diary of my first clutch
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no, not yet- not unless they're stretching (or if I spread their wings).
I think the little edged boy is minimally marked- but his forms a pattern, whereas the parent raised boy's edging is fairly typical.
You can kind of make it out in this one
here's the parent raised with his parents..I'm annoyed I didn't get them all properly within the shot - but I have plenty of other opportunities
ooh- what edged chicks are you expecting? any df?
(thanks for the compliment
I think the little edged boy is minimally marked- but his forms a pattern, whereas the parent raised boy's edging is fairly typical.
You can kind of make it out in this one
here's the parent raised with his parents..I'm annoyed I didn't get them all properly within the shot - but I have plenty of other opportunities
ooh- what edged chicks are you expecting? any df?
(thanks for the compliment
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Shey,
Thanks for doing the dairy, nicely done.
First year breeding edged for me too so i am curious to see how this mutation develops to adulthood.
I am working on a mutation reference website where each mutation will have pics of the birds from hatch to adulthood.
It is hard to compare a 3 month old to a mature bird, easier to compare apples with apples.
What do you think? worth doing?
Thanks for doing the dairy, nicely done.
First year breeding edged for me too so i am curious to see how this mutation develops to adulthood.
I am working on a mutation reference website where each mutation will have pics of the birds from hatch to adulthood.
It is hard to compare a 3 month old to a mature bird, easier to compare apples with apples.
What do you think? worth doing?
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Most definitely!Ring0Neck wrote: What do you think? worth doing?
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Almost seems like he should be feeding himself at this point lol. It's so cute though
There's a bird here in Hawaii called the red crested cardinal. After the babies are born the mom takes off and the dad is the one that feeds the babies. And not just until they fledge...oh no....he feeds them for one year!!! Talk about a difficult child
There's a bird here in Hawaii called the red crested cardinal. After the babies are born the mom takes off and the dad is the one that feeds the babies. And not just until they fledge...oh no....he feeds them for one year!!! Talk about a difficult child
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The chick does feed himself, it was the adult cock who initiated that feed- I don't think it's out of the ordinary- remembering he's only 8 weeks old
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Well maybe the chick needs to say, hey dad...wanna get your beak out of my throat don't mind me, I'm in a weird mood.
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Sheyd, what a great picture of father and son! Your wee baby birds so pretty now btw. Congrats.
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In the air- thankyou
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first bath- my otherhalf was the 'choosen one' the hen is quite affectionate and will fly to you- she loves nothing more than to sit on your shoulder and walk around the house- more so than the cock who will fly off at whim (more often than not) but who is eating completely independently on his own, though both are beautiful little birds in their own right.
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Awwww
Are you keeping her as a pet?
Are you keeping her as a pet?
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no, I have promised her to my mother- if that falls through I will hang onto her a little longer and then decide- after all you can't keep them all- I have bred the one I wanted to keep (and am keeping). ;)
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At least you'll be able to see her by keeping her in the family.
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On that second pic, see if you can edit out the background into a solid color. Something light like pale yellow or blue. I think that would make that fabulous bird stand out even more
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Nice pics!
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thanks guys this was my first attempt at flight photography.
Mel- I prefer not to edit at all as I like to view unaltered pics myself- with that said- if the conditions are right, the flash of my camera 'darkens' the room so all focus is on the object being photographed- I will try again tomorrow
Mel- I prefer not to edit at all as I like to view unaltered pics myself- with that said- if the conditions are right, the flash of my camera 'darkens' the room so all focus is on the object being photographed- I will try again tomorrow
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70 days (10 weeks)
this is the last update for these chicks
hen is eating independently now and has been for the last 4 days,
h/r edged boy was meant to go home on the weekend past, but is still with me until this weekend as my brother wants to be home all day to make sure the chick settles in okay.
drowned rats...
aviary
this is the last update for these chicks
hen is eating independently now and has been for the last 4 days,
h/r edged boy was meant to go home on the weekend past, but is still with me until this weekend as my brother wants to be home all day to make sure the chick settles in okay.
drowned rats...
aviary
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Looks like the h/r chicks are having way too much fun
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haha- yeah- you should of seen how ridiculous they looked after
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Two little drowned rats
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Mission Accomplished ! Well Done !
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10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will, 50% pleasure, 5% pain$ and a 100% reason ..I just gotta know
10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will, 50% pleasure, 5% pain$ and a 100% reason ..I just gotta know
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Congrats Shey! Next step is a modest 20 more breeding pairs.
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Thanks Ben- looking forward to yours- will you be posting on here or on your own? (let me know if on your own so I can look out for it)
Cheers Johan haha! 20 more pairs? my otherhalf would kill me... will just have to build them up slowly so he doesn't notice.. I'd never be seen again- where's Shey? she's off somewhere out there with the birds... lol
Cheers Johan haha! 20 more pairs? my otherhalf would kill me... will just have to build them up slowly so he doesn't notice.. I'd never be seen again- where's Shey? she's off somewhere out there with the birds... lol