Baby photo update and aviary birds.

Babies that have hatched to date 29. Two pet babies have gone to new homes. One baby died because it hatched a day early and was so so tiny. Two died yellow belly(1 &3 days old) in the same nest and one other chick that I saved because he was stuck in his egg (pipped but was wrong way round), later died at 18 days old. I was excited about this chick because he was from my best pair. Also chicks that I'm able to save are special to me. The eldest in a nest of five and was a beautiful yellow face grey. The day before he died I took some photo's of him because I noticed he had a weird bald patch of skin on his neck, also he had some odd feathering on his head. I am still stumped to what killed him. I found him flat, black, full crop and almost completely plucked. 

His brothers (yellowfaces) and sisters (cinnamon's)

Four babies from lightgreen cock- sky opaline dom pied spangle nest

Above : This baby last week was plucked bald. I put the two plucked babies into foster nest and they are growing down and feathers again.

Above: Approx 6 weeks. Below : Approx 7 weeks

Above and below: Brothers Hugo and Hans, my bred fallow and split.

Below: This cock is approx 5 months old and just completing his first moult.

And his full sister below.

Another 5 month old cock.

His full sister, the sky cinnamon.

Babies today

Just a few pics of the babies today. 23 babies in total.

These two little guys have had all their down plucked. Poor blighters. I want to knit them a jumper.

Baby photo's update 2-9-11

Babies are starting to fledge now. 22 babies hatched in the new bird room so far. Here's a few photo's taken today.
Below: Grey Green Cinnamon opaline chick 36 days old.

Below: Normal sky. 31 days old.

 

Below: Grey green opaline.  26 days old.

Below: Cinnamon opaline spangle light green. 34 days old.

Below: Cinnamon opaline light green. 32 days old.

More pinkies.

Other babies and birds.

Some little Red Brow Finches visit daily.