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Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, March 29, 2015,
I have one adult American Parakeet for sale. Her name is Sadie and her color mutation is a normal, yellow face, blue grey. She is approximately two years old. Sadie is great at stepping up and will sitting with you for hours. I have many perches, toys and cages if you need any supply. Continue reading ...
Adult for sale
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, October 8, 2014,
I'm selling some of my adult birds. If you are interested please contact me at budgiebreeder118@aol.com or (603) 774- 7322 for more information.
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No News
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Saturday, August 30, 2014,
Well, I'm still waiting on these two breeding pairs. There has been little to no breeding behaviors in either pair. Sadly you can bring a horse to water but you just can't make him drink. I have given the pairs the perfect breeding conditions but as many breeders know you can't always get your birds to breed. I'm sorry for the long wait but keep your fingers crossed. Continue reading ...
And we wait
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Saturday, June 14, 2014,
Oran has been singing and bobbing at Lena and she is finely letting him preen her. This is a great sign. She has accepted him as a mate. The pair still needs to spend time bonding but I think they will make a great pair. They are both still about a year old and neither of them has mated before. An estimate of how long it will take for them to lay their first clutch of chicks is about six months to a year. It can take a few clutches of eggs before a new pair fertilizes their eggs.
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Changing it up
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, May 19, 2014,
Due to the slow nature of the past two breeding seasons I have decided to change my breeding pairs around. I now have two breeding pairs. The first being Henna and Eddy the second being Lena and Pete. I'm hoping I can get these birds to bond and breed soon. To all of you that have been waiting sorry for the wait. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Continue reading ...
Spring breeding season
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, April 6, 2014,
A new season a new start. The males are singing their love songs but the females aren't ready to lay just yet. I have three pairs I'm hoping will lay their eggs with in a few months.
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Long waiting list
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, February 2, 2014,
*** At the moment I am not taking any more budgie applications. ***
This breeding season has been very slow as seen in past posts. I now have only three breeding pairs. One of the pairs isn't old enough to breed and the other two haven't shown signs of breeding. I am sorry for any inconvenience. If you would like to be taken off the waiting list please feel free to contact me. If not thank you for your patience. Continue reading ...
A slow start to this breeding season
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, November 14, 2013,
I checked Eddy and Auras eggs this morning and found none of them where fertile. It looks like we are off to a slow start. I have seem some breeding behaviors with Pete and Henna. They have been in and out of the nest for a few days now. I'm hoping a few of the other pairs will have better luck than Eddy and Aura. Continue reading ...
Two new additions to the flock
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, November 4, 2013,
I have recently added two new additions to my flock. Oran is an American lutino male. Lena is an American albino female. I purchased them hoping they won't be split for any mutations. I'm hoping they are just normal inos. My plan is to diversify my lacewing gene pool. In a year or so I will pair them off with either lacewings or cinnamons. Continue reading ...
Second clutch
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, November 4, 2013,
Aura and Eddy are tending to three eggs at the moment. They should be hatching with in two weeks. Hopefully this clutch goes better than the first. Continue reading ...
And back to no eggs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, October 11, 2013,
Sadly Aura threw her eggs out of the nest. This behavior usually occurs when a hen is going to lay a second clutch to close in time to her first. So we are back down to no eggs. I have placed Pete and Henna along with Athena and Otis in their breeding cages. Now we hope for more eggs. Continue reading ...
Aura and Eddie's clutch
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Saturday, September 21, 2013,
I was checking the nest boxes this morning and found two little eggs in Aura and Eddies nest. They are the first eggs of the fall season. I'm hoping for lacewings. The first chicks should hatch in 18 to 21 days. Hopefully the other pairs follow. Continue reading ...
Back to two pairs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, August 30, 2013,
Quartz and Echo ended up laying 6 eggs. None of them where fertile. It was their first time breeding so this is usually expected. But Quartz is going to be a great hen. She sat on the eggs 24/7 starting the day she laid her first egg. Pete and Henna along with Athena and Otis are in there breeding cages. I'm hoping they will start laying soon. Continue reading ...
Quartz and Echo starting the fall breeding season
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, August 8, 2013,
Quartz is my very first American English mix lacewing female from Aura and Eddy. I bought a beautiful cinnamon violet male Echo for her mate. I wanted them to bond so I placed them into a breeding cage without a nest. They bonded very quickly and a couple days ago I found an egg on the bottom of the cage. Well that was their way of telling me it was time for a nest box. They now have four eggs. I will be keeping any normal males from them for my lacewing breeding program. If they need any ass... Continue reading ...
