March 11, 200817 yr Author We have established that the eldest chick is a recessive pied, and he has his Dad's Golden Face II gene, thus the yellow throughout. Next 3 youngest are opaline blues, though there is some thought that their black feathers do not look as dark as they might. We will see how they turn out. Wondering what the other two turn out like. More like Dad would be nice.
March 11, 200817 yr Yeah, it would be nice to get a good mix... It's exciting that Angel and Hugo's eggs are starting to hatch... now the little journeyman is not so lonely! Here hoping for further success for them and for Tralia's eggs.
March 11, 200817 yr Now thats what I'm talking about... Thanks for the pics mate. Fantastic... brings tears to a grown mans eyes... not mine but I'm sure someones (Laughing out loud)...
March 11, 200817 yr Author My aviary is all about a good mix. I am trying to get some of everything. This pair has produced a recessive pied, and 2 blues. i am not sure what Angel and Hugo will produce, but at least the journeyman has company as you said
March 11, 200817 yr I so hope you are right. Milly and humphrey was such an upsetting result that i am not sure if I coudl cope with another failure in the breeding pairs. I remember posting that I was not sure that Hugo had the whole techniique of mating down right. I am worried that he "missed" so to speak, but Angel's body was already triggered to produce eggs, so she produced 7 eggs, and Hugo was just a flop, so to speak. Hi Dave, Do you usually trim around the birds vents? Feathers.
March 11, 200817 yr Author I so hope you are right. Milly and humphrey was such an upsetting result that i am not sure if I coudl cope with another failure in the breeding pairs. I remember posting that I was not sure that Hugo had the whole techniique of mating down right. I am worried that he "missed" so to speak, but Angel's body was already triggered to produce eggs, so she produced 7 eggs, and Hugo was just a flop, so to speak. Hi Dave, Do you usually trim around the birds vents? Feathers. No Feathers, I do not. I have never had to. I suppose what I said up there was more concern than anything else. If I ever got really serious about show birds, I might, but I do nto at the moment.. Thanks Elly. yes, they are cute when they are turtled.
March 13, 200817 yr Author New pics to come in the next few days. I am busy these days, with school, gym, even school on satruday (damn open day), then helping parents on sunday, then birthday for nephew sunday night. If I do nto get the pics though, they will be grown up before i know it. I check them everyday and they just seem to be gettin cuter.
March 13, 200817 yr Yeah dave... c'mon man arn't we more imprtant than education and family and all those other things?? :(Laughing out loud): j.k.
March 14, 200817 yr Author Yeah dave... c'mon man arn't we more imprtant than education and family and all those other things?? :(Laughing out loud): j.k. Some people are close Jimmy, you are not even in the same ballpark. As for the pics update, here we go.... Humphrey and Milly are looking great. They will go back in the aviary tomorrow. Milly will not breed again, but Humprhey might get another turn come December. Sebby and Cheese are full of suprises. Either Cheese is split to cinnamon, or Sebby has somehow passed it on, as one of the young is definitely a cinnamon. Oldest is a recessive pied like Dad. Golden Face, type 2. Note the bright face compared to the other yellow feathers on the head. Opaline? 2nd Youngest looks like he will also turn out to look like Dad. Opaline? Youngest is too young to tell right now. Middle Child looks to be a yellow faced blue, but may turn out to be a cinnamon and opaline as well. Opaline 2nd eldest is very interesting. Look closely at the flight feathers coming thru - cinnamon, and very cinnamon at that. Angel and hugo now have 3 of their own that have hatched to join the journeyman. Hard to tell by the pile, but there is one underneath that pile. Better pics to come later. Tralia and Nibbler have their first hatchling. More to come soon hopefully
March 14, 200817 yr Author Pieds, cinnamons, spangles. It is like a burger with the lot - (Laughing out loud)!!
