August 16, 201014 yr I am really excited. last year at our meeting I got a bird from Ian for nothing as she was iffy in the breeding cage, she is a very nice grey hen. 07Well i put her down earlier and she had clear eggs then destroyed the nest so I put her back into the flight for a couple of months. I put her down a couple of weeks ago with a grey green cin cock with nice feather. Well she has laid 4 eggs and so far 2 are fertile but I have transfered them to another nest from advice from Ian. I rang him today to see how she was iffy. and he said she doesn't always fill the eggs and she is not a reliable mother. But he was rreally pleased that I have 2 fertile eggs because I said she was a nice hen and he said no she is a top hen. She placed 11th at the uncapped shield. The best thing is she is my breeding 100% Watson. Related to all my birds. So now I am dying to put my violet over her because if she takes to him I think they will click. bUT she still has a couple more eggs to lay with this cock yet and then I will give her a little break. thats really cool i love the iffy birds that dont breed their cheep nice quality and you can always get at lest one chick if not a clutch if your on the ball and patient good luck with it mate bet the violet boy woos her just have a nest ready to put all their eggs in and give her the other hens as they lay that way she may actually suprize you and if not its not a big loss and you know never ever trust her again with chicks thats what i would do
August 17, 201014 yr Author Yes another egg fertile today, farmed it out GB the cobalt spangle and dilute have 2 babies now for more to hatch one due tomorrow, the 1st 2 died.
August 17, 201014 yr Good news. Off to a good start Splat Cant wait to see your next batch of babies grow.
August 18, 201014 yr Author 3 babies from dilute and sky violet spangle and 3 eggs to hatch, this pair had 8 fertile eggs but the 1st 2 died. :hi:
August 18, 201014 yr Author UPDATE Nest 1...Grey Opaline hen x yellow face cinnamon sky cock.....2 eggs so far Nest 2... Dark green Cinn hen x Lutino cock.....had 2 fertile eggs and I tranfered them and lost them I think, waiting for her to lay again nest 3... Grey hen (iffy hen) x grey green cinnamon cock 5 eggs and 3 fertile eggs so far nest 4.. violet hen x white Df spangle cock.... 2 eggs so far nest 5.. yellow Df hen x grey cock.... 4 fertile eggs all hatched 4 chicks :hi: really excited about this nest nest 6.. violet spangle hen x mauve cock.. 5 chicks nest 7... lt green cinn spangle hen x grey green cinn cock... 3 chicks nest 8... violet opaline hen x light green oplaine spangle cock... waiting nest 9...empty nest 10... grey spangle hen x sky blue opaline spangle cock... waiting nest 11.. grey dilute x sky violet opaline spangle cock... 8 eggs, first 2 chicks died, has 3 chicks now and 3 eggs to hatch. nest 12... sky hen x white Df spangle cock... 4 eggs all clear so far nest 13.. violet cinnamon spangle hen x grey green cock. 4 eggs.. one fertile so far nest 14... sky hen x violet cock.. 5 eggs .. 3 fertile so far nest 15.. light green spangle hen x yellow df cock... 5 eggs... 2 fertile eggs so far i think, 1 for sure. nest 16... sky hen x violet cock.... 3 chicks nest 17... light cinnamon spangle hen x grey cinnamon cock ..waiting nest 18.. cobalt hen x dk green dom pied.. eggs so far nest 19.. empty nest 20.. cobalt hen x light green spangle cock.... 1 chick hatched today, layed 4 eggs only 1 fertile nest 21... empty nest 22... yellow df spangle hen x grey green cock .. waiting nest 23 grey opaline spangle hen x light green cock.. 7 eggs... 4 fertile so far nest 24.. dk green hen x yellow Texas clearbody... 9 eggs .. 5 fertile so far I have my fingers crossed. will try and get some photos soon, don't like to upset them to much