Summer breeding plan
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, July 4, 2013,
I have sold my last spring chick. I
have put three pairs in their nesting boxes for the summer season. My
breeding plan for the summer is to breed English chicks from Athena
and Otis along with my lacewing line from my first lacewing female
Quartz and Echo. I'm hoping to produce more lacewings from Pete and
Henna. Wish me luck.
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One chick left for sale.
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, July 1, 2013,
I still have one American English mix for sale. She is a violet, cinnamon and she loves to be with people. She has a big personalty and is very chatty. If you are interested please contact me. She is ready to go home. Continue reading ...
Four chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Saturday, June 8, 2013,
Sadly one of the dark eyed chicks
passed when it was a very young. Sometimes chicks pass when they have
used all their energy getting out of the egg. On the up side the
chicks are now five weeks old. The three girls are getting out of the
nest frequently now. The lutino female is the only one that still
needs help getting back into the nest. The male has stayed in the
nest most of the time to stay away from the noise of his sisters.
They are doing great and will be ready to go home in about t...
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Five chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, May 8, 2013,
Aura now has five chicks and one more egg to hatch. two eggs where thrown out of the nest and where duds. There are two chicks with red eyes two dark eyes and one plum eye. I'm thinking it maybe a cinnamon. Continue reading ...
Another clutch from Eddy and Aura
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Saturday, May 4, 2013,
Eddy and Aura are on a roll. They have three eggs and four chicks. The first chick has red eyes, the middle two have dark eyes and the fourth has red eyes. The eggs are all fertile I'm hoping for lacewings. Continue reading ...
Four chicks all grown up and more to come
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, April 12, 2013,
Eddy and Aura's chicks are all grown
up. They had four chicks and their last egg was a dud. They had three
cinnamon males, one grey/green and two greys. I have decided to keep
their female chick in hopes she is a lacewing. She is showing light
baring and light grey body color. Her name is Quartz and I'm planning
on breeding her with my new arrival Echo. Echo is a cinnamon, violet
english I recently bought.
Aura is now laying her third clutch of
eggs. The pair is very healthy but I'm not goi...
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Spring breeding season
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, March 6, 2013,
Well it must almost be spring because
the boys are flirting up a storm. So I put my four remaining pairs in
their breeding cages. yesterday Eddy and Aura started off the pack
early. They are now on their second clutch and have four chicks and
one egg. Their second chick has red eyes and I'm hoping for my first
lacewing. Otis and Athena and Billy and Annie have been bonded and
have had chicks prior to this season. It usually doesn't take long
for them to get into the nest boxes. Then there is...
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Four chicks and one egg
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, March 3, 2013,
Eddy and Aura now have four chicks the second chick does have red eyes. Maybe this will be the long awaited lacewing I have been waiting for. I can only hope for now. It will take a couple weeks to know for sure. Continue reading ...
Aura and Eddy's second clutch
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, February 22, 2013,
Aura and Eddy now have five eggs. I checked them tonight and one of them has a grey line around it. That little grey line marks the long journey the tiny chick inside will take. It takes the chick a couple days to break through the shell. I'm still hoping for a lacewing. Heres to crossing my fingers and toes. Continue reading ...
Eddy and Aura's second clutch
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, February 10, 2013,
Their first clutch has been sold. Now it's time for a second. Aura is now sitting on three eggs. After this clutch they will be taking a well deserved break. Continue reading ...
Growing up
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, January 17, 2013,
Aura and Eddy's chicks are doing great! The two oldest chicks are getting in and out of the nest. I'm guessing they will be starting to wean the chicks soon. I clipped the oldest chicks wings. She decided i would be fun to fly around my room today. The adopted eggs where all duds and where tossed out. Here is a photo of the chicks.
http://talkbudgies.com/photoplog/images/7195/1_Eddy_and_Aura_s_Winter_2013_chicks.jpg
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Six little chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, December 31, 2012,
Eddy and Aura now have six little pink chicks. I moved Annie and Billy's into the flight cage. Annie had stopped sitting on her eggs. I put them in with Aura in hopes a couple eggs may hatch. Now it's a waiting game to see what colors the chicks will be.
