November 1, 200816 yr Good news Renee Mmmmm. I had words with the Violet last night and it seems to have done the trick! :glare: I totally believe this. Noone would dare go against a stern talking to from you...not even a budgie. I remember when I was a kid, my Dad would show the axe to a hen that didnt lay eggs and she was laying again in no time !!
November 1, 200816 yr **UPDATE***This pair have their first egg.6 eggs to this pair now7 eggs now BUT I had to remove one of the eggs as either parent had tried to shift it by beak. There were two definite beak marks in it and the shell was cracked in the two beak mark areas. Three showing fertile already, others possible.......so back to 6 eggs again.
November 3, 200816 yr Doing well girls we all have those bad days in the breeding room I have had heaps. Been a really bad year.
November 3, 200816 yr Author 3rd chick of Violet & Spangle dead in the nest. Removed well fed chickie and replaced with 2 day old foster chick. Let's hope the last fertile egg hatches AND is fed. :hap:
November 4, 200816 yr Author I always knew this Violet was trouble - if she weren't such a good looker I would have happily wrung her neck today. Transferred chickie wasn't fed and she chucked the last remaining fertile egg out. I have moved them both to a 'summer' breeding cage. Maybe they'll go down again. :rofl:
November 4, 200816 yr Hens :rofl: They are so much more trouble than the filled with lust boys ................ any way, fingers crossed for the rest. We had better do a recap on this topic.
November 4, 200816 yr Author Hens :rofl: They are so much more trouble than the filled with lust boys ................ any way, fingers crossed for the rest. We had better do a recap on this topic. okay. Recap: at this end I started with 3 pairs but one of my hens (probably the sister to the horrid Violet ) didn't like Kaz's magnificent Recessive Pied, so he went home. So I was left with 2 pairs: Violet & Spangle laid 4 fertile eggs, first chick died-not fed; second chick quickly transferred to a foster nest and doing well; third chick died - not fed; fourth chick didn't have a chance to hatch as Violet chucked the egg out. Lutino & Olive have laid 8 eggs to date and while I thought 3 were fertile I can only see 1 definitely fertile egg. Maybe something will show through - HUH!
November 5, 200816 yr Third chick hatched to the recessive pied pair today...thats it for them. Here they are.
November 6, 200816 yr Third chick hatched to the recessive pied pair today...thats it for them. Here they are. Eldest chick in this nest so far all pure yellow pin feathers. Surprising since it had black eyes at hatching and no sign of the plum eyes of a recessive. Edited November 6, 200816 yr by KAZ
November 9, 200816 yr yay!! for your new baby!! Your yellow chick is interesting - i look forward to seeing what it develops into
November 9, 200816 yr yay!! for your new baby!! Your yellow chick is interesting - i look forward to seeing what it develops into Pied markings are coming in. Funny there were no plum eyes with these chicks.
November 11, 200816 yr The best part about this trip is going to be coming back and seeing photo's!!!
November 11, 200816 yr I look forward to all the photos too. Those babies look sooooo cute and clean and helpless
November 11, 200816 yr i am really looking forward to the out come of these babies. their eye colour is fascinating
November 12, 200816 yr Author Hens They are so much more trouble than the filled with lust boys ................ any way, fingers crossed for the rest. We had better do a recap on this topic. okay. Recap: at this end I started with 3 pairs but one of my hens (probably the sister to the horrid Violet ) didn't like Kaz's magnificent Recessive Pied, so he went home. So I was left with 2 pairs: Violet & Spangle laid 4 fertile eggs, first chick died-not fed; second chick quickly transferred to a foster nest and doing well; third chick died - not fed; fourth chick didn't have a chance to hatch as Violet chucked the egg out. Lutino & Olive have laid 8 eggs to date and while I thought 3 were fertile I can only see 1 definitely fertile egg. Maybe something will show through - HUH! :yuck: Nothing's happening with the Lutino and Olive, the eggs that looked promising have developed a ring inside, so my guess is they're addled. :rofl: I have popped 2 foster chicks in with them and they're doing a wonderful job of feeding them. Here's hoping raising a round will bear fruits - you never know it did with my best Lutinos.
November 12, 200816 yr Some chicks from the recessive hen and split recessive cock. Three out of three are pieds and here is the chicks and eggs in the nest of the dom pied cock of Renees and my Gary A hen Edited November 12, 200816 yr by KAZ
November 13, 200816 yr I legrung this chick for Renee yesterday Very fat legs for its age...chunky little bubba. Will be a recessive pied too. Edited November 14, 200816 yr by KAZ
November 14, 200816 yr Now three chicks and three eggs to go I legrung this chick for Renee yesterday Very fat legs for its age...chucnky little bubba. Will be a recessive pied too. And in the RECESSIVE PIED NEST this recessive chick of Renee's has the better markings. The eldest two have light markings and this chickie has more showing up. Thats a good thing
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