Baby pics for breeding season 2012

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:26 pm

Hi all

Thought I would just show my first lot of babies development for breeding season 2012. The dad is blue, mom is cinnamon blue and 3 babies have hatched.

At 1 day old

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At 3 days old

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At 10 days old(taken yesterday, eyes just starting to open)

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Carmen

Tenshi · Post by **Tenshi** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:50 pm

Congrats for those birds, i really like to see pics from breeders and see how those little ugly things become beautifull Birds

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:08 pm

They are ugly little things, but so cute at the same time.

ellieelectrons · Post by **ellieelectrons** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:39 am

Congrats! You've got some gorgeous little guys there!

Ellie.

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:48 am

Thanks Ellie. They are starting to eat a lot now. Putting in a bowl of fresh soft foods for them everyday,there used to be leftovers, now they are eating it all and I have increased the amounts. They are going to be strong, healthy little birdies

Taking them out this weekend for handrearing. Can't wait!!!

ellieelectrons · Post by **ellieelectrons** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:54 am

The chicks are eating it or the parents are eating it and feeding it to them? Do you put the food in the nestbox? How old are they when you pull them for handrearing?

Ellie.

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:25 am

The parents are eating it and feeding it to them. I place the food in a bowl just inside the door to their avairy. I will pull these little guys on either saturday or sunday. They will be 16/17days then.

ellieelectrons · Post by **ellieelectrons** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:14 am

Thanks for the clarification. I thought you meant the babies were eating it themselves which greatly surprised me!

Good luck with the handraising.

Ellie.

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:58 am

Lol, I can see how the mistake could have been made, I don't think I was typing with perfect clarity, more excitement

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:04 pm

Latest update. Pic was taken yesterday, they were 13 days old. See how on the wings you can see little 'quills' starting to poke through. They are growing in leaps and bounds now.

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McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:07 pm

This latest picture was taken this morning before I left for work. The babies are 18days today.

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You can see the little feathers just coming through on the 1 baby.

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:58 am

This picture was taken on tuesday. They were 20 days old. The 1 in the middle is my little guts bag. He eats like a horse

The picture was taken with my phone so unfortunately not the best.

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McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:59 pm

This is the latest pic. It was taken this morning(25 days old) before leaving for work. My mom was going to feed him for me, so his crop is empty in this one. Two of the babies went to their new homes this weekend, this little one is going on thursday to its new forever home. It is the youngest of the 3.

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More babies started hatching on thursday evening. When I checked the box yesterday(sunday) there were 4 little babies inside. Their mom is very skittish, so will show pictures when I take the babies out of the nest.

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:58 pm

Hi everyone.

Managed to get a pic. The mom was off her nest when I took the soft foods in so snuck a quick peek. The male is a grey green cinnamon, hen is a lutino. The babies started hatching on the 23/08/2012. Last one hatched on the 27/08/2012.

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Another pairs eggs started hatching on the 28/08/2012. Yesterday when I checked the nest and took soft foods in 2 of the 3 eggs have hatched. The male will be 2 years in november, he is a turquoise blue(handreared) and has no ring as yet, hen is a blue.

Here is a pic of the male guarding his box, he is not scared of us and thankfully doesn't attack. He just makes sure you are not doing anything to his babies.

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And here is a pic of his 2 babies so far.

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Have 6 pairs with eggs due to hatch this weekend. Going to have my hands full

Lushen1600 · Post by **Lushen1600** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:32 am

Hi, I didn't know that you had posted pics of your babies here, only saw them today, love the pics of your babies, especially the one with 5 chicks, that hen sure feeds well as there crops are full, keep the pics coming, will check back to see if you have any updates. Thanks again for the 2 cages, gonna start working on them as soon as I get some time off, will send you some pics when I'm done

Thanks
Lushen

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:22 am

Hi Lushen

I actually tried taking photos yesterday but because of the weather it is too dark in their boxes, and when you put the flash on it washes out all the colour. As soon as it clears up again I will take more.
Atleast the cages came in use for someone lol.
Buttercup is a very good mom. I may have to pull the chicks earlier than planned though because they get fat and grow so quickly.
I now have 7 pairs with babies. 3 lots I think the eggs are either infertile or not sitting correctly. Will pull the eggs this weekend coming.

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:56 am

I have just got a picture update of one of my blue babies. They are growing quickly. The lady who bought him/her has named it Spica. He/She is 5 weeks old.

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McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:25 am

Hi everyone

Have picture updates although not the best. The weather has been miserable and I am unable to open some of my boxes as the wood has swollen and the doors are wedged closed. I was able to open the majority using a knife to wedge open the door. The 1 I was unable to open at all so put my camera through the hole and took a photo from above

. This weather is getting a little tiresome.

Here are buttercup and lemons' babies. They are ranging from 12-17days now

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I have now taken them out the nest for handrearing

Here are baby blue and bee's babies. They are around 12 days old now. I could not open their box.