March 14, 200817 yr Hi Dave, Fantastic.. they all look great! Thanks for the news on Milly and Humphrey. I like your decision to give him another try come December, too. Sebby and Cheese have nice looking offspring and yes, you can definitely see the cinnamon coming through. Cheese must be split cinnamon. The hen can't produce visual cinnamons, only splits. I don't think the middle chick is opaline, because you can see black coming through between the shoulders. The last two batches look great look, well fed and looking healthy. Congrats, Feathers.
March 14, 200817 yr They are looking really good and very sweet. It seems all the parents are doing a good job thus far, and I'm pleased Humphrey will get another go at making babies in Dec.
March 14, 200817 yr Dave they are looking great ... I have no idea ( as we are all aware) of mutations so I couldn't say anything But I just love baby pics .....
March 14, 200817 yr Dave they are looking great ... I have no idea ( as we are all aware) of mutations so I couldn't say anything But I just love baby pics ..... You'll pick it up sooner or later Neat, don't worry about it. Can you get any books on the subject? dmcminn Great looking babies! The most exciting time when they start to feather up !
March 14, 200817 yr Author Yes, Kaz, I did notice the yellow face, just did not write it for some reason. I actually named the picture SC_YF_CW_bue, meaning Sebby and Cheese, Yellow face, Cinnamon Wing blue. The middle child may be not be cinnamon or opaline, but the yellow is definitely washing throughout the body, as it is visible on the pins on the wings. Funny thing with their Dad is that although he is a yello faced blue type 2, all the blue patches on him are sky blue, there are no green patches. i think this is because of the pied genes. Interesting to see what happens with the young ones. So if Cheese is split to cinnamon, that makes him a Golden faced type II, opaline recessive pied that is split to cinnamon. Wow, what a mouthful!!!
March 16, 200817 yr Author okay, no more pics today, probably get some more on tuesday as I am busy tomorrow. Update: Humphrey and Milly have been returned to the aviary. Cheese and Sebby are going strong raising 5 in their nest box. Angel now has 5 in her nest box, 4 of hers and the journeyman Tralia now has 2 in her nest box. Rats were in the aviary again last night. I really need to build that safety door as that will prevent their entrance form where it attaches. I put down rat traps in the aviary and ratsak in an area that only the rats can get to, so hopefully they will have a good feed on that and never make it to the aviary.
March 16, 200817 yr Things seem to be going well for you. I really feel for you about the rats. I've just gotten rid of (touch wood) my mouse problem and that was bad enough. I can't imagine having rats!!! ewwww... Good luck with that!
March 17, 200817 yr Author okay, update time. Firstly, no rats last night. I put a lot of Ratsak down where no birds or dogs could get to and hopefully it will work. Birds Sebby and Cheese are proving to be excellent parents, raising their 5 very well. I am trying to handle them every day. Eldest is a Golden Faced Type II Recessive Pied. Not sure on the whole Opaline thing. 2nd Eldest is a very pretty Golden Face Cinnamon Winged Sky blue. Not an opaline. 3rd Eldest is a Golden Faced Opaline Cinnamon Winged Sky Blue. Still not sure if type 1 or 2. He plays dead all the time. What type of animal plays dead as a defence? Might help with naming. Check out the wings picture. 2nd Youngest is going to be like older brother and is a Golden faced recessive pied type II. Youngest will also be a Golden Faced Recessive Pied Type II. You can just see the yellow pins coming through. Angel and Hugo have 5 in their nest, with more hatching all the time it seems. The journeyman is the oldest, and he looks to be a normal blue. The others are all too young to tell so far. No red eyes, but we would not expect any as Hugo is a DF Dom Pied. Interesting to see what Angel is split to. Tralia and Nibbler now have 3 little ones. They all look to be doing well. The young will help solve the riddle of what Tralia really is. There you go - more updates in a few days.
March 17, 200817 yr Another great update as usual. They are looking really well and VERY cute! Good stuff Dave.
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