March 15, 201015 yr dave the two normal greys the little one seems to have white down is it just the picture or could she be opaline ??? your birds are doing good im having bit bad luck at moment i tryed my old nest boxes one more time( no concaves ) and well ...everything dead in shell although i did crack all dead eggs as i do to see how far they got and found a live chick almost dead and just breathing a albino so fingers crossed she lives i think the massive storm had a hand in it also
March 16, 201015 yr Author GB - sorry to hear about your losses. It is always tough, trust me, I know. I am putting the loss of all my little ones in this thread, from say pages 2- 4 of this thread, I am putting that all down to a mouse infestation I became aware of. I am still unsure of whether that little one is an opaline or not. Sometimes i think that the down is white and sometimes I think it is grey. I will just have to wait and see what happens. I am hoping that he/she is not an opaline. Shannon - thanks for that.
March 19, 201015 yr Author The little ones are all growing up now and are looking to come out. Each cage has an ice cream container with some paper in the bottom and some millet in it for the little ones. Pair 1 - Grey Cock and a Grey Green Spangle Hen Chick 1 - Monster - he is looking sleeker and has some good posture when he perches Chick 2 - Normal Grey - the photo makes this one look a bit like a cinnamon win, but I am thinking normal grey. No dilution of body colour. Chick 3 - Opaline Grey - you can see a lot of white on the head Pair 2 - Green Dominant PiedOpaline/Lutino Cock and Cinnamon Wing Grey Green Hen 1 Chick - a light green opaline Hen with a very clear mantle Pair 3 - Green Spangle Cock and a GreyGreen Hen Chick 1 - Green Normal Hen Chick 2 - Green Normal Cock
March 19, 201015 yr Hi Dave,looks like Monster is turning into a show pony i hope he turns into a champion for you,the rest of the chicks look great,it only feels like yesterday they were little pink blobs.
March 20, 201015 yr Author Not all news is good news. Whilst I was out working on my aviary, a tragedy ocurred - I lost hen. i found her dead. She had tried to lay an egg and her insides had pushed out with the egg. There was nothing I could do. Why is it that when we lose a good bird, it is always a hen?
March 20, 201015 yr Author I might look at hens at an auction next sunday I might also have to hold off on my generous giving away of hens
March 20, 201015 yr I might look at hens at an auction next sunday I might also have to hold off on my generous giving away of hens
March 21, 201015 yr Not all news is good news. Whilst I was out working on my aviary, a tragedy ocurred - I lost hen. i found her dead. She had tried to lay an egg and her insides had pushed out with the egg. There was nothing I could do. Why is it that when we lose a good bird, it is always a hen? You might have to check what you are feeding,they may be to fat,was it a young hen or had she layed before. There could be any number of reasons for the prolaspe.
March 27, 201015 yr Author Quick update ( taken yesterday/last night) Pair 1 - grey cock and a greygreen spangle hen - 3 chicks (Hen has layed 3 new eggs) 1 greygreen spangle cock - Monster - going very well, and looking after younger siblings 1 grey normal hen - fledged. Small, but still young. I think she might only have fledged as mum might have chased her from the nestbox. Perches well though. 1 grey opaline normal hen - Larger than older sister - I have placed her in an ice cream container on the cage floor. Pair 2 - Solo Dad Light Green opaline dommine pied/lutino cock (mother deceased light green cinnamon winged hen) - 1 chick light green opaline hen - very clear mantle Pair 3 - Light Green Spangle Cock and GreyGreen Normal Hen (Darkest GreyGreen I have ever seen so I thinking she has 2 Dark Factors) - 2 chicks dark green normal hen dark green normal cock
March 27, 201015 yr Can you post a picture of the clear mantle? Looking great there.Already been done Ratzy
March 27, 201015 yr The chicks are fantastic Dave! Good to see the little hen has continued to have a clear mantle, she is lovely
March 27, 201015 yr Author Thanks everyone for the comments. Things are going okay with some birds, but others are always an issue. I will get a more developed shot Ratzy to show everyone and update and make sure you clearly understand what I am talking about. As for the pics, they were taken on my iphone, as as great as that toy is, the camera, without a flash, is average.
March 27, 201015 yr As for the pics, they were taken on my iphone, as as great as that toy is, the camera, without a flash, is average. So true, you'd think that apple would've made it better considering its probably the worlds most popular phone...
April 10, 201015 yr Author It has been a while since I updated. I will take some new tomorrow but at the moment I will just give you an update. The young ones were put into a kindy cage and they are all doing well, except the youngest little grey opaline hen who is still young. She is small and is yet to build her wing muscles enough to fly. She is eating on her own, chirping away, but is yet to fly. Parents have all had some time on their own and this morning they were all checked over and then returned to the aviary. The breeding aviary is being cleaned up and the young will go in there tomorrow hopefully. My next big thing is to look at which birds I am going to cull. A have a few thoughts.
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