Grey Pates On There Maiden Voyage

[Millet 4,497]

Here is a update of the 3 goldie chick's that hatched a while back..they have finaly left the nest and seem to be doing good..

 

 

 

[gnipper 6,489]

Beautiful mate, well done

That alone should make the big aviary build worthwhile.

[Millet 4,497]

The hen is back down on another clutch Gnipper..if she continues to keep doing what she is doing aswell as my 2 greenie hen's ..the big aviary will be very worthwhile.. ..but i fear it is not going to be big enough..

[fireman 10,931]

Belters Millet and a good hen you got yourself there ,well deserved mate

[Shamo 319]

The hen is back down on another clutch Gnipper..if she continues to keep doing what she is doing aswell as my 2 greenie hen's ..the big aviary will be very worthwhile.. ..but i fear it is not going to be big enough..

What do you have under your 'Greenie' Hens?

[Millet 4,497]

Belters Millet and a good hen you got yourself there ,well deserved mate

Eye she is a good hen Fireman but i will have to sell her at the end of the breeding season if you are interested..

[Millet 4,497]

 

The hen is back down on another clutch Gnipper..if she continues to keep doing what she is doing aswell as my 2 greenie hen's ..the big aviary will be very worthwhile.. ..but i fear it is not going to be big enough..

What do you have under your 'Greenie' Hens?

 

I have a greenie hen sat on her second round of around 5/6 egg's..the same hen has just finnished rearing 6 chick's..my other satinette greenie is on 3 x 5 day old chick's..both hen's are paired with a Lutino cock greenfinch..

Edited June 14, 2013 by Millet

[fireman 10,931]

 

Belters Millet and a good hen you got yourself there ,well deserved mate

Eye she is a good hen Fireman but i will have to sell her at the end of the breeding season if you are interested..

 

Recon i'll have a bet with you she's still there this time next year mate

[Millet 4,497]

She can stay here as long as you want Fireman and like i said you have first pick of a ringed pair when i have enough and the time is right..

[Millet 4,497]

Also Fireman what's the big deal that folk go on about with getting them through the moult..

Edited June 14, 2013 by Millet

[fireman 10,931]

She's your bird mate ,be silly to break up a proven pair and a grand offer ,i will be taking you up on .

The moult ,well i've never had a problem myself.I do really believe it's a lacking dietry thing and i just go ott with the wild food,loads of everything i can find and so far so good,I just won't drug a animal for the sake of it and i know it can fire back in my face but surely drug free birds that have bred themselves will produce naturaly stronger young than a drugged bird would,natural anti bodies being passed during feeding type thing?????.Who knows but i sure don't worry about loosing birds during the moult but i do keep a keener eye on any fluffing of the birds and would act straight away on it if it occured.Feck me they don't all drop dead in the wild and it's only diet that's different for our captive birds than the wild ones and i just do my best to balance that out.

[KittleRox 2,147]

Cracking you seem to be giving you're birds lots of wild food anyway mate so I reckon your young birds will fair well ( touch wood ), good luck

[gnasher16 30,217]

Are them chicks in your main aviary now then ?.....What age is it ok to put chicks in with the other adult birds ?

Cracking pictures mate ....I love that green colour on your walls as well what sort of green is it any special name ?......looks really good with the black wire.

[Millet 4,497]

Are them chicks in your main aviary now then ?.....What age is it ok to put chicks in with the other adult birds ?

Cracking pictures mate ....I love that green colour on your walls as well what sort of green is it any special name ?......looks really good with the black wire.

Yes there are in a section of my main aviary Gnash they where hatched in there on the 28th May..

 

I'm unsure about what age to move chick's in with adult bird's..

 

That colour was in the funky clour section in B@Q and it is called Grasshopper..

[fireman 10,931]

Around a month and there weaned and fending for themselves,i'd personaly give it another week or two for them to find their feet a bit better then i'd move them,if there's room to leave them be there'll do no harm to the parents next nest and have read sometimes they will help feed any other chicks the parents rear and on this note i'm not totaly sure i've not seen one of my mules feeding it's mother who's sat on eggs as i found it odd she was feeding it while sitting on a nest but some food exchange was taking place and the mule was above the sitting hen.I'm leaving them be as i'm busting to know if what i saw was what i saw and if it'll help feed the next round.