gnipper 6,426 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 My siskins have picked up where they left off last year. Canaries are nearly all on eggs, goldies are messing with material and one pair of redpolls have started to build a bit too. How's everyone else getting on with their birds? 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,869 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Never could get any luck with siskins,the closet i got was a hen sat with a day or two to go and a spar got into the shed and killed her through the wire,lovely to see gnipper and all the best with the season ahead and keep the pics coming bud.. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 This is my first pair and they were brilliant parents last year, 15 chicks they reared so I'm hoping they rear the same this year. I've heard of loads of problems like the cock pecking eggs and stuff but he's great and pumps the chicks full of food. I had a couple of surprise colours too in the chicks. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 First lesser redpoll nest of the year. Should hopefully be mostly silver's. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spanna 406 Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Brilliant mate hope you have a top season 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 First chick of the year just hatched, linnet mule, siskins and canaries should hatch tomorrow onwards. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 Siskins and canaries have hatched yesterday. Just redpolls and goldies that need to stop messing around now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,869 Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 It's only just may and with this cold spell it might well knock a few back a little bit,but the next month should see everything getting going and the best of luck with them all mate.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,536 Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 very nice mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted June 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Got a few linnet mules on the sticks now and a dozen canaries. 2 Goldie mules and 5 redpolls in the nest and a few redpoll eggs. Big bowl full of clear eggs too. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jekyll 329 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Only recently got into birds and have a pair of canaries, hen sat on 4 eggs didn’t really expect all to hatch but all have 2 weeks old now and cocks feeding them all well 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted June 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Nice one mate. If I were you I'd get a couple of double breeders and some proper nest pans for them though and watch the hen now as she'll be wanting to nest again and might pluck the first chicks for nesting material. Good luck with the rest of your season. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jekyll 329 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Was thinking about this.. there in a proper nest pan now, she laid first egg in the feeder so left her to it just gave nesting material but chick out grew very quickly transferred to a pan on Friday.. double breeder is a on the cards just got to sort the shed thanks atb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jekyll 329 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Crazy how they develop so quickly 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted June 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Are they red factors? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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