Grey cock out of my violet nest, full brother to my violets

 

these 2 hens are the violets and the grey cock above sisters

 

This violet is from the next nest and so is this violet cinnamon opaline

 

Yellow DF spangle full sister to my white ones from last year

 

 

Violet Spangle son of one of my viloets I bred last year

 

His sister cobalt spangle

 

The 2 together

 

and his other sister violet opaline, there were only 3 in the nest

 

Here are some babies

 

I have more to put on will do it tomorrow I hope, I hope I haven't bored you all to tears with my pics

Edited October 6, 200915 yr by KAZ

WOW !!!

 

 

It isnt about huge numbers mate when the quality is there

Magnificent violets there Splat!

Thanks Kaz and nubbly. I only have 24 babies in the flight and about 24 in the nest. But yes the violet line is coming on nicely.

All year I have only bred about 50 birds but most of them are vary good good but still very depressing getting clear egg after clear egg.

Dont worry too much about the clear eggs and slow results mate......I am hearing similar things from all over Australia right now.

I agree Kaz don't worry not culling the culprits I know they will come good for me sooner than later I hope

I am so impressed with those violets mate! Top job. And as said above - its about quality not quantity

Thanks Dean .

I know it's quality and not quanty but I guess I have to wait till next year to see what the ones that didn't breed this year will through me. The of my best birds are the ones that wouldn't breed for me but there is always hope

Just hope what i have now will do for the show season next year

My big grey green born from 2007 breeding year well last year he thought by putting his foot on the hen was the job done and every one told me because he was so big he would never breed for me cull him well this year 1st round 1 baby and this round 4 babies so there is hope for the ones that wouldn't breed this year maybe they will be more mature next year

some more babies

Sky blue spangle and white Dg spangle with bad suffusion the Df is missing the feather at this stage could come later but I doubt it, I think he will be culled they are full brothers to my winning white Df spangle

 

2 Grey green cinnamons and a grey cinnamon out of my nest of Alan Rowe blood line hen and Watson blood line cock both parents cinnamon

 

This nest is my pied nest, Alan Rowe bloodline pied cock and Watson/ Furness blood line hen

This is their fiest nest there were 2

 

That's all for now do more later

Edited October 6, 200915 yr by splat

Well your chickies look lovely Splat, Well Done!

 

Just out of curiosity, do you give your flock the 45 day Doxy treatment before commencing breeding - or any Doxy at all? I know some breeders routinely give their birds a 2 week treatment as they say it improves fertility .... the 45 day treatment basically cleans out any residual psittacosis chlamydia ....

Thanks Renee yes I did the 2 week treatment

Thanks Renee yes I did the 2 week treatment

 

Maybe you could consider a 45 day flock treatment when you've finished breeding?

 

I think it was ahead of my 2nd breeding season that I did the 45 day treatment for the first time and the results were outstanding .....

Edited October 6, 200915 yr by renee

okay thanks Renee will do

NICE birds there!!! I've only breed a little, and only to populate my aviary. Even for me, it sucks getting clear eggs. I can only imagine what it must be like for you and other who breed for show and to develop qualities etc...

Yes Maesie It really sucks but at least I have some babies

we all have good and bad breeding season

 

i hope it will look up mate

Thanks Shannon I am sure it will I am happy with what I have so am am still lucky

hay mate dont cull the df with the blue suffuse he will be very valubal in your breeding to come belive me you dont want to cull him

but if you do lol you got my number ???

serrious i would keep him and put him to a grey norm hen or a double grey spangle hen

but i wouldnt cull him

Plenty of potential in that lot splat. I particularly like the Normal Violet UBC on the third row and the Cinn Grey Green Alan Rowe line birds.

Good choice Daryl specially the violet as I have high hopes for him

This guy...........

 

 

Looks Mauve in these photos not grey......what does he look like in "real life" mate ?

This guy...........

 

 

Looks Mauve in these photos not grey......what does he look like in "real life" mate ?

 

and being from a violets nest could very well be mauve

remembering it is a modifier like violet and grey it can come in 3 shades also is that right kaz ???

This guy...........

 

 

Looks Mauve in these photos not grey......what does he look like in "real life" mate ?

 

and being from a violets nest could very well be mauve

remembering it is a modifier like violet and grey it can come in 3 shades also is that right kaz ???

Yep

Looks like a violet grey to me.

He looks grey to me Kaz but he does have a violet sheen to him plus above his tail I can see a violet colour so he is violet grey if there is such a colour he doen't look mauve at least I don't think.

Geoff is coming to visit me soon I will ask him.