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This blog is used to update any interested buyers about the progress of breeding. There will be updates on breeding, hatching, chicks, weaning etc. Please feel free to browse through the blog and see what is new at the aviary.

Second round of chicks

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.

I have candled all the eggs and all of them are fertile. In a couple of weeks they should be hatched.

Posted by Bridget Wheeler.

Half sider very rare chick

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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Posted by Bridget Wheeler.

Second round of eggs

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
#4 R...
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Posted by Bridget Wheeler.

Photo of the 9 fall/winter chicks

November 3, 2011

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More updates

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.

Eddy and Al...
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Posted by Bridget Wheeler.

More eggs

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 nest
Alba is sitting on two eggs. Their could be a possible lacewing in this clutch as well. We will see.
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Posted by Bridget Wheeler.

One new egg

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 ...

Posted by Bridget Wheeler.

Back to eleven chicks

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...

Posted by Bridget Wheeler.

Eleven chicks and two eggs

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 ...
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Posted by Bridget Wheeler.

Growing chicks

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...

Posted by Bridget Wheeler.

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