Hi there, Im sorting out my youngsters trying to decide what to keep for possible pairing for future years. Am very limited to how many I keep so I'd really love to know the correct varieties I have below & what I could possibly expect.

 

 

 

Chick 1 female

 

Chick 2 female

 

Chick 1 & 2's parents

 

Chick 3 male - ? colour

 

Chick 3's parents

 

Chick 4 male - YF ? colour?

 

Chick 4's parents

 

May I have any thoughts please on what pairing possibilities would be with -

Chick 1 to Chick 3 or Chick 4

Chick 2 to Chick 3 or 4

(I dont know if they are recessive or dominant)

Could those pairings just produce a total hotchpotch mixture?

 

Also, I really love spangles, so to that end, would it be better to try & find a nice strong coloured normal skyblue, cobalt or violet to pair with chick 3 spangle to keep nice strong wing markings?

 

PS if anyone has the time, I would dearly love to have the hen (Chick 1 & 2's mother) properly categorised

plus Chick 4's mum.

 

Many many thanks in advance of any gratefully received input!

Im so appreciative of the opportunity to learn from such experienced breeders.

:ocheers!

Chick 1 - T2 yellow face opaline dominant pied sky blue

 

Chick 2 – T2 yellow face opaline dominant pied (looks male?). The chick looks like a double factor dominant pied but it can't be from these parents. You're not colony breeding are you?

 

Parents of chicks 1 & 2 – T2 yellow face opaline dominant pied & opaline spangle sky blue

 

Chick 3 – opaline spangle sky blue (may have a violet factor but I can't see violet in either of the parents)

 

Chick 3's parents – spangle sky blue male & opaline dominant pied cobalt female

 

Chick 4 – yellow face sky blue

 

Chick 4's parents – Cobalt male & T2 yellow face or golden face spangle cobalt female

Edited April 14, 201114 yr by Neville

Thank you so very much Neville!

Yes, sorry, just a small hobby colony aviary only - just for the sheer love of it.

Obviously been some happy socialising going on, as with natural habitat..."we're all friends here"!

Serves me right for having a colony aviary eh!

Anyway, I do sincerely appreciate your time & expertise.

Many thanks again )

 

 

Edited April 14, 201114 yr by Perequito

Some very pretty looking birds, do they breed well for you ?

Thankyou :) Yes they do breed very well... the main problem I have is stopping them breeding to be honest.

We used to have just a sand floor when we started the aviary about 14-15yrs ago, but when I took the nest boxes out to make sure they didn't have too many clutches, the hens would start digging holes in the ground to find somewhere to lay their eggs, so had to switch to concrete blocks with a little sand scattered over top to stop those tricks.

One year we had a hen who went missing....I hunted high & low, knew she hadn't got out...finally found her under a big plastic feed shelter we had on the ground - she had dug herself a wee tunnel, complete with hollow at the end, & had squeezed herself in there to lay! We were blown away !!! No wonder they breed so well in the wild eh? Just wish I had taken some photos of that.