June 30, 201014 yr Author when I check the babies she makes a seen but stays out of the nest, but once I go to the door to the cage she pounces and grabs on and will not let go, :fear thank god for the big thick woolen gloves.
June 30, 201014 yr Always a worry that a hen that feral or nasty may one day turn on the cock or chicks. lets hope she doesnt :fear
June 30, 201014 yr Author O h I hope not she is feeding them great at the moment just wants me to stay away. My best lt green spangle is sick. He is in a nest with a hen and 4 babies (not theirs) well I found him this morning looking a bit worse for tear. He has what looks like vomit all over his front and a messy bum (not real bad though). Above the cere is not went so I am not sure what the problem is. I have put him in the hospital cage and gave him moxi and the hen and babies. What do you think Kaz.
June 30, 201014 yr O h I hope not she is feeding them great at the moment just wants me to stay away. My best lt green spangle is sick. He is in a nest with a hen and 4 babies (not theirs) well I found him this morning looking a bit worse for tear. He has what looks like vomit all over his front and a messy bum (not real bad though). Above the cere is not went so I am not sure what the problem is. I have put him in the hospital cage and gave him moxi and the hen and babies. What do you think Kaz. answered in your topic about the cock :fear
July 4, 201014 yr Author Oh my gosh this sky blue hen is driving me nuts, I hate her soooooooooooooooo much at the moment. Today one of the babies was out of the nest so after arming my self with my thick woolen gloves and my parker making sure all skin was covered tried and put the chick back ,,, well the little so and so was stuck to my arm bitting and screeching. It was horriable. I managed to put the chick back BUT a couple of hours later she was out again. She is about 4 1/2weeks old. So I thought I would put a platform in the cage for the chick to get some cover in case the crazy mother attacks her, WELL my god she went persurk.... So the only way I could do it was let her out in the bird room and even then I thought she would attack me but she didn't. Even when I try and top up the finger draws she trys to bite my fingers... gosh I hate her. Who needs a doberman when you have her. Just hope the babies don't turn out like her. Edited July 4, 201014 yr by splat
July 4, 201014 yr Author Fang I have a better name that. Today I snapped at her and told her she was a bad tempered little so and so. Honestly she is unbelievable, if this was my first experience with breeding I don't think I would ever continue. She waits for to go near the wire ready to pounce. Her parents and her grandparents were all lovely mannered birds. This hen is a friek. Kaz sorry you have her dad, Dk green cock. have you got anything out of him yet? Just hope he doesn't produce any physcho's like this hen. When I let her out into the breed room it was by choice I couldn't get her off my arm, and when she let go and flew to the wire door where the inside aviary is and then flew back I actually put my hands over my head to protect my safe , That is how scary she is. :rofl:
July 5, 201014 yr Author Funny she is soooooooooo scary. :fear Her behavour is no better today. Poor baby on the floor just over 4 weeks old screaming for food with a few feather missing on top on head (the cow) so I set myself up with protection, parker and thick gloves trying to grap her to put her back in the nest , WELL WHAT A JOB, any way managed it and she has stayed there. If I had some where to put the babies I would and then don't yell at me but she would be gone , the hen that is, not using her again, WHAT A NIGHTMARE, JUST WAITING FOR TO KILL THE BABIES. :fear Greg reckons she is just a good mum, **** she has gone over board. Geoff (Clearwing has one of my hens and he said she attacks and bites him too , he reckons I breed bitches ) :laughter: BUT he has no idae what this hen is like :laughter: much worse :fear
July 5, 201014 yr Funny she is soooooooooo scary. :fear Her behavour is no better today. Poor baby on the floor just over 4 weeks old screaming for food with a few feather missing on top on head (the cow) so I set myself up with protection, parker and thick gloves trying to grap her to put her back in the nest , WELL WHAT A JOB, any way managed it and she has stayed there. If I had some where to put the babies I would and then don't yell at me but she would be gone , the hen that is, not using her again, WHAT A NIGHTMARE, JUST WAITING FOR TO KILL THE BABIES. :fear Greg reckons she is just a good mum, **** she has gone over board. Geoff (Clearwing has one of my hens and he said she attacks and bites him too , he reckons I breed bitches ) :laughter: BUT he has no idae what this hen is like :laughter: much worse :fear Sounds like you need one of those chain mail suits they wear to go shark diving. How long before you separate her from chicks?
July 5, 201014 yr Author :laughter: One of those suits sounds great where do you get them :laughter: Ages, the youngest is about 3 weeks old not feather probably yet.
July 5, 201014 yr :laughter: One of those suits sounds great where do you get them :laughter: Ages, the youngest is about 3 weeks old not feather probably yet. lol you can make your own chain mail suit a freiend of mine useto make them and he did viking stuff you know replica with true to life items but wouldnt be able to lift your arm splat lol their very heavy
July 5, 201014 yr Author :laughter: Have to go out and put my arm in the cage again in minute, lol being putting it off.
