The Ino Baby

Posted May 21, 200816 yr

I am not sure if any of you remember but I had posted a picture of the parents on here a while back to make certain this was a good pair, I had such trouble getting a chick from them ...they will not be paired again. For some reason I had 3 of the chicks die...2 from the 1st round and 1 from the 2nd so after the 1 from the 2nd clutch died on me I took her eggs and fostered them. This is the only one that hatched and thank god I finally have a chick! Here are the parents again...next time the sire is going with a violet hen I have, hoping that will be a good pairing. I have been working hard and watching my birds closely. As in my post yesterday I am definitely looking forward to my first show, I have a man who 'mentors' me and has really been helpful so with any luck! My best to all and more later! I am guessing the chick is going to be a lacewing?? and hen? Let me know if I am right. Thanks!

Hen and her Sire:

This is the Sire:

Their chick:

Edited May 21, 200816 yr by sueannleach

May 21, 200816 yr

what a cutie :hap:

May 21, 200816 yr

so sweet.

May 21, 200816 yr

Your chick is a hen and a cutie :hap:

PS Dad is split for blue

Edited May 21, 200816 yr by KAZ

May 22, 200816 yr

Kaz, why does the baby have to be a hen? If the dad is a lacewing I would have thought the chick could be either.

May 22, 200816 yr

I think you will find that it’s not have to be, as, as you say they could have either sex, I think it’s just in Kaz’s expert opinion [she’s good at picking them young] think I will leave that to her.

Sueanneleach, glad you at least got one out of them, it’s a bit early to tell for sure, but you would think it would be a Lacewing.