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Waiting list
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, December 21, 2012,
I'm now starting to go down my waiting list for the Winter chicks. I have six to choose from. If you are on my waiting list please be sure to check your e-mails often. After I send an e-mail I will also call to make sure you received the e-mail. Thanks for your patience. Continue reading ...
Here is my chick list and a photo
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, December 18, 2012,
Dusty and Bell's American chicks $30
#1 10/22/12-11/8/12 Recessive pied, blue, grey yellow face male first from left
#2 10/24/12-11/10/12 Opaline, cinnamon, blue, violet female second from left
Billy and Annie's English American mix chicks $50
#1 10/5/12-10/22/12 Dominant pied, violet male bottom right
#2 10/7/12-10/23/12 Cinnamon, yellow face female bottom middle
#3 10/8/12-10/25/12 Dominant pied, opaline, blue, yellow face male top right
#4 10/10/12-10/27/12 Normal, blue violet, yellow face male t...
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6 chicks and one egg
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, November 25, 2012,
I have put my new hen Aura in with Eddy hoping for some lacewings. I just bought Aura maybe a month or so ago. I wasn't expecting the pair to bond so quickly. A couple days ago Aura started to get in and out of the nest. I thought she was just checking it out maybe not ever seeing a nest before. But I was wrong she was getting ready to lay her first clutch. She has laid one egg and Eddy has started feeding her.
As for Billy and Annies chicks. The oldest chick is starting to get out of he nest...
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Hand feeding starts
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, November 22, 2012,
Billy and Annie's chicks are old enough to be taken out of the nest now. They are starting to look like big birds. Continue reading ...
Six chicks one egg
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, November 13, 2012,
Well Stella only laid one egg and decided it wan't any good. She pushed it out of the nest. Bell and Dusty have two little pink chicks and one egg. Annie and Billy have four chicks.
I'm going to take a stab at their color mutations.
#1 Dominant pied, violet
#2 Cinnamon, yellow face
#3 Dominant pied, yellow face
#4 Normal, yellow face
Looks like their will be some pretty nice color.
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Second brood
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, November 9, 2012,
Billy and Annie finely decided to lay eggs and now have four chicks. Dusty and Bell have started their second clutch and have three eggs. Continue reading ...
Weaned chicks, second clutches and one first clutch
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, October 24, 2012,
The chicks are doing very well. Today I moved all the chicks along with my new full English addition Aura to my flight cage. All the chicks have been weaned and are almost ready to go to their new homes. Three of my hens have started to lay eggs again. Stella has started laying a second clutch and now has one egg. Bell is on her second clutch and has three eggs. And last but not least Annie has laid her first clutch and has four eggs and two chicks.
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Weaning the chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, October 14, 2012,
All the chicks are now being weaned. Their parents have stopped feeding them. This makes for some unhappy chicks that are very loud. I'm starting to give the chicks seed when I bring the out everyday. This way they learn to eat seeds quicker. Continue reading ...
More photos of the chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, October 3, 2012,
They grow so fast. A couple of the chicks still have some baby fluff to cover but most of them look like big birds now.
Petey and Stella's chicks http://talkbudgies.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33439&d=1349276872
Otis and Athena's chicks
http://talkbudgies.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33438&d=1349276872
Dusty and Ball's chicks
http://talkbudgies.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33437&d=1349276872
Eddy and Alba's chicks
http://talkbudgies.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33440&d=1349277172
...
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Getting out of the nest
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, September 28, 2012,
Some of the chicks have already gotten out of the nest during the day. They have no idea how to get back in yet so I have to help them back in. Continue reading ...
Chicks photos
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, September 26, 2012,
Petey and Stella's chicks
http://talkbudgies.com/showthread.php?p=1078260#post1078260
Otis and Athena
http://talkbudgies.com/showthread.php?p=1078260#post1078260
Dusty and Bell's chicks
http://talkbudgies.com/showthread.php?p=1078260#post1078260
Eddy and Alba
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Chicks true colors
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, September 20, 2012,
The chicks are starting to show their true colors. I'm going to take a guess on what most of the chicks mutations are going to be.
Pettey and Stella's nest Any ino (albino and lutinos) or cinnamon chicks will be females. But not all females are cinnaon and ino.
#1 Lutino maybe lacewing
#2 Normal, blue violet
#3 Blue series I can just see that this chick has white pin feathers.
