craigyboy 1,274 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) alright mr darcy just thought id put a pic up for you,im sure youl know what they are cheers mate Edited June 19, 2009 by craigyboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnieboy 93 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 alright mr darcy just thought id put a pic up for you,im sure youl know what they are cheers mate there birds mate lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fish 148 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 would they be chaffinces bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Well done Craigy. I told you they would go down with no bother..... A size C ring is what they take. Goood luck with them mate and i think they will fledge well as both parents are superb feeders..... Congratulations!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) Well done Craigy. I told you they would go down with no bother..... A size C ring is what they take. Goood luck with them mate and i think they will fledge well as both parents are superb feeders..... Congratulations!!! cheers mate,theyre rung and almost ready to leave the nest and your right both parents are excellent feeders theyve been a joy to watch,theres 3,il keep 2 and my mates put his name on a hen in exchange for a pair of mealies,thanks again darcy,and as they say round our way "your a good egg" Edited June 19, 2009 by craigyboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 would they be chaffinces bud well done mate chaffys they are Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Well done Craigy. I told you they would go down with no bother..... A size C ring is what they take. Goood luck with them mate and i think they will fledge well as both parents are superb feeders..... Congratulations!!! cheers mate,theyre rung and almost ready to leave the nest and your right both parents are excellent feeders theyve been a joy to watch,theres 3,il keep 2 and my mates put his name on a hen in exchange for a pair of mealies,thanks again darcy,and as they say round our way "your a good egg" Brilliant. The hen they were bred out of was the steadiest i have ever seen. She would feed out of my fingers whilst incubating eggs!! Which is practically unheard of in british birds. Mindst you, i did spend alot of time with her, so maybe that helps. Those two seem to have inherited her trait as a good mother. The father of those two was also a brilliant bird, but no where as steady as the hen. He was, however, a very very good feeder and didnt get too rough in the courtship. He was a stunning bird, with colours that shone. I think these characteristics were passed on..... Get your name down on a chick bred from that hen your giving to your mate to an outcross then you can put it back into your birds and still retain some of the qualities whilst not getting too inbred. Thanks for the update... top class result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) alright darcy another update,went out this morning to see to my birds an realised the chaffy chicks had left the nest so i went in to check and i found 2 hiding under the nettle patch and i found the 3rd one dead in the water dish absolutley gutted,the joys of bird keeping eh mate,its fecking heartbreaking at times Edited June 22, 2009 by craigyboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Gutted for you mate. Look on the bright side you have still got 2 lovely chicks. Look forward to next year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 alright mate,another update for ya heres 1 of the chicks now and heres the mother,sitting on 4 eggs in the nest she decided to build in a food tub Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 yes that one always was a bit of a dish fetish...lol.. i sorted it by placing a wicker nest basket in the dish and then into a privet bush. still it dont matter... the other chaffy hens seem to build their own nest, that birds mother would weave some very nice workls of art.....chaffy nests take some beating.... great pics....JD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted July 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 yes that one always was a bit of a dish fetish...lol.. i sorted it by placing a wicker nest basket in the dish and then into a privet bush. still it dont matter... the other chaffy hens seem to build their own nest, that birds mother would weave some very nice workls of art.....chaffy nests take some beating.... great pics....JD wish ihad your luck my mealies laid 4 hatched 3 fed for 5 days left them to die they aint gone back down either . its a ball ache mate,last season my pair of redpolls reared 17 young,this season shes laid 3 times 5 eggs each time and theyve all been empty the joys of bird keeping mate...they can be fickle at times Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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