August 20, 201014 yr Author UPDATENest 1...Grey Opaline hen x yellow face cinnamon sky cock.....2 eggs so far Nest 2... Dark green Cinn hen x Lutino cock.....had 2 fertile eggs and I tranfered them and lost them I think, waiting for her to lay again nest 3... Grey hen (iffy hen) x grey green cinnamon cock 5 eggs and 3 fertile eggs so far nest 4.. violet hen x white Df spangle cock.... 2 eggs so far nest 5.. yellow Df hen x grey cock.... 4 fertile eggs all hatched 4 chicks :rip: really excited about this nest nest 6.. violet spangle hen x mauve cock.. 5 chicks nest 7... lt green cinn spangle hen x grey green cinn cock... 3 chicks nest 8... violet opaline hen x light green oplaine spangle cock... waiting nest 9...empty nest 10... grey spangle hen x sky blue opaline spangle cock... waiting nest 11.. grey dilute x sky violet opaline spangle cock... 8 eggs, first 2 chicks died, has 4 chicks now and 2 eggs to hatch. nest 12... sky hen x white Df spangle cock... 4 eggs all clear so far nest 13.. violet cinnamon spangle hen x grey green cock. 4 eggs.. one fertile so far nest 14... sky hen x violet cock.. 5 eggs .. 3 fertile so far nest 15.. light green spangle hen x yellow df cock... 5 eggs... 2 fertile eggs so far i think, 1 for sure. nest 16... sky hen x violet cock.... 3 chicks nest 17... light cinnamon spangle hen x grey cinnamon cock ..waiting nest 18.. cobalt hen x dk green dom pied.. eggs so far nest 19.. empty nest 20.. cobalt hen x light green spangle cock.... 1 chick hatched today, layed 4 eggs only 1 fertile the biggest baby below to nest 5 nest 21... empty nest 22... yellow df spangle hen x grey green cock .. waiting nest 23 grey opaline spangle hen x light green cock.. 7 eggs... 4 fertile so far nest 24.. dk green hen x yellow Texas clearbody... 9 eggs .. 5 fertile so far I have my fingers crossed. will try and get some photos soon, don't like to upset them to much :sad:
August 20, 201014 yr Author UPDATENest 1...Grey Opaline hen x yellow face cinnamon sky cock.....2 eggs so far Nest 2... Dark green Cinn hen x Lutino cock.....had 2 fertile eggs and I tranfered them and lost them I think, waiting for her to lay again Yep 1 egg today nest 3... Grey hen (iffy hen) x grey green cinnamon cock 5 eggs and 3 fertile eggs so far nest 4.. violet hen x white Df spangle cock.... 2 eggs so far.. 3 eggs all clear, I think this hen is to old now nest 5.. yellow Df hen x grey cock.... 4 fertile eggs all hatched 4 chicks really excited about this nest nest 6.. violet spangle hen x mauve cock.. 5 chicks nest 7... lt green cinn spangle hen x grey green cinn cock... 3 chicks nest 8... violet opaline hen x light green oplaine spangle cock... waiting yes 1 egg today nest 9...empty nest 10... grey spangle hen x sky blue opaline spangle cock... waiting nest 11.. grey dilute x sky violet opaline spangle cock... 8 eggs, first 2 chicks died, has 4 chicks now and 2 eggs to hatch. nest 12... sky hen x white Df spangle cock... 4 eggs all clear so far nest 13.. violet cinnamon spangle hen x grey green cock. 4 eggs.. one fertile so far 2 fertile now nest 14... sky hen x violet cock.. 5 eggs .. 3 fertile so far.. 6 eggs looks like 5 fertile or I am seeing things nest 15.. light green cinn spangle hen x yellow df cock... 6 eggs... 2 fertile eggs so far i think, 1 for sure. 3 fertile of hers and 3 from nest 3 but I am sure happy about these birds being fertile as the yellow df sp is my best bird besides his sonsnest 16... sky hen x violet cock.... 3 chicks nest 17... light green cinnamon spangle hen x grey cinnamon cock ..waiting nest 18.. cobalt hen x dk green dom pied.. 3 eggs so far 1 fertile nest 19.. empty nest 20.. cobalt hen x light green spangle cock.... 1 chick hatched today, layed 4 eggs only 1 fertile the biggest baby below to nest 5 nest 21... empty nest 22... yellow df spangle hen x grey green cock .. waiting nest 23 grey opaline spangle hen x light green cock.. 7 eggs... 4 fertile so far nest 24.. dk green hen x yellow Texas clearbody... 9 eggs .. 5 fertile so far I have my fingers crossed. will try and get some photos soon, don't like to upset them to much
August 20, 201014 yr Author Thank you SC but these eggs need to hatch and get to the perch, I lost about 7 one day old babies last week yellow belly) but I fixed the problem. The fertilty is better than last lot but really still not good enough BUt better than nothing Edited August 20, 201014 yr by splat
August 20, 201014 yr Sounds like things are getting busy in your birdroom Splat. Despite the car trouble, I think you are going to have many reasons to get excited about whats in the nestboxes
August 20, 201014 yr Author I hope so Kaz. I saw the machanic today and he said I should get my car bac by the end of next week, can't wait. Mind you I am driving Geoffs 2006 Magna, very flash and modern, black a beautiful car. But I do love MY old 95 hyundai excel sprint. Plus my little car is really cheap to run and Geoff's lovely flash car is a large 6 cyl and a lot more expensive to run and it is making me lazy because my car is manual and Geoff's is auto.