#4 Green series I can see yellow pin feathers.
Athena and Otis
#1 I think their first chick is dominant pied.
#2 and #3 The...
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Seventeen chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, September 11, 2012,
I have four chicks with red eyes. I can't tell if any are lacewing or not just yet and I may not be able to tell for a while. Some of them may also be spangled or dominant pied. Both mutations won't have tail cinnamon markings. But heres to hoping.
Athena and Otis's three eggs hatched. The chicks all have had full crops every morning. So I'm glad to say I won't have to worry about rehoming the chicks. At least thats how it looks right now.
Bell and Dusty have one more egg but I don't think it'... Continue reading ...
Double post
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, September 6, 2012,
More chicks less eggs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, September 6, 2012,
There are many more chicks then there are eggs now. In all I have 14 chicks and 4 eggs to go. I also have two pairs that haven't started laying eggs yet. I'm not sure why Billy and Annie aren't laying yet. They usually lay with the rest of the flock. I'm waiting to see if Zeus and Willa bond. Sometimes it takes a long time and sometimes you just have to admit defeat.
Stella and Petey have four chicks. One has red eyes and the other three have dark eyes. All four of their eggs ended up hatchin... Continue reading ...
Up to eleven chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, September 3, 2012,
Bell has four chicks. Alba has four chicks. Three with red eyes and one with dark eyes. Stella has three chicks. Two dark eyes and one red eyes. That's eleven little chick so far. The oldest of Bell's chicks is starting to get it's fluff.
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Seven chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, August 31, 2012,
Well we have more little chicks. Bell has three. Stella has two, the first has red eyes and the second had dark eyes. Last but not least Athena has two red eyed chicks. Continue reading ...
Four chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, August 30, 2012,
Bell now has two healthy looking chicks. Alba and Stella's first eggs hatched today. Both chicks have red eyes. I'm hoping for lacewings but they maybe lutino or albino. We will just have to see when they get their feathers in.
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Seventeen eggs one chick
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, August 27, 2012,
Bells first egg hatched this morning. The first little chick of the season. Athena also now has three eggs. Can't wait for all the eggs to hatch.
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Seventeen eggs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, August 22, 2012,
The egg count is now up to seventeen. I'm wondering how many eggs are fertile and how many chicks will develop. I only will candle the eggs when the last egg is five days old.
Bell has 6 eggs in her nest. Bell is sitting on her eggs almost 24/7 now. She only gets out to relieve herself. Dusty is also in the nest close to 24/7. He chats with her all day long.
Stella now has 4 eggs. She is also now in her nest most of the time. Petey checks in on her to see what she is up to. But he usually spen...
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More eggs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, August 19, 2012,
Bell now has five eggs in her nest. Stella and Alba have four eggs and Athena has laid her first egg. Continue reading ...
Ten eggs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, August 16, 2012,
Bell laid her forth egg today. Stella and Alba laid their third. So ten in total. Continue reading ...
Seven eggs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, August 14, 2012,
The egg count is now up to seven. Bell laid her second egg on the 11th and her third yesterday. Stella now has two eggs and Alba now has two eggs. Continue reading ...
From one to four
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Saturday, August 11, 2012,
One egg turns into four. Today the egg count jumped from one to four. Bell has two eggs, Stella has one and Alba has one. Continue reading ...
The first egg
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, August 10, 2012,
The first egg of the season was laid this morning by Bell. Dusty and Bell sit in the nest together throughout the breeding season. Dusty is my only male that sits in the nest with Bell most of the time keeping her company. Here we go. Hold on. Continue reading ...
Preparing for the fall breeding season
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, July 24, 2012,
It's
time to start up the breeding program for the fall season. I usually
put the fall breeding pairs in their separate cages around mid
summer. This way they can get use to their new surroundings and get
ready to mate. This is also a good time to introduce new breeding
pairs. This way they have time to bond before the rest of the flock
starts to breed.
Now
that I have slimed the flock down a bit all six pairs can breed at
once. This season I'm going to be introducing one new breeding pair
Ze...
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Four budgies for sale
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, July 9, 2012,
I have two adult American budgies for
sale. One male, he has a light green body color with a yellow head
and black wing pattern very talkative little boy. One female, she is
almost pure white with a bit of violet on her back and very few grey
stripes on her shoulders.
