Browsing Archive: September, 2011
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, September 30, 2011,
Well here is where the good and the bad parts of breeding budgies can be summed up in one day. Petey and Stella's second chick hatched today. The chicks eyes are dark, so my guess is it's a normal male or female, maybe green or blue can't tell yet. The bad news is Ginger decided to crack all three of her eggs. She hasn't been sitting on them so she may have known something was wrong with them from the start. Or maybe she just didn't want to raise any chicks just yet. Either way there should b... Continue reading ...
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, September 28, 2011,
Petey and Stella's first egg hatched this morning. It looks like the chicks eyes are red. This could be the first lacewing bred at the aviary or it could be an ino (albino or lutino) chick. Either way this chick is a female. Zeus and Violet's chick is growing fast. I always say it seems like you could watch them grow the first weeks of their lives. I think it has already tripled in size. Continue reading ...
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, September 22, 2011,
I'm excited to announce the first chick hatched this morning!
Otis and Athena 4 egg
Zeus and Violet 4 eggs 1 chick
Dusty and Bell 5 eggs
Horus and Ginger 3 eggs
Petey and Stella 5 eggs
Eddy and Alba 0 eggs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, September 20, 2011,
The aviary is home to 21 eggs and the egg count just keeps growing. I cleaned out the nest boxes yesterday and candled the eggs. Most of the eggs are fertile and some aren't old enough to determine if they where fertile or not. Looks like I'm going to have my hands full this fall.
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Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, September 15, 2011,
Otis and Athena 1 egg
Zeus and Violet 5 eggs
Dusty and Bell 2 eggs
Horus and Ginger 0 eggs
Petey and Stella 2 eggs
Eddy and Alba 0 eggs
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Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, September 13, 2011,
It always seems like one hen starts and the other hens follow. Zeus and Violet started the breeding season. They now have four eggs. Otis and Athena have one egg. Dusty and Bell have one egg. Petey and Stella have two eggs. I have a feeling Ginger and Horus are going to be laying eggs soon. Alba and Eddy still aren't fully bonded yet. I'm not sure if they will lay eggs this season. Continue reading ...
