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Browsing Archive: November, 2009

Update on the chicks

Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, November 30, 2009,

Oh how they grow up so fast. I am starting to wean the chicks now. I hand feed them one day and the next I will take them out of the cage and feed them millet seed. They are starting to get the hang of feeding themselves. All of them can get in and out of the box as they please. And as you can see in the photo they can also climb almost anywhere. The next step will be climbing the bars of the cage. As soon as they learn how to do that I will put them in the big cage with all of my birds.

New photos

Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, November 23, 2009,

Signs of breeding

Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, November 20, 2009,

About a month ago I placed two new pairs into their breeding cages. The first pair is Diego and La fiesta. The second is Zeus and Violet. Both are now bonded pairs and are starting to show signs of egg laying. I have seen Diego and La fiesta mating and Violet has been staying in her nest for most of the day now. I'm hoping for two new clutches by January at the latest. I'm expecting rainbow chicks from Diego and La fiesta and spangle sky blue violet chicks from Zeus an Violet.
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