Congratulations... I look forward to watching them grow up!

well an update is long overdue , the chicks are going well and growing really fast . 1 chick from the spangle nest has some issues so im deciding the best way to uethanaise it . here are some baby pics

 

from the fallow nest , the first chick looks huge to me . the middle chick has very white down compared to the other 2 in this nest

 

and the cobolt nest , the 2 albino chicks are doing really well

not sure if this is cinnamon or spangle yet ,

They still look fantastic :bliss: Very cute

They still look fantastic Very cute

 

thanks JB , they are really fat well fed chicks . ive started handling them so its going to be hard when its time for them to go :thumbs_up: , they are startin g to have personalities already i think

update time !!!!!

cobolt / fallow nest

first chick , cobolt normal has left the nest this morning

 

chick #2 , skyblue normal

 

chick #3 , opaline skyblue hen

 

spangle/ cobolt nest

chick 1 , albino , this one has very soft feather

 

chick #2 , cobolt spangle ( hoping cock ?)

 

chick #3, cobolt normal

 

chick #5 , ino

 

they are going really well at the moment and i hope to have some ready to go in a few weeks , the spangle im going to keep as i really want to breed some violet spangles eventually . i would love tyo keep them all but

congrads

the spangle seems to me to look like it could be holding a rececive pie genetics (the second picture at start of post)

although if is no babys will be unless father is split recesive

dont quote me on it but a test mating would tell for sure

 

bubs doing great good to see interested in the fellow mix have nice few fellows myself although one just for looks as is old male

well things have gone quite pear shaped with my birds in the last 2 weeks since the babies fledged .

 

the 2 youngest in the spangle nest died suddenly after being apparrently healthy . then the spangle died this monday . so im left with the 2 albino chicks from that nest and they are going really well , feeding on their own and flying about etc ,

 

in the fallow nest , the sky blue normal i found wringing wet and dead on friday morning . i suspect it took a bath in the water dish and struggled to get out . the cobolt normal cock and sky blue opaline hen are going really well , eating well on their own and capable of flight .

 

the baby cobolt cock flew off on tuesday when i got him out for handling , luckily i caught him at the end of my deck when he flew into the jasmine and didnt know where to go . my fallow hen has somehow injured her leg so i probably wont breed from her again unless it heals .

 

well i will add some pics of how the rest of the bubs turned out hopefully on the weekend . and for those interested the bubs are ready to got to new homes now .

well this budgie breeding buisiness can rerally test ones resolve . ive ended up with zero chicks from the spangle nest with both albinos having also died in the last few days after showing no signs of ill health

 

my aunt has taken the sky blue opaline/fallow hen , so im just left with the cobolt/fallow cock now

well this budgie breeding buisiness can rerally test ones resolve . ive ended up with zero chicks from the spangle nest with both albinos having also died in the last few days after showing no signs of ill health

 

my aunt has taken the sky blue opaline/fallow hen , so im just left with the cobolt/fallow cock now

 

were the chicks feeding themselfs well ?

how old were they at leaving nest ?