July 6, 201014 yr :fear Have to go out and put my arm in the cage again in minute, lol being putting it off. lol send hr hear ill tame the best you can reap the rewards lol (just jokes )
July 6, 201014 yr Author :fear Have to go out and put my arm in the cage again in minute, lol being putting it off. lol send hr hear ill tame the best you can reap the rewards lol (just jokes ) You can have her lol. I send by air lol maybe she will carm down by the time she arrives, lol babies looking good but I really can't have a good look as she attacks.
July 6, 201014 yr Have to go out and put my arm in the cage again in minute, lol being putting it off. lol send hr hear ill tame the best you can reap the rewards lol :yuck: (just jokes ) You can have her lol. I send by air lol maybe she will carm down by the time she arrives, lol babies looking good but I really can't have a good look as she attacks. lol can you get pics of her attacking i think be pretty funny to see sorry :fear but im twisted like that laugh at others expence somethimes not always but this this is one them times
July 6, 201014 yr Author Have to go out and put my arm in the cage again in minute, lol being putting it off.lol send hr hear ill tame the best you can reap the rewards lol (just jokes )You can have her lol. I send by air lol maybe she will carm down by the time she arrives, lolbabies looking good but I really can't have a good look as she attacks. lol can you get pics of her attacking i think be pretty funny to see sorry :yuck: but im twisted like that laugh at others expence somethimes not always but this this is one them times Ha ha, laugh if you want but she is really scary lol. No serious Geoff and trevor were here today and Geoff couldn't believe, he said she's fast.lol as soon as your hand goes near the wire she is at your already :fear BUT when leaving Trevor said if I decide to get rid of her that he would like her as she is a good mum and he it doesn't worry him when they are like that as she is only protecting her young. Yeh sure she is a *****. Geoff siad that I breed bitches :fear .But even though I hate her I think I will use her again because after looking at her today , she is a really nice hen and a normal hen which I do not have many of.Yes Gb I will try and take a photo of her attcking me to give you a good laugh video would be better but Lisa has the video camera.BUT all put aside the babies a really nice. Geoff said they are really good and of good size too.Today we paired up 10 pair or so. Happy with most of them, will try and get some pots soon.Have 2 really nice spangle babies from my grey cock brother to the spangle and sky spangle who died. I through 4 eggs away and now I wish I had of kept them because they are really nice babies. Pics soon. Edited July 6, 201014 yr by KAZ
July 10, 201014 yr Author Here's an update on my breeding. I have about 12 new pair down will get pics of them soon maybe as i don't want to upset them. But here is some pics of some of my babies. This nest is that B@#@#% hen the one that attacks there are 2 of her babies in this nest the skys, the green is from another nest. She had 6 of her own with the violet cock. the other are in another nest. and these 4 are from the hen above that are in a different nest, all look sky and one maybe cobalt or violet This grey cinnamon from another nest Sky spangle sitting on perch and relaxed out of my grey and a sky spangle hen who died. on my finger and nervous His sister a grey cinn spangle and she is going to really nice, I only got 2 because I found the hen off the eggs she laid 6 and the first 2 were fertile and were all ice cold and silly me put the 2 fertile ones under another hen and threw the other away now I wished i had of put them under the hen too as the mother died, she ruptured. in the cage relaxed on my finger and nervous these two are from different nest too. I hope you all like
July 10, 201014 yr very nice babys you have got very nice birds splat well done ++ how many year breeding now
July 10, 201014 yr Author very nice babys you have got very nice birds splat well done ++ how many year breeding now Thanks Shannon but still have a long way to go yet this is my 5th breeding season this year. I can't count the 1st 2 years as I started over fresh on my third breeding season.
July 10, 201014 yr naww how cute are thes two "Just stand ther a minute while i rest on your shoulder" "aahhh ...okay!" very nice birds splat
July 14, 201014 yr Author I have more jelly beans 2 in my pied nest but one died yesterday at one day old, I have 3 in another nest and and 2 in another nest. My violet cocks babies and that crazy sky hen are looking really good, they are really big babies, a love it when they fill your hand and feel heavy and these babies the whole 6 of them feel heavy as. Try and take pics tomorrow.
July 14, 201014 yr looking good splat im interested to see what you get from three particular sky boys these chicks are nice darl i spesh like the little green and the sp sky :hap:
July 15, 201014 yr Author okay as promised here is an update on my breeding, sorry the photos aren't to good. This is the violet cinn opaline hen, she is going to be really nice These 2 are violet cock and cobalt sp hen this hen is the mother of my white boys This pair is a light green cin op hen of Geoffs and and grey cinn cock of mine This pair is my pied cock and a cobalt hen of Geoffs they had 2 babies and one died at one day old, and their baby Light green cinn op baby the bird as above and grey green cinn both from the same nest Mauve cock of Geoffs and my violet spangle hen they have 6 fertile eggs and so far 3 have hatched mauve cock and their babies This pair is Lutino cock and dk green cin hen More later :hap:
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