to a good start.

gorgeous Kaz

Looks a nice chick Kaz.

She is looking good Kas

She has been named by our PHOEBE.

Her name is FAITH

oooh!! send her to me Kaz, P-l-e-a-s-e-

 

Cindy

Very nice Kaz....she looks to be a nice size...looking at the photo....

Very nice Kaz....she looks to be a nice size...looking at the photo....

They say, in show breeding, that you have top aim for the chick being better than its parents. This one is. She is a good size so far, Paul.

I removed her mother today and FAITH is being fed by her Dad for awhile. Mum can take a break before putting the parents back together for another try.

It looks like it will make the grade Kaz.It looks to have size width & feather

direction,Time will tell when it sits on the perch. :feedbirds:

It looks like it will make the grade Kaz.It looks to have size width & feather

direction,Time will tell when it sits on the perch. :feedbirds:

we live in hope, Macka

I put a nice Grey Green cock with a smallish Lutino hen…[the one that had all the Spangle chicks] to get some better split cocks to mate back to Lutinos next year to improve size. First batch I only got one Grey Green cock, but when I caught it up yesterday to put it into the aviary I couldn’t believe how big it felt.

How did you know it was a hen?

How did you know it was a hen?

Experience and looking at the cere.

she is a real beauty, l love her name Faith.

She's a stunner. Can't wait to see her fully feathered. :bluebudgie:

.....and she quacks and complains a lot too :bluebudgie:

so soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 WOW

Do you have an updated photo of Faith?

how will a double factor spangle feather markings look vs a single factor spangle once she's older?

how will a double factor spangle feather markings look vs a single factor spangle once she's older?

 

A double factor Spangle of the Blue series remains pure white all its life, a Double Factor of the Green series remains pure Yellow all its life. Single factor Spangles are Green or Blue but have Spangle wing markings all their life. The background colour of their wing is either White or Yellow depending if they are Green or Blue series. I hope that’s clear; you will find pictures of both here on the forum.

This double factor white hen chick didnt make it. Every now and then a chick will get "depressed" and not feed itself on its own. This was one of those times, and despite all attempts to assist with crop feeding this chick just died. Very sad But as Norm says in other posts some are meant to make it, regardless of what we do to try and save them or keep them going.

sorry to hear about your loss. She was a beautiful bird.