August 21, 201014 yr Author UPDATENest 1...Grey Opaline hen x yellow face cinnamon sky cock.....2 eggs so far Nest 2... Dark green Cinn hen x Lutino cock.....had 2 fertile eggs and I tranfered them and lost them I think, waiting for her to lay again Yep 1 egg today nest 3... Grey hen (iffy hen) x grey green cinnamon cock 5 eggs and 3 fertile eggs so far nest 4.. violet hen x white Df spangle cock.... 2 eggs so far.. 3 eggs all clear, I think this hen is to old now nest 5.. yellow Df hen x grey cock.... 4 fertile eggs all hatched 4 chicks really excited about this nest nest 6.. violet spangle hen x mauve cock.. 5 chicks nest 7... lt green cinn spangle hen x grey green cinn cock... 3 chicks nest 8... violet opaline hen x light green oplaine spangle cock... waiting yes 1 egg today nest 9...empty nest 10... grey spangle hen x sky blue opaline spangle cock... waiting nest 11.. grey dilute x sky violet opaline spangle cock... 8 eggs, first 2 chicks died, has 4 chicks now and 2 eggs to hatch. nest 12... sky hen x white Df spangle cock... 4 eggs all clear so far nest 13.. violet cinnamon spangle hen x grey green cock. 4 eggs.. one fertile so far 2 fertile now nest 14... sky hen x violet cock.. 5 eggs .. 3 fertile so far.. 6 eggs looks like 5 fertile or I am seeing things nest 15.. light green cinn spangle hen x yellow df cock... 6 eggs... 2 fertile eggs so far i think, 1 for sure. 3 fertile of hers and 3 from 3 fertile of theirs and 3 from nest 3nest 16... sky hen x violet cock.... 3 chicks nest 17... light green cinnamon spangle hen x grey cinnamon cock ..waiting nest 18.. cobalt hen x dk green dom pied.. 3 eggs so far 1 fertile nest 19.. empty nest 20.. cobalt hen x light green spangle cock.... 1 chick hatched today, layed 4 eggs only 1 fertile the biggest baby below to nest 5 nest 21... empty nest 22... yellow df spangle hen x grey green cock .. waiting nest 23 grey opaline spangle hen x light green cock.. 7 eggs... 4 fertile so far Yes 1 Baby today nest 24.. dk green hen x yellow Texas clearbody... 9 eggs .. 5 fertile so far YES 1 baby today I have my fingers crossed. :hmm: will try and get some photos soon, don't like to upset them to much
August 21, 201014 yr Author GB.. 5 babies out of 8 , remember the 1st 2 died, I left to hatch I love nest like this with teh majority of eggs fertile and then they all hatch SO COOL,
August 21, 201014 yr GB.. 5 babies out of 8 , remember the 1st 2 died, I left to hatch I love nest like this with teh majority of eggs fertile and then they all hatch SO COOL, :hmm: thats very cool i have a nest 6 eggs all hatched last one squashed before i could get to it though but rest doing good 4 with mum one fostered to chicks of same size
August 21, 201014 yr Author GB.. 5 babies out of 8 , remember the 1st 2 died, I left to hatch I love nest like this with teh majority of eggs fertile and then they all hatch SO COOL, thats very cool i have a nest 6 eggs all hatched last one squashed before i could get to it though but rest doing good 4 with mum one fostered to chicks of same size From the cobalt cin op spangle, is so that's great GB
August 21, 201014 yr GB.. 5 babies out of 8 , remember the 1st 2 died, I left to hatch I love nest like this with teh majority of eggs fertile and then they all hatch SO COOL, thats very cool i have a nest 6 eggs all hatched last one squashed before i could get to it though but rest doing good 4 with mum one fostered to chicks of same size From the cobalt cin op spangle, is so that's great GB lol no i wish from my violet green yf opaline cock borg n skiv so still good 3 eggs under her the cin op and due from anyday now to a yf cobalt boy one i got from club member with the book hes very very vry beautiful cock Edited August 21, 201014 yr by GenericBlue
August 22, 201014 yr 2 babies in the clearbody nest now Awesome! Clearbodies are so cute, wait till they feather Have you got any favourites among the nests? More pictures?
