Posted January 4, 200916 yr well i put three pair down what seems like an eternity ago and ive been really busy over christmas as im sure you can all relate to . so one pair didnt really work out , laid one egg then stopped the othert 2 pair are going well though and im expecting chickies before this weeks over this cobolt normal cock and spangle hen have 6 fertile eggs (100%) and first due to hatch 8/01 . and ive been told to expect the unexpected from them ???? im hoping for nice big cobolt spangle babies to put to violets later down the track and the cobolt normal cock and fallow hen have 3 out 4 eggs fertile , first due to hatch 7/01 so hopefully soon i will have some jellybean pics to post soon , fingers crossed all goes well
January 5, 200916 yr Author thanks for the well wishes too ,there will be plenty of updates with cute little baby pics , i promise !!!! Edited January 5, 200916 yr by brez
January 8, 200916 yr Author cobolt cock / fallow hen have their first hatchling today it is very pale in colour though , almost creamy . and the eyes dont look as dark as i was expecting either , and dont look pink enough to be ino to me oh well i will take some pics once the next one hatches
January 10, 200916 yr Author well this is going to be a very quick update of sorts ( no photos sorry , i havnt been able to bring myself to disturb them too much this early on ) the first chick from the cobolt and fallow seems to be going pretty well despite its pale colour , its well fed which is great :sadsorry: , 2nd due to hatch tomorrow as there was 4 days between laying the 1st and 2nd eggs . the cobolt and spangle pair have 2 chicks now . first hatched yesterday evening and is an ino , this was expected as i was told these guys usually throw a high % of albinos . 2nd hatched early hours this morning and looks to have normal eyes im not sure why they hatched so close together and at such odd times . oh well i will add pics of the cute little jelly beans tomorrow im contemplating fostering 1 egg from the spangle nest to the fallow hen as she only has 3 fertile ones but i may wait and see how the ino chick goes first
January 11, 200916 yr Good for you. It's so exciting, isn't it? :cake: Keep us updated and as always love to see pics!!!
January 11, 200916 yr Author well as promised here are some baby pics ( though not the best pics ever ! ) this is the cobolt/fallow nest , and this is the cobolt/spangle nest , biggest chick is the ino 4 happy healthy well fed little chickies, though they are very camera shy :hi:
January 12, 200916 yr Author thanks JB they are cute i guess , but wait theres more . i was expecting the cobolt / spangle to chick to hatch today and it has , but the cobolt / fallow chick hatched today aswell . albeit a day early :fear . the little buggers have been hatching unexpectedly all over the place actually . maybe the fluctuating weather and temps have something to do with that ? cobolt / fallow nest , the last egg is infertile so thats it for them . 3 chicks cobolt / spangle nest . 3 chicks now , 2 to go . last egg didnt develop even though it was fertile
January 16, 200916 yr Author well its been a few days now since i last updated . the 2 remaining chicks in the spangle nest hatched wednesday and thursday the 4th chick i helped out of its shell very carefully as it was taking many hours to free itself . the 5th chick is an ino and hatched a day earlier than expected all are doing well , even the 1st chick from the fallow nest which looked funny couloured is going really well now . i will do some new pics next week when the earlier ones should be getting some feathers
January 16, 200916 yr Hey Brez, Congrats on your babies! One word of advice with the normal/ spangle nest i wouldnt move any of her eggs she is capable of looking after 5 babies if there are more 5 than move them but she seems to like it when they are left and the falow has only has only reared 3 babies at a time from memory. But whatever works. OOh and also watch the ino because they have a high mortality rate i have had a few die for no apparent reason. Goodluck with them. I am hapy that they have gone to such a good home.
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