Bridget's Budgies

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Browsing Archive: February, 2012

Seven chicks

Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, February 29, 2012,
Eddy and Alba's nest

#1 is Dusty and Ball's chick
Normal, blue, pied spot on the top of his head
He has gotten out of the nest. He perched outside the nest trying to beg for food.

#2 is either Eddy and Alba's 
Lutino 
The lutino chick has gotten out of the nest. It doesn't know how to perch yet. It was scared in the corner of the cage. I put it back in the nest. Ever since then every time I cover the birds at night the chicks scream. 

#3 is Eddy and Alba's chick 
Spangle, cinnamon, dominant pied, vio...
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Five chicks

Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, February 26, 2012,
Eddy and Alba's nest
#1 is Dusty and Ball's chick
The chick looks like a big bird now. He is vary nice cobalt single factor violet color.

#2 is either Eddy and Alba's or Petey and Stella's chick 
The lutino chick has stayed lutino. There isn't any cinnamon markings.

#3 is Eddy and Alba's chick 
The spangle chick also looks like she is dominant pied, she maybe cinnamon and her body color looks grey. When she was still pink I thought her eyes looks a little plum.

#4 is Eddy and Alba's chick 
The little...
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Two pairs

Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Saturday, February 11, 2012,
Billy and Annie's nest
Billy and Annie now have four eggs in their nest. Annie hardly gets out of the nest, she hardly needs to because Billy is so attentive. 

Eddy and Alba's nest
Eddy and Alba have four chicks and five eggs in their nest. A couple of chicks died in the eggs. They had started cutting through the egg shell but just didn't have the energy. 
#1 is Dusty and Ball's chick
#2 is either Eddy and Alba's or Petey and Stella's chick 
#3 is Eddy and Alba's chick
#5 is Eddy and Alba's chick
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Billy and Annie

Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, February 6, 2012,
This is Billy and Annie's first time breeding. They are bonded and have been in a breeding cage for a while now. Today I opened the nest to find their first egg. Annie has been sitting on it none stop. Billy has been doing a great job feeding her. 
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