October 6, 200816 yr kaz had a great twin pair. They were very cute... from memory one was male one was female. the male lived longer than the female... but they were both very cute. Correct me if I'm wrong at anytime Kaz...Steel got First in dom pieds at the show yesterday and the judge commended me on how good he was. He has gained some size and length. I will get a new picture of him. When the judge was told he was the twin out on an egg, he was extrememly surprised that he had grown so well.Thanks Jimmy,I wonder whether the cock twin was the one listed on the show results page of the name "Steel" I found this post late last night, Pretty Cool looking bird.Thats him. He got first in dom pieds in the show yesterday
October 6, 200816 yr Author Today brought 2 new babies to this pair - sadly one was about 3 days early and died soon after hatching the other was on time and is fit and healthy - she has fed her bub
October 6, 200816 yr Author SHE DID IT Introducing Lady's baby - hatched this morning and already fed :happy-dancing: Edited October 6, 200816 yr by **Liv**
October 6, 200816 yr Great news Liv !! Have you candled the other eggs ? One definitely looks fertile, the others maybe not ?
October 7, 200816 yr Author Finally all pairs now have got 1-2 chicks This chick hatched this afternoon This is not their blood baby as this pair had all clear eggs - but because she is such a great mum i decided to give her one egg from 3 pairs as a safety net in case anything went wrong The only problem is i don't know which pair the eggs are from because i was silly and didn't mark the eggs Oh well, I should know when they feather up
October 7, 200816 yr Woooohooooo!! Congrats on Lady's first baby!! Now after the impatience of waiting for them to hatch, is the impatience for them to start to feather up!! LOL
October 7, 200816 yr sounds like you are having a great time there with your breeding... Look forward to seeing the results...
October 9, 200816 yr Congratulations on your chicks I am so proud of Lady :hap: Great photos, I love seeing how they grow. I can't wait to see them get their feathers through
October 11, 200816 yr Author Hey Liv, How are all your little beauties going to date? They are doing well. I'll get some new photos and update shortly
October 11, 200816 yr Author Time for an update: looks like i am not going to get as many bubs as first thought - the saying "dont count your chickens" is oh so true :ohmygod: Here are the bald chicks as of today Pair One Chick one (7 days old) Chick two (6 days old) (aww a yawn ) Pair Two Chick one (5 days old) Pair Three Chick one (7 days old) (this chick is huge!) Chick two (2 days old) Pair Four Chick one (4 days old) Chick two (3 days old) Pair Five Chick one (4 days old) Well that's it to date - there are a couple more eggs to hatch, but they will all have small clutches this round. Edited October 11, 200816 yr by **Liv**
October 11, 200816 yr That last photo is precious, we need more jellybean photos's in our Budgie of the Month Contests (hint hint)
October 15, 200816 yr Author Just a quick update - I lost this chick to these parents today It has been developing a hard lump in it's crop for the last 3 days - i first noticed it 2 days ago when it wasn't being fed by the parents and the hard lump was about the size of a pea. I fostered the chick to another hen, who also didn't feed it. Today i tried to feed the chick myself, but it couldn't swallow the formula as the lump was so large and blocked the esophagus. It was possibly a birth defect or possibly a tumor - it was so fast growing and solid, the poor little chick didn't have a chance Pair Three Poor little Chick you were only 11 days old - RIP (image taken just before the mass grew)
October 15, 200816 yr awww I am sorry for your loss... but thank you for posting and letting us know... its a perfect example of what can go wrong... how is his brother/sister doing?
October 15, 200816 yr Oh I am sorry mate .... It sucks when you lose a chick Edited October 15, 200816 yr by Neat fix link
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