Pair 3 - Day 31
Please note the following pics were taken without flash and are very dark, will have to go back to using the flash when I take out pics tomorrow
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Lushen
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Hi Eshana, I spoke to our club chairmen and he said that my conure is doing a little better, but she is gonna be with him for a while because she is going to take time to recoverEshana wrote:Hi Lushen
So sorry about your conure.I hope she heals quickly. Take care....
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Eshana
Hi Milly, I'm glad that you have joined this forum, there is a lot that you can learn from the experienced guys and gals on here, just like I learn every day from them, glad that you like my thread and posts, hope you are here to stay for a very long timemillyz_madness wrote:Hi I'm new to the site today and have just read your entire post and it's very helpful and I love looking through your photos
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Mel
Thanks lushen!! I most definAtely intend to be here for a long timeLushen1600 wrote:Hi Milly, I'm glad that you have joined this forum, there is a lot that you can learn from the experienced guys and gals on here, just like I learn every day from them, glad that you like my thread and posts, hope you are here to stay for a very long timemillyz_madness wrote:Hi I'm new to the site today and have just read your entire post and it's very helpful and I love looking through your photos
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Mel
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Lushen
Hi Carmen, you not sticking your nose in here, just wanting to help a forum member, and that's fine with meMcmillanBirds wrote:(sorry if I am sticking my nose in here Lushen)
Carmen
Hi Deb, all I can say is GOOD LUCK! You are going to search long and hard for pure wildtype. I think even wild caught birds sometimes carries recessive mutations. The sad irony is that mutation breeders will keep putting mutations together to the point that it becomes impossible to find pure birds. I stopped breeding lovebirds about 15 years ago, and when I went to look at some birds out of curiosity to see how things developed (about two years ago), I found to my shock that nobody could sell me a pure wildtype bird. After some searching, I got in touch with somebody that said that the only way will be to import wild caught birds, there aren't any 100% sure greens left in the country. Ringnecks takes longer to mature, but they are heading down the same road.willowisp71 wrote:I have been reading with great interest the thread "Deep and Emerald" started by Willy, and one issue that seems to keep cropping up there is the availability, or lack there of, of pure green or "wildtype" birds. It got me thinking as to how easy these birds are to come by?
Lushen1600 wrote:This years breeding season is almost upon us, birds will go down in a month or 2 months time. I started last years season with only 1 pair which laid 5 eggs first round and hatch 2 chicks, the other 3 eggs had hairline cracks, second round laid 4 eggs and all were infertile.
This is my pairings for this season, please note that I don't have genetic history for all the birds so where you see (UGH) it will stand for "unknown genetic history, so here goes
Pair 1
Blue cock {(UGH) was told this bird came from green cock to green hen} x
Blue Lacewing hen (UGH)
Pair 2
Grey/ino cock (from Grey(df)blue cock x Blue ino hen) x
Grey lacewing hen (from Blue pallid cock x Grey pallid hen)
Pair 3
Lutino cock (from Ino cock x Ino hen) x
Lutino hen {(UGH) sister to blue cock in pair 1 from green cock to green hen}
Pair 4
Greygreen cock (UGH) x
Green hen (UGH)
Pair 5 - last years pair which produced only 2 chicks(1 ino and 1 green)
Green/ino (from Green Cock x Ino hen) x
Lutino hen (UGH)
Pair 6
Green cock (UGH) x
Blue hen (UGH)
Pair 7 - bought this pair on the 24th July 2012
Blue cock (UGH)
Blue Rainbow Hen (UGH)
So these are my pairings for 2012, will just have to wait and see what they produce, not gonna change them around this year as most pairs are already preparing their nestboxes and mating except for pair 3 (the hen does not want to accept the males advances to her, probably cos she is older than him, she is a 2010 female and he is a 2011 male, she is not aggressive to him though, she just chases him away when he come nears her and dances trying to get her attention, as I think he wants to mate with her, but she is not ready or doesn't want to mate with him, not really expecting much from this pair this season so even if they don't produce will let them have a go at it next season as I like lutinos)
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Lushen
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