I also have two American English mix
chicks are sale. One male, he is an albino. One female, she is light
yellow allover with a couple black specks on her shoulders and a blue
spot on her back and belly.
You can take a look at t...
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Seven Spring chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, May 22, 2012,
Here are the photos of the seven spring chicks.
Last
clutch Eddy and Alba's 2 chicks
#1Opaline, blue, violet male
#2
Dominant pied, yellow face type two, blue female
Eddy
and Alba's chicks $50.00 each
#1 lutino
#2 albino
#3
albino
#4
normal green
Billy
and Annie's chicks $50.00 each
#5 dominant pied, spangle, yellow face type two, blue
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Chick update
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, May 2, 2012,
Eddy and Alba's chicks
The chicks are doing great. They are still in the nest being fed by Alba and Eddy. The smallest chick still looks kinda like a little pincushion. But the three older chicks are feathering out nicely. I will start hand feeding them soon.
#1 lutino
#2 albino
#3 albino
#4 normal green
Billy and Annie's chick
Only one of their eggs hatched. The others where duds. The chick is still very pink and doesn't have its pin feathers just yet.
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Spring chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, April 25, 2012,
Eddy and Alba's nest
They have laid another clutch and now have four chicks.
#1 lutino chick
#2 albino chick
#3 albino chick
#4 I'm not yet sure what this chicks color will be. It's pin feathers are yellow and it's eyes are dark. So I'm guessing a normal green or maybe spangle or dominant pied green.
Billy and Annie's nest
Their last clutch of chicks is ready to go home. If anyone is interested in the chicks please contact me.
#1 Opaline, blue, violet male
#2 Dominant pied, yellow face type two, blu... Continue reading ...
The chikcks are growing up
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, March 26, 2012,
Eddy and Alba's nest
Here is a photo of this clutch.
http://talkbudgies.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28987&d=1332771320
#1 is Dusty and Bell's chick
Normal,blue,pied spot
He is almost ready to go home. He is feeding himself, he no longer sleeps in the nest and he perches with the adults.
#2 is Eddy and Alba's
Lutino
She is also acting like an adult bird. She is feeding herself, and is no longer sleeping in the nest and perching.
#3 is Eddy and Alba's chick
Spangle,dominant pied,cinnamon,blue,viol... Continue reading ...
Chick update
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, March 5, 2012,
Eddy and Alba's nest
#1 is Dusty and Ball's chick
Normal,blue,pied spot
He is now perching like an adult bird.
#2 is either Eddy and Alba's or Petey and Stella's chick
Lutino
It can get out of the nest but can't get back in yet.
#3 is Eddy and Alba's chick
Spangle,dominant pied,cinnamon,blue,violet
She is still content in the nest.
#4 is Eddy and Alba's chick
Opaline,blue,violet
This one tries to get out of the nest but just can't yet. When I take the chicks out this chick thinks even it's siblings s...
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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... Continue reading ...
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... Continue reading ...
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. Continue reading ...
Three chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, January 30, 2012,
Two eggs hatched this morning. One of them is Eddy and Alba's chick the other is Petey and Stella's. One of them has red eyes the other has dark eyes. When they get older I will be able to tell what chick belongs to what pair because Eddy and Alba's chick will be a larger American English mix. Continue reading ...
Last mixed clutch of the season
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Saturday, January 28, 2012,
Three breeding pairs decided to lay
more eggs. This clutch was Petey and Stella's along with Dusty and
Bell's third clutch. I don't let my pairs breed for a third time. It
is just too much stress on a pair. I put Petey, Stella, Dusty and
Bell back in my large flight cage. So I put all their eggs in with
Eddy and Alba. This is their second clutch and they welcomed the
other pairs eggs.
In Eddy and Alba's nest there is...
Dusty and Bell's only egg hatched
yesterday.
Petey and Stella's 8 egg...
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The chicks are almost ready to go
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, January 10, 2012,
I have starting to move down the waiting so if you are on it please check your e-mails and phone messages. The chicks are all feathered out and I have to say this season produced a rainbow of colors and personalities. I have decided to keep two female chicks. One albino and another opaline, violet.