August 22, 201014 yr Author I don't know if I have any clearbody babies yet, the cock is a green series clearbody and the hen dk green so all hens will be clearbody and cocks will be split for clearbody, I think
August 22, 201014 yr You will get: ( as you said ) 50% Normal/Clearbody cocks 50% Clearbody hens And as for percentages with colour, I am guessing you will get ( if none are split) either normal or dark greens.
August 22, 201014 yr Author UPDATENest 1...Grey Opaline hen x yellow face cinnamon sky cock.... 3 eggs now 1 fertile Nest 2... Dark green Cinn hen x Lutino cock.....2 eggs now nest 3... Grey hen (iffy hen) x grey green cinnamon cock 5 eggs and 4 fertile eggs so far nest 4.. violet hen x white Df spangle cock.... 5 eggs so far all look clear :fear nest 5.. yellow Df hen x grey cock.... 4 fertile eggs all hatched 4 chicks really excited about this nest nest 6.. violet spangle hen x mauve cock.. 5 chicks nest 7... lt green cinn spangle hen x grey green cinn cock... 3 chicks nest 8... violet opaline hen x light green oplaine spangle cock... 2eggs now nest 9...empty nest 10... grey spangle hen x sky blue opaline spangle cock... 1 egg now nest 11.. grey dilute x sky violet opaline spangle cock... 8 eggs, first 2 chicks died, has 5 chicks now and 1 eggs to hatch. nest 12... sky hen x white Df spangle cock... 4 eggs all clear so far.. 1 fertile yes yes nest 13.. violet cinnamon spangle hen x grey green cock. 4 eggs.. one fertile so far nest 14... sky hen x violet cock.. 5 eggs .. 3 fertile so far..5 fertile now yes yes!! nest 15.. light green spangle hen x yellow df cock... 5 eggs... 2 fertile eggs so far i think, 1 for sure. 7 fertile..3 hers 4 grey hen from nest 3 nest 16... sky hen x violet cock.... 3 chicks nest 17... light cinnamon spangle hen x grey cinnamon cock ..waiting nest 18.. cobalt hen x dk green dom pied.. eggs so far...4 eggs 1 fertile nest 19.. Cobalt spangle hen x Violet cock nest 20.. cobalt hen x light green spangle cock.... 1 chick hatched today, layed 4 eggs only 1 fertile the biggest baby below to nest 5 nest 21... empty nest 22... yellow df spangle hen x grey green cock .. waiting nest 23 grey opaline spangle hen x light green cock.. 7 eggs... 4 fertile so far nest 24.. dk green hen x yellow Texas clearbody... 9 eggs .. 5 fertile so far... 2 chicks so far nest 25.. sky cock x sky cinn op spangle hen. waiting I have my fingers crossed. will try and get some photos soon, don't like to upset them to much
August 22, 201014 yr Author Thanks GB, I have to say it is about time Going on my results I think maybe I will not start breeding until this time next year but then I would only get one round before it gets to hot but then breeding earlier has bee a waist of my time and most of the birds. So I have some thinking to do
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