All my birds are breeding

....that's a first!

Opaline turks, second round an incredible 8 chicks.  It would be great if they all survive.

Normal and cinnamon turks, first round 4 chicks getting near ready to fledge.

Opaline on the left.

After the failed clutches with the bourkes, both pairs have now decided to go again. Hardly any eggs but some look fertile.

Rosa and lutino pair...2 fertile eggs

Rubino and rosa pair....3 fertile eggs

And I've finally got 2 true pairs of bengalese (now seperated).  Singing cock birds and eggs in the nest.





How many chicks?

My opaline turks are without a doubt my most productive pair of parakeets ever!

There's at least six in this pile....possibly more.

I've now moved the five 1st round chicks to the brown aviary as things were getting a little bit scrappy.

2 cinnamon chicks

1 normal, 2 cinnamon and I'm guessing a normal opaline

Kestrel

Another full house

It looks like this could be my best ever season with the turquoisines.  The opaline turks have another nest full...at least 5 more chicks.

That's one of the first round chicks in the box with them.  Normally I'd have moved them on by now, but the parents don't appear to mind and I have heard that they may help with feeding duties.  I'll give them a few more days as they are only just over 8 weeks old.  I know my other turk male would not tolerate them at all once the second round eggs hatch!

Latest pictures of the first round chicks.

Turk chicks latest

The chicks are groing fast.  One is exploring the other end of the box and the camera.

I think the cinnamon is the one in the middle with plum colour eyes.  Perhaps the one on the right is yellow?

Wood pigeon

Wood pigeons in the garden



Turk chicks update

Latest picture of the turk chicks.  I think the big chick in the middle is a cinnamon, all the others will probably be visually normal.  Any could also be opaline.

Male Bengalese song

I've swapped one of my hen bengalese for two males.  I've now got two true pairs and this time they are each in separate aviaries.

Fawn hen and pearl cock on right

Albino pair

Some argue that red eyed birds should not be paired together, however they are both strong