Otis and Athena's chick is a American English mix attachment.php
#1 Dominant pied, spangle, blue Male
Eddy and Alba's chicks are American
English mix attachment.php
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Chicks photos
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, December 20, 2011,
Dusty and Ball's chicksattachment.php
Eddy and Alba's chicks
attachment.php
Petey and Stella's chicks
attachment.php
Otis and Athena's chick
attachment.php
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All the eggs have hatched
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Saturday, December 10, 2011,
Dusty and Bell's nest
They have seven of their own chicks and
are taking very good care of Otis and Athena's chick.
Eddy and Alba's nest
They have four chicks in their nest.
Petey and Stella's nest
They have six chicks they are taking
care of.
I have started to hand feed and tame
all the chicks.
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The last chicks are hatching
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, December 6, 2011,
Dusty and Bell's nest
Otis and Athena's chick is starting to perch on the inside rim of the nest box when it wants to be fed. It looks like their chick's mutation will be Sky blue,spangle, dominant pied. She is also taking care of six of her own chicks. The two oldest look like they are going to be recessive pieds but I'm not sure about the other ones. We will have to wait and see.
Eddy and Alba's nest
They have four chicks.
#1 Is a normal,green
#2 Is a lutino maybe lacewing
#3 Maybe a dominant pi... Continue reading ...
Chick update
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, November 30, 2011,
Otis
and Athena's nest
Their
chick has been rehomed again in Bell's nest.
Zeus
and Violet's nest
The
eggs that where in Violet's nest where all duds. After I took the bad
eggs out she started pecking Otis and Athena's chick. So I rehomed it
again to Bell's nest.
Dusty
and Bell's nest
Bell
is sitting on four chicks so far along with Otis and Athena's chick.
They also have three eggs.
Eddy
and Alba's nest
Alba
is taking care of her four chicks, two have red eyes and two have
dark eyes. The chick I...
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Chick update second round
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, November 25, 2011,
Otis and Athena's nest
Their first egg has hatched. After I cleaned her nest for the first time she wasn't sitting on her eggs. After she wasn't feeding her chick anymore I decided to rehome their chick and eggs into Violet's nest.
Zeus and Violet's nest
Violet is sitting on six of her eggs and four of Athena and Otis's eggs. Athena and Otis's first chick is getting big. It's eyes are now open and it's starting to get its pin feathers in. One of the eggs has hatched and the oldest chick is so m... Continue reading ...
Second round of chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, November 17, 2011,
The chicks from the first breeding season are all spoken for and will probably all be taken home by this weekend. Now on to the second round of chicks.
Zeus and Violet's nest
Violet is sitting on six eggs.
Otis and Athena's nest
They are both sitting on five eggs.
Dusty and Bell's nest
Bell is sitting on six eggs.
Eddy and Alba's nest
Alba is sitting on four eggs.
Petey and Stella's nest
They are both sitting on five eggs.
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Half sider very rare chick
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, November 7, 2011,
I wished for lacewings and got a half sider! I read up on the coloration and found that half siders aren't a true mutation but a development condition. It is thought that twins merge very early in development. They can have two different mutations on each side being split down the middle or can have splotches of different mutations through out the body. They are also thought to be infertile. This is a very rare condition.
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Second round of eggs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, November 4, 2011,
Zeus and Violet's nest
Violet is laying on four eggs. I will definitely know who the father of the chicks are now. Violet and Apollo's only chick can get in and out of Bell's next. He can also perch with ease.
Otis and Athena's nest
Athena is also laying more eggs. She has eight eggs. Otis spends most of his time sitting right nest to her in the nest box.
Dusty and Bell's nest
#1 Opaline,Grey,Violet
#2 Recessive pied,Yellow face type two,Grey
#3 Normal, Blue,Violet with a pied spot on it's head
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Photo of the 9 fall/winter chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, November 3, 2011,
More updates
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Saturday, October 22, 2011,
Zeus and Violet's nest
Violet had started to pick at Otis and Athena's chicks feathers so I decided to re home it into Petey and Stella's nest.
Otis and Athena's nest
THey are laying on two eggs. This will be their second clutch.
Dusty and Bell's nest
I can probably guess the four chicks color mutations but I will wait until their adult feathers totally come in before I's positive. Violet and Apollo's chick is a bright yellow. It looks like it is dominant pied, light green, greywing.
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More eggs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Thursday, October 20, 2011,
Otis and Athena's nest
Athena has started to lay her second clutch of the season. She only has one but I'm sure there will be more to come.
