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Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:13 pm
by sheyd
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
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:27 pm
by Ring0Neck
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?
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:47 am
by sheyd
Ring0Neck wrote:
What do you think? worth doing?
Most definitely!
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:59 pm
by sheyd
just a cool pic
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:53 pm
by Skyes_crew
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
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:03 pm
by sheyd
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
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:19 pm
by Skyes_crew
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.
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 12:43 am
by InTheAir
Sheyd, what a great picture of father and son! Your wee baby birds so pretty now btw. Congrats.
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 5:52 am
by sheyd
In the air- thankyou
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:46 am
by sheyd
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.
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:58 am
by Skyes_crew
Awwww
Are you keeping her as a pet?
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:35 pm
by sheyd
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). ;)
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:45 pm
by Skyes_crew
At least you'll be able to see her by keeping her in the family.
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 6:59 pm
by sheyd
9 weeks (63 days)
parent raised cock
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:03 am
by sheyd
63 days (9 weeks)
handraised
hen
cock
both
Down to one feeding a day now for the hen- cock maybe going to his new home on the weekend
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 5:55 pm
by sheyd
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:13 pm
by Skyes_crew
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
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 12:47 am
by Johan S
Nice pics!
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 3:51 am
by sheyd
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
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 6:50 pm
by sheyd
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
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:09 pm
by Skyes_crew
Looks like the h/r chicks are having way too much fun
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:12 pm
by sheyd
haha- yeah- you should of seen how ridiculous they looked after
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:22 pm
by Skyes_crew
Two little drowned rats
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:46 pm
by Ring0Neck
Mission Accomplished ! Well Done !
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:52 am
by Johan S
Congrats Shey! Next step is a modest 20 more breeding pairs.
Re: diary of my first clutch
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 5:40 am
by sheyd
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