April 27, 201015 yr keep posting pictures, i love to see them when there just fledging out of the nest!
April 27, 201015 yr Author First chick left my nest no. 7 today, which coincidently has 7 chicks in it!
April 28, 201015 yr I'm so pleased that these two are doing well Patrick, looking forward to photo's of the Albino's also.
April 29, 201015 yr Author This is my nest no. 10 which contains a couple of Albinos . The Father is a Cobalt split Albino and Mum is Dom Pied and are also uncle and niece. As mentioned the larger Albino chick pictured is only a couple of days older than the other one. It's something of a whopper!
April 30, 201015 yr Author Hi All! This is a picture of 4 chicks in my nest no. 19, bred from a Dom Pied Cock x Opaline Green Hen. The eldest is 20 days and all four of them are very loud!
April 30, 201015 yr very cute With all this breeding success have you got a kindie cage set up for all your soon to be fledged and independant babies ?
April 30, 201015 yr Author very cute With all this breeding success have you got a kindie cage set up for all your soon to be fledged and independant babies ?Hi KazFunny you say that as I just picked up some extra large flight cages on my way to work today, and with what I have already should prevent overcrowding.My birdroom is going to change from a maternity ward to a kindy very soon!I had someone suggest to me recently an idea of placing a show cage in the weaning cage to familiarize the chicks with being in it.What do you think about doing that? Edited April 30, 201015 yr by jetrick57
April 30, 201015 yr Might be too soon...baby budgies could get silly and stay in there But I dont really know. Try it I guess
April 30, 201015 yr Author This is chick from my nest no. 4 that ventured out from the box today. Bred from a YF Cock x Albino Hen. I went for this pairing as the Hen has only laid infertile eggs before and the Cock is a proven "egg filler" so to speak. Hence she has laid and hatched six chicks this round. I also read that the YF is good for a variety of pairings as they don't tend to bring down the quality of the other bird in the offspring. The six chicks are not as big as some of my others in this round but I will wait and see how they develop. This ones a little fatty!
May 1, 201015 yr Author This is a picture of a couple of chicks from my nest no.7 checking out the new world, and also seeing if what Mum and Dad are eating is better than what they have been served!
May 1, 201015 yr You're going to have to name it Fatzo! The biggest albino, does it have abnormal feathering on the head or is that just it rubbing itself the wrong way? Edited May 1, 201015 yr by Ratzy
May 1, 201015 yr Author You're going to have to name it Fatzo! The biggest albino, does it have abnormal feathering on the head or is that just it rubbing itself the wrong way? Fatzo it is then! No I think it's just the way it has rubbed its head against the box.
May 1, 201015 yr hes nice your fatzo id say broad more than fat lets hope his head catches up length in his mask but all up id say very nice shape to him and id be happy withhim / ino always a bonus
May 1, 201015 yr Author hes nice your fatzo id say broad more than fat lets hope his head catches up length in his mask but all up id say very nice shape to him and id be happy withhim / ino always a bonusYou're right I 'd love to put another head on him!But as you say that could all change.He looks a little like a penguin which is kinda cute.There is five others just like him in the box.All about to leave the nest! Edited May 1, 201015 yr by jetrick57
May 1, 201015 yr Author My nest no.1 which laid infertile eggs first round hatched their first chick tonight. Just when I was hoping to end this quick season and start the weaning process.
May 1, 201015 yr My nest no.1 which laid infertile eggs first round hatched their first chick tonight. Just when I was hoping to end this quick season and start the weaning process. this good news how many cabnits did you set up again ??? whats chick count to date please
May 1, 201015 yr Author My nest no.1 which laid infertile eggs first round hatched their first chick tonight. Just when I was hoping to end this quick season and start the weaning process. this good news how many cabnits did you set up again ??? whats chick count to date please Hi GB, While it's fresh in my head without checking my records! I put 20 pairs down,of which 15 laid 105 eggs. 13 nest were fertile and the other 2 have laid again since one of those being the one that hatched a chick tonight. The other 5 pairs had partners exchanged and are now all on eggs. 67 chicks hatched with 63 reamining. My nest of 6 Lutinos suffered 4 casualities I think due to something being wrong with the Cock bird. The 2 Luts remaining are doing well being raised by the Hen. Looking at the eggs that didn't hatch, only a few had chicks that didn't make it which was good to see. Cheers Patrick
May 1, 201015 yr Author All my young birds from last years's Spring round have turned six months on 1/5 and will therefore go into a larger flight today. I emptied it a few weeks ago in readiness cleaned thoroughly,new perches,and dishes etc. I intend introducing the Adult birds back in as well over a few days so the young ones can develop their confidence in the larger space and avoid bullying etc.
May 3, 201015 yr Author I was lucky enough recently to acquire some of Liv's cull birds. This is a picture of them settling into a holding flight at my place. Thanks Liv! Edited May 3, 201015 yr by jetrick57
May 3, 201015 yr wow your doing good its great to hear a fellow bird breeder have good success its a wonderful hobby and its great to hear and see others success and hear the different ways things are done how many birds in your stud mate and what do you breed anything particularly ??
May 3, 201015 yr Author wow your doing good its great to hear a fellow bird breeder have good success its a wonderful hobby and its great to hear and see others success and hear the different ways things are done how many birds in your stud mate and what do you breed anything particularly ?? Hi GB Yes it's a great hobby and it gives me and no doubt you a lot of joy. It's going well at the moment but I am always cautious of how quickly that can change. Last year I lost quite a few with a bug, but I am pleased to say this year things are good. I have 140 birds including all the newly rung chicks. That's changing by the day as more are due to hatch. I wouldn't say I chosen one particular variety,but the Lacewings are a personal fav of mine. Though I won't see that many in my flock until next year when hopefully all my split cocks will do me proud. Nice to hear from you! Cheers Patrick
May 4, 201015 yr Author Hello all, My nest no.19 is starting to feather up, with a couple more the same to follow, Don't you just love Pieds! Cheers Patrick http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx85/je...57/P1020982.jpg Edited May 4, 201015 yr by KAZ not resized before posting
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