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Here are jellytot(lutino) and limes'(cinn clearhead fallow) babies. They are ranging from 10-12days

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Here are zack(blue/cinn pallid) and cody's(albino) babies. They are ranging from 7-9days

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Here are romeo(blue) and juliets'(turq blue cinn) babies. They are ranging from 8-9days

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Here are tux(df grey blue) and snowy's(albino) babies. They are ranging from 3-5days

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I did not take any photo's from my green pair, popeye and olive. They are my oldest pair and have not had babies for the previous 2 years. They had 4 eggs and 1 little guy hatched. I tried not disturbing them too much this year and only checked on her when she laid her first egg. It seemed to have done the trick.

myrka2004 · Post by **myrka2004** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:37 am

Very cute.... love them all

RedNado130 · Post by **RedNado130** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:17 pm

Ahhh!! So precious!!

Emerald · Post by **Emerald** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:35 am

Hello,

Wonderful babies, just wondering are you selling any of them.

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:23 am

Hi everyone, been away for a bit, but back with updates on my babies.
@ myrka2004 and RedNado 130 thank you

@ Emerald thank you and yes, I do, I handrear and sell them.

Here are baby blue and bee's babies:
at 16 days

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at 20 days

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Here are buttercup and lemons babies:
at 21 days

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at 26 days

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Here are zack and codys babies:
at 13 days (have not taken a recent pic this week)

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Here are jellytot and limes babies:
at 15 days

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at 19 days

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Here are popeye and olives baby:
at 14 days (no latest pic for this week)

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Here are romeo and juliets babies:
at 13 days (no latest pic for this week)

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And finally(thanks for all the patience going through this very long message), I got another picture from Spica's new mom, he/she is now 47 days old but the pic was taken around 44 days

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McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:28 am

I forgot to put in tux and snowys babies

at 8 days(no latest pic for this week)

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myrka2004 · Post by **myrka2004** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:03 am

OMG....they all so beautiful

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:06 am

Here are some updates with a few of them I hadn't done

Zack and cody's babies:
at 18 days

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It looks like 1 blue and 2 blue pallid babies for this clutch

Popeye and olives baby:
at 19 days

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And romeo and juliets babies:
at 18 days old

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Juliet was starting to look a little too skinny for my liking so I pulled her babies. She was obviously feeding all her food to the four babies and not eating properly herself. This is my first year with this pair and she is the only hen that had lost so much body weight, my first time seeing that. I give them large helpings of fresh fruit, veg, egg food and soft foods daily when they have babies, there is never a moment when there is no food in the avairies so this is something very new to me when it comes to juliet.

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:31 pm

Hi all

Just a quick update. Juliet is looking much better. She has put on weight again since taking her babies put.

This pic was taken of tux and snowys babies at day 15. Last week friday. Our mulberry trees are starting to bear and drop fruit above their avairy so the babies have it smeared across their faces and Snowy does not look like an albino anymore

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This picture is of jelltots and limes babies on day 26 taken yesterday.

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Another breeder came and collected 6 babies over the weekend. 2 from zack snd cody, the blue and 1 blue pallid, and the four from romeo and juliet. I never managed to take pictures before they left.

2 of buttercup and lemons babies went over the weekend too. 1 green which the lady has called Pico. Another lady took the grey green although I have not heard what she has called him. They are apparently doing well and eating like horses. Will post picture updates for as many as I can tomorrow.

1 of baby blue and bees babies went yesterday. Will ask for pic updates here too.

Sorry not that many pictures for today. Had a very hectic long weekend

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:49 pm

Some updates on the other babies

baby blue and bee's babies, taken on monday, 26 days:

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buttercup and lemon's babies at day 34(yesterday)(only 2 babies remaining, 3 were sold):

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Received this photo update on monday from a lady who bought 1 on friday last week. She has named it Pico:

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This is zack and cody's remaining baby on day 23(monday). the older 2 were sold to a breeder on sunday.

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tux and snowy's at day 20(yesterday)

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and finally the only baby giving me grey hairs, and the 1st one if four years is popeye and olives baby day 25(yesterday). it is eating fine but for some reason is extremely antisocial and does not want to be touched

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McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:42 pm

More pic updates

Buttercups and lemons remaining babies on day 36:

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This is zack and cody's remaining baby on day 27(although it as about 24days):

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And a pic of his/her wing

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Jellytot and limes babies on day 30:

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Popeye and olives baby on day 28:

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And tux and snowy's on day 23(my friend has taken the youngest baby, she has experience with handrearing and has named it Storm so it can be a companion for her Lutino(one of Lushen's babies) named Sunny):

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McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:58 pm

Just received a pic of Storm

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Picture was taken yesterday 27/09

Thanks
Carmen

willowisp71 · Post by **willowisp71** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:58 am

Hi Carmen,

Just love seeing the new pics everyday of your little sweethearts!! They are so cute! I have been following this thread, (and Lushen's 'Pairings for 2012' for the last couple of days now, and finding them full of interesting information on the process of breeding and hand-rearing.
At the moment, we are just happy to enjoy the company of our new adoptee, Skittles (an older bird, not hand-reared) who is developing quite a personality as he grow's more comfortable with us. But if we ever decide to take the next step and look at getting into the breeding side of things, it is nice to know that this forum is here, with lots of knowledgeable and helpful people around.
Thanks so much for all your input into these threads

myrka2004 · Post by **myrka2004** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:58 am

McmillanBirds wrote:More pic updates

Buttercups and lemons remaining babies on day 36:

Love your all babies, they are very very cute.
have a question: what are the parents colors of your "Buttercup" color baby?