Eddy and Alba's nestAlba is sitting on two eggs. Their could be a possible lacewing in this clutch as well. We will see. Continue reading ...
One new egg
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, October 18, 2011,
Sadly the second chick died as well. I ended up talking to a vet and they told me they would have done exactly what I did. There wasn't much else I could have done.
Zeus and Violet's nest
Otis and Athena's chick is huge. It may qualify as a full English depending on how it looks when it's feathers come in.
Otis and Athena's nest
No new eggs yet.
Dusty and Bell's nest
All five chick look great and are growing well.
Eddy and Alba's nest
Alba laid her second egg in the nest and she has been sitting on ...
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Back to eleven chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, October 16, 2011,
Some of you may know I have been having a problem with a couple of the chicks. Sadly two of the chicks have ruptured their air sacks. This can happen when the male doesn't actually have any food digested to feed the chicks and feeds the chick air. The first chick died but the second is still making it. I have gotten the air out from under its skin so hopefully the second chick will make it.
Zeus and Violet's nest
Otis and Athena's chick is growing fast in Violet's nest. I have also put the s...
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Eleven chicks and two eggs
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, October 12, 2011,
Zeus and Violet's nest
Violet is still taking great care of Otis and Athena's chick. I have also put Athena and Otis's last egg in Violet's nest. I listened to the egg this morning and it was trying to pick through the egg. Violet's last three eggs where over due and where duds so I took them out of the nest. I have also figured out who Violet bred with to have the yellow chick. The yellow chick looks like a dominant pied green grey wing. And the only green male that is split for grey wing is ... Continue reading ...
Growing chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, October 9, 2011,
I have a sticky note on every nest with the lay date hatch date and color of each chick. If I end up moving chicks around I keep note of that as well.
Zeus and Violet's yellow chick is doing great in Bell and Dusty's nest. Violet is also taking very good care of Athena and Otis's chick. It looks huge even though it isn't even a week old yet. It is going to be one big baby.
Otis and Athena's nest has two eggs still but one looks dark. So hopefully it will be hatching soon.
Dusty and Bell's nest...
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Updates
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, October 4, 2011,
I took a good look at Zeus and Violet's chick and the chick has yellow pin feathers. It looks like Violet had been fooling around with one of the green/yellow males before I put her in the breeding cage. Because neither Zeus or Violet have green/yellow genes.
I have decided to move some of the chicks around so the highest number of chicks will survive. Sadly Athena and Otis's first chick got out of the egg but it didn't survive. Athena and Otis's second chick hatched today. I have decided to p...
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More chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, October 3, 2011,
Zeus and Violet
It looks like Zeus and Violet may only have one chick this round. The eggs look dark but it has been about a week. Their only chick is growing fast and looks huge compared to the other chicks.
Otis and Athena
I just peeked in the nest and there was a small hole in one of the eggs. I could hear a little peeping coming from the egg. So tomorrow there should be a chick in the box.
Dusty and Bell
Surprise. There are two chicks in the nest now. One must have hatched yesterday and the...
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One more chick three less eggs
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 ...
Second chick
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 ...
Quick count
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
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21 eggs and counting
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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Quick update
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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Start of the Fall/Winter breeding season
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 ...
Six breeding pairs for the Fall/Winter
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Sunday, August 28, 2011,
I have six breeding pairs this
Fall/Winter breeding season. I'm expecting both American budgies
along with 50% American 50% English mix budgies. If you want to see
exactly what colors each pair will produce take a look at My Birds
page. You can also see the pairs photos on the My Birds page. Under
each pair you will find a list of chicks mutations. If you have any
questions please feel free to ask.
Here is the list.
Otis and Athena
Zeus and Violet
Dusty and Bell
Horus and Ginger
Petey and...
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Adults for sale
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, July 26, 2011,
For anyone who has been waiting for one of my adults birds please check out my Birds for sale page. I have put a couple of my adults up for sale. All adult birds are $20.00 each. There are a couple rare color birds, grey wing and albino if you are looking for something different. They all come with their wings clipped and if I have bred them a certificate with their information. If you are interested in any of my budgies please contact me at either Budgiebreeder118@aol.com or (603) 774-7322 Continue reading ...
