July 1, 200915 yr WOW !!!! Now that what is called a BRAZILIAN ??? thats a crack up man that would of hurt did you at least put a warm little face cloth on the toosh :rofl: :rofl: i hear warmth stops the initial pain however i dont think you can get budgie size flannels :rofl: WOW !!!! Now that what is called a BRAZILIAN ??? :rofl: thats so funny :question:
July 5, 200915 yr Author Update time. Caesar and his lady have 2 young, one is an albino hen and the other is ...not. it is too early to tell if the youngster is male or female, spangle or not. All I know is that it has dark eyes and will be blue. Another little one has just hatched fromt he last fertile egg, so we will see how it goes. Dumb and kestral, after their feather plucking adventure, and a couple of days rest, have layed their first egg. All looks promising. Luthor and his lay had 5 eggs, all of which were infertile. I have removed their nestbox at the moment, giving them a couple of days to bond, and then I will trim their feathers and give them another go. Twitch and Kiwi now have 4 eggs. Dumber and Cino have 5 eggs. Earl and Latte have 4 eggs. None of the last 4 pairs were trimmed or plucked, so I might have the same issues as i did with the first 3 pairs. I never really realised the importance of plucking/trimming as I had never bred birds with this much feather. I would be really interested in hearing what other breeders of show birds have been through, in relation to feather trimming/plucking. With the pet types, it is not an issue, and even with some show types, it is not an issue, but obviously with some show types, it is essential. I will get some pics later of the two, hopefully 3 little ones.
July 6, 200915 yr Author Well, the new hatchling in the nest of Caesar and his lady did not make it. Shame, but it was not meant to be I suppose.
July 6, 200915 yr Sorry to hear you lost a chick Dave But I am really hanging out to see how these chicks all turn out. I think you will have reason to be proud of this years babies
July 8, 200915 yr Author Stunted breeding season so far, but two chicks from caesar and his lady Some eggs All other hens are dutifully sitting on eggs. I have to trim one pair who have no nest box at the moment, though after trimming they should be good to go.
July 8, 200915 yr That albino baby is very very nice Dave. Can see directional feather and that longer furrow of feathers going out and over the eye like an eyebrow going back to the back of the head ...................one way to get a Cec Gearing albino, they sell for $500 to $1000 upwards and the waiting list is 2 years
July 8, 200915 yr How many days between these two ? Looks like Mum is plucking the down off the youngest too Dave, put plenty of millet in the nestbox to distract her. Thats what Omelette does too.
July 8, 200915 yr the albino has nice back skull also looks like its going to get little pants also i may be wrong but the feather lower down looks like it extends down leg nice job dave
July 8, 200915 yr Author There are about 6 days between these 2 I think Kaz, off the top of my head. They were not born 2 days apart. I noticed the plucking, but since none of my other pairs produced fertile eggs, I am a little limited. Millet in the morning.
July 11, 200915 yr Author The distraction therapy seems to have worked. Down now appearing on the chicks. The big news is the birth of a little one in the nest of Dumber and Cino. This is their first little Jellybean and hopefully one of many. No signs of movement yet in other nests. I will take more pics tomorrow.
July 12, 200915 yr Author I took some new pics so everyone can see what is going on. The msot pics are of Caesar and his lady's chicks. We have our albino hen and a blue cock (I think). What is interesting is not that he is blue, nor the fact that he is not a spangle, but rather, what is interesting is the amount of blue on his head and his wings, when he does not appear to be an opaline. Look at the blue coming through on his pin feathers. It is interesting. Also here is a picture of Dumber and Cino's little jellybean with the other unhatched eggs. These eggs belong to Twitch and Kiwi These eggs belong to Earl and Latte These eggs belong to Dumb and Kestral. I will try to take more photos more consistently as we progress
July 12, 200915 yr Author little blue chick is a little blue spangle. Shame on me for assuming otherwise I am worried about kestral and dumb and the fetility of their eggs. I am beginning to think that thick feathers might not have been the problem. Edited July 12, 200915 yr by Dave_McMinn
July 12, 200915 yr little blue chick is a little blue spangle. Shame on me for assuming otherwise I knew it :hug:
July 13, 200915 yr Author Another chick just hatched. It is the first of Earl and Latte. They had a nest of 5, so hopefully it is their first of four or five. Earl and Latte are both grey opalines, so i am going to say that this little one is a grey opaline - :laughter:
July 13, 200915 yr Another chick just hatched. It is the first of Earl and Latte. They had a nest of 5, so hopefully it is their first of four or five. Earl and Latte are both grey opalines, so i am going to say that this little one is a grey opaline - :laughter: All of Earl and Latte's eggs seem to be fertile Dave :rofl:
July 13, 200915 yr Another chick just hatched. It is the first of Earl and Latte. They had a nest of 5, so hopefully it is their first of four or five. Earl and Latte are both grey opalines, so i am going to say that this little one is a grey opaline - good call but is anyone split??????
July 14, 200915 yr Author If they are both single factor greys, then it is possible that you could get blues. SF Opaline Grey Male x SF Grey Opaline Grey Female 25.0% grey(df) opaline 50.0% grey(sf) opaline 25.0% blue opaline if they are both double factors DF Opaline Grey Male x DF Opaline Grey Female 100% grey(df) opaline if one of them is df and the other is as sf, then 50.0% grey(df) opaline 50.0% grey(sf) opaline
July 14, 200915 yr Author Had a look in the nestboxes this morning, and I am concerned for a little one. The eldest bub of Dumb and Cino does not look good. Another little one has hatched in there, and this little seems well, it has been fed, and it is the dark pink colour. The oldest young one though is in big trouble. It is a light shade of pink, and instead of being a little round ball thing that rolls around, it is flat. Its extremities, as in its legs and wings are even more pale in colour, as in I am not sure this little one's extremities are getting any blood. It looks like a person doing the breast stroke. I am not sure how this could have happened - maybe its mother sat on it, or maybe it has some inherent disease, but they way it looks, if it survives, it would not have a normal life. The chick was a bit pale in this photo but it is much worse now. I hope that it is only this chick. If any of the others appear to have these signs, I move have to move them to another nestbox. I once had a whole lot of chicks die like this, but only in one nestbox. I am not sure if it was due to the mother or father, but I never bred those birds again. I wonder if it is because something in the crop milk? Any thoughts on how to proceed, save for moving any surviving the chicks? Edited July 14, 200915 yr by Dave_McMinn
