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Browsing Archive: September, 2009

Willow and Storm

Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, September 25, 2009, In : Breeding

Storm laid her third egg on the 23rd. Normally a female will lay an egg every other day. I will wait a couple days but it looks like three is the lucky number for this clutch.

Early Fall/Winter breeding season

Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, In : Breeding

Storm and Willow have laid two eggs. The first egg was laid on the 10th and the second on the 20th. There where two other eggs laid in between but they where cracked. I have candled the eggs and it looks like the first egg is fertile. I'm expecting more eggs from Willow and Storm. Zeus and Violet are showing promising signs of mating. I'm hoping Violet will start to lay eggs soon. Also Diego and La fiesta are starting to flirt regularly . It seems like this fall/winter breeding season has sta...

Starting fall breeding

Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, September 9, 2009,

I have started to pair up my birds for the upcoming breeding season. As of right now I have three breeding pairs. I start pairing up the birds now so when it comes time to breed they are bonded already. I have paired Zeus and Violet, Willow and Storm and Diego and La fiesta. I am hoping for more blues, violets, spangles and rainbows this year. Wish me luck.