May 18, 201014 yr Author Are they getting that spinky hair do yet Kaz? Not yet. But I do see width of cere.
May 20, 201014 yr Author cool, can't wait to see them wwhen feathered. Photos taken today Eldest chick..skyblue spangle... Second chick grey spangle Youngest chick
May 20, 201014 yr Looking good Kaz, another week you should see if they are going to good, have to remember they are outcrosses, so you need to put them back to the hens line or send them over for my line .
May 20, 201014 yr Looking good Kaz, another week you should see if they are going to good, have to remember they are outcrosses, so you need to put them back to the hens line or send them over for my line . okay say that again splat aboutthe out cross thinggy please i never really did understand where to go from pairring to chick out come to ?????? then
May 25, 201014 yr Author One sky spangle (opaline ? ) two grey spangle three sky spangle ( down has been nibbled on ) Edited May 25, 201014 yr by KAZ
May 25, 201014 yr Is that directional feather I see coming there Kaz. How broad are their heads. They look good more pics when feathered please. Looking good Kaz, another week you should see if they are going to good, have to remember they are outcrosses, so you need to put them back to the hens line or send them over for my line .okay say that again splat aboutthe out cross thinggy please i never really did understand where to go from pairring to chick out come to ?????? then It's like a Christmas tree. You have a bird that is outstanding. And you put this bird to everything in your aviary, then you put them young to the other spring like cousin to cousin, etc but then it comes a stage you need to outcross and that's when the christmas tree comes into action.The idea is you go out with an outcross and then the next season you use the young you bred and go back into the line. And youcontinue like this to breed a stud . Edited May 25, 201014 yr by splat
May 25, 201014 yr Is that directional feather I see coming there Kaz. How broad are their heads. They look good more pics when feathered please. Looking good Kaz, another week you should see if they are going to good, have to remember they are outcrosses, so you need to put them back to the hens line or send them over for my line .okay say that again splat aboutthe out cross thinggy please i never really did understand where to go from pairring to chick out come to ?????? then It's like a Christmas tree. You have a bird that is outstanding. And you put this bird to everything in your aviary, then you put them young to the other spring like cousin to cousin, etc but then it comes a stage you need to outcross and that's when the christmas tree comes into action.The idea is you go out with an outcross and then the next season you use the young you bred and go back into the line. And youcontinue like this to breed a stud . mabybe something to show me over a bottle of vodka i may get it then lol kaz that is directioning i see very nice
May 25, 201014 yr Author Is that directional feather I see coming there Kaz. How broad are their heads. They look good more pics when feathered please. They sure have the directional feather Splat along with width of cere. We will see how they turn out. Youngest spangle may also be cinnamon.
May 27, 201014 yr Author Your babies are looking great Kaz. What substrate do you use in your nest boxes? Those photos werent taken in the nestboxes....they were in an icecream tub for the photos. Nestbox materials ? I start out with flaky bran or rolled oats. At the stage of chicks being two weeks onwards the nestbox get a good serving of budgie seed to teach them to eat early. New piks
May 27, 201014 yr Your babies are looking great Kaz. What substrate do you use in your nest boxes? Those photos werent taken in the nestboxes....they were in an icecream tub for the photos. Nestbox materials ? I start out with flaky bran or rolled oats. At the stage of chicks being two weeks onwards the nestbox get a good serving of budgie seed to teach them to eat early. New piks Yes, did mean nesting material. Thank you :yes:
May 27, 201014 yr Author Yes, did mean nesting material. Thank you :yes: If you read this http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=22446 it may help understand why I use edible nesting materials these days Edited May 27, 201014 yr by KAZ
May 30, 201014 yr Author Todays photos Chick one Chick two chick three ( is being plucked and seems to have ********* growth )
May 30, 201014 yr Author The oldest 2 are looking great Kaz. Very nice. Yeah...pity about the third chick.
May 31, 201014 yr Author I expect the sky spangle to be out of the box anytime soon..........she tries real hard to get out :hap:
May 31, 201014 yr Author Has she found the nest box exit yet? :hap: I took out a lot of the nestbox materials and made the exit higher up
May 31, 201014 yr Has she found the nest box exit yet? :hap: I took out a lot of the nestbox materials and made the exit higher up She will use the other chicks as a ladder to climb out then.
June 2, 201014 yr Author Splats DF cock is now a lone father. I found the hen attacking her chicks and trying to lay a second clutch.....not attacking severely but enough to be worried for the chicks welfare....the littlest chick who was being plucked was further being attacked by the mother, and she also attacked the DF cock as well pulling some of his flights out as he tried to protect the chicks. I removed the mother and the DF cock s finishing the raising of the babies.
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