The three clutches
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, July 18, 2011,
http://talkbudgies.com/photoplog/images/7195/large/1_Dusty_and_Bell_s_7_chicks.JPG
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Second round of chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, June 29, 2011,
The chicks all fifteen of them are growing up nicely. I have had a couple problems with two females pecking their chicks. Violet and Bell started to kick their eldest chicks out of the nest. So I rehomed their chicks with Stella and Ginger. Stella having three chicks of her own and Ginger not having any chicks. Both hens have taken the extra chicks and have been feeding and keeping them warm.
Prince and Stella’s chicks
5/7/2011 - 5/24/2011 Normal, blue, violet
5/9/2011 - 5/26/2011 Normal...
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Round two here comes summer
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, June 17, 2011,
We are well into the second round of chicks during the spring going into summer season.
Violet and Zeus ended up with two female chicks. One albino that I’m keeping. Her name is Ruby and the other chick is a dominant pied, recessive pied, blue violet. Both chicks had to be placed with foster hens because Violet started to peck them as soon as their adult feathers started to grow in.
And they didn’t stop there. They soon laid another clutch of five chicks. And like the first clutch Vio...
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The chicks are growing up
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Wednesday, April 27, 2011,
The chicks are all doing well. Violet's chicks are doing fine with their foster hens. The chick that was plucked is almost all feathered out again. All of the chicks are able to get in and out the their nest boxes and feed themselves. Just a couple more weeks and they will all be ready to fly the coop. Horus and Ginger have started to lay their second clutch. I'm not sure how many are fertile yet. I wait until the last egg is five days old before I candle them. I will get more photos up soon.
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Chick update
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, April 19, 2011,
The chicks are growing up so fast. Most of them have gotten out of the nests. A couple of Dusty and Bells chicks have learned how to perch but they are still sleep in the nests. Continue reading ...
Plucking problem
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, April 15, 2011,
I checked the chicks over yesterday when I got home and found something I have never had a problem with before. Violet started to pluck one of her chicks feathers. The pore little thing hardly has any feathers on it's back on the back of it's head and under one wing. It's a couple days shy of a month old. She has pulled the chicks adult feathers out along with the chick down. I put the chick and it's sibling in with two of my other breeding hens, Stella and Ginger. They both are doing fine in... Continue reading ...
Photos of the chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, April 11, 2011,
I'm not sure why my images won't show up on this post. I'm working on the problem. If you would like to see the chicks photos please e-mail me and I can send them to you. Thanks
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Getting to the end of hatching
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Tuesday, March 29, 2011,
Willow and Violet have a little surprise for me. Their first chick opened her eyes and they are red! Since Willow isn't split for ino Violet must have bred with either Zeus or Otis before I put her in the breeding cage. Because of the way albino works the chick must be a female. Now I'm not sure if the second chick is Willow's or not I guess time may tell.
2/28/2011-2/19/2011 albino female
3/2/3011-3/20/2011
3/5/2011-3/21/2011 Died
3/6/2011-3/23/2011 Died
3/8/2011
Prince and Stella
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More chicks
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Monday, March 21, 2011,
Willow and Violet
2/28/2011 - 3/19/2011
3/2/2011 - 3/20/2011
3/5/2011
3/6/2011
3/8/2011
Prince and Stella
2/27/2011 - 3/17/2011
3/1/2011 - 3/19/2011
3/3/2011 - 3/20/2011
3/5/2011
3/7/2011
3/8/2011
3/11/2011
Horus and Ginger
3/1/2011 - 3/19/2011
3/3/2011 - 3/203/2011
3/5/2011
3/6/2011
3/8/2011
3/10/2011
3/12/2011
Dusty and Bell
2/28/2011 - 3/18/2011
3/2/2011 - 2/20/2011
3/7/2011
3/8/2011
3/11/2011
Apollo and La fiesta's eggs haven't hatched just yet.
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Little cheeps
Posted by Bridget Wheeler on Friday, March 18, 2011,
Two little chicks have hatched so far. Prince and Stella and Dusty and Bell are four very proud parents. The egg count is up to 27 all together and I think it's going to stay that way. Now we wait for the little chicks to hatch.
Willow and Violet's egg count is five. No chicks yet.
2/28/2011
3/2/2011
3/5/2011
3/6/2011
3/8/2011
Prince and Stella have one chick. And six eggs. The chick hatched yesterday a St. Petty's day chick
2/27/2011- 3/17/2011
3/1/2011
3/3/2011
3/5/2011
3...