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 6:26 pm

Hi Myrka2004
I have a tendency on naming all of my birds. There is not one on our smallholding that does not have a name lol.
Buttercup, the hen is a lutino. Lemon, the cock is a golden cherry(grey green cinnamon). The 5 babies that were hatched came out as: 2 green, 1 cinn green, 1 grey green, 1 cinn grey green.
Thanks
Carmen

myrka2004 · Post by **myrka2004** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:14 am

McmillanBirds wrote:Hi Myrka2004
I have a tendency on naming all of my birds. There is not one on our smallholding that does not have a name lol.
Buttercup, the hen is a lutino. Lemon, the cock is a golden cherry(grey green cinnamon). The 5 babies that were hatched came out as: 2 green, 1 cinn green, 1 grey green, 1 cinn grey green.
Thanks
Carmen

Thank You for respond.

I still don't know my baby mutation...could you help me?
The baby (don't know is this a boy/girl) look the same as yours Buttercup baby...but
I know that it's parents color:Mom is Lutino , Dad is green /split Lutino
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rio2011 pictures... some pictures look a little bit darker then the baby's color is. If you need more, just tell me ....I will do it.

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:28 am

Do you have pics of his/her tail? As I can't see his/her flight feathers. The wings have been clipped. How old is y
our little one?

myrka2004 · Post by **myrka2004** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:16 am

McmillanBirds wrote:Do you have pics of his/her tail? As I can't see his/her flight feathers. The wings have been clipped. How old is y
our little one?

Just upload 4 pictures of a his/her tail http://www.flickr.com/photos/rio2011/ sorry her/his tail a little bit wet as she/he swin in the morning . Also she/he was lost few feathers of a tail.
If you need more picture...I can do it
Yes, I clipped her/his wings
He/she will be 5 months old in October 5

PS: in that clunch , where I took my baby there were 4 babies....2 lutino and two like mine in color
and that breeder told that is Green Pied...but it not that color

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:44 pm

Hi

Your baby looks grey green cinnamon(golden cherry) to me, but without the flights I can't be 100 percent sure. I am also not a mutation fundi like molossus, johan, madas and recio. Your baby is also only going on 5months now, after his/her 1st moult you will see the colours better. Even my youngster is a little patchy at present. With the genetics of the parents I honestly can't see how it could be a pied unless there is something further down in the history. Did you ever see the dad? Was he just a standard green?
Thanks
Carmen

myrka2004 · Post by **myrka2004** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:09 am

McmillanBirds wrote:Hi
Your baby looks grey green cinnamon(golden cherry) to me, but without the flights I can't be 100 percent sure. I am also not a mutation fundi like molossus, johan, madas and recio. Your baby is also only going on 5months now, after his/her 1st moult you will see the colours better. Even my youngster is a little patchy at present. With the genetics of the parents I honestly can't see how it could be a pied unless there is something further down in the history. Did you ever see the dad? Was he just a standard green?
Thanks
Carmen

Thank you a lot...I was thinking this way too... that my baby look same as grey green cinnamon by picture mention.
Don't see in real my baby's father, but breeder was said that is Green split to Lutino.
Anyway, thanks to you ....will wait for his/her molt ....
yesterday was asked Madas too, but he not responded yet....

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:01 am

Hi all

Sorry for the late updates on the babies.

Here are buttercups and lemons babies on day 46:

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Here are jellytots and limes babies on day 41

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Here is popeye and olives baby at day 40, he has finally started coming out of his/her shell

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Here is zack and codys baby at day 38

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Here are tux and snowys at day 34. The albino is one that I have gotten from someone else.

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Thanks
Carmen

McmillanBirds · Post by **McmillanBirds** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:46 am

Just an update

Buttercup and lemons remaining 2 babies at day 51:

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2 of jellytot and limes babies at day45

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The youngest of jellytots and limes at day 45 and the youngest of zack and cody's at day 42

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This was their first day in a nice big cage giving them space to test their wings

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Buttercup and lemons at day55 and jellytot and limes day 49

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Jellytots 3rd baby

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Zack and cody's baby day 46

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Tux and snowys remaining 2 babies on day 38

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The little albino baby i got. It must be around 35 days now

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Here is a picture of hercules and Xena's second clutch of babies. Taken day 12

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Here is Phantom(blue) and clouds(blue pallid) babies day 6. Her first clutch of eggs were infertile

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Calen · Post by **Calen** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:00 pm

They are all so cute, and i love how you have taken pictures as they have grown. Thanks a lot for posting these pictures i really love them

Valeria · Post by **Valeria** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:49 am

Wonderfull !! I want babyes tooo

SCB 22 · Post by **SCB 22** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:06 am

CARMEN!!! I only saw this forum now, so i have to ask, is somewhere in all these pics, my little angry bird when she was a baby?!?!?

smkkin · Post by **smkkin** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:32 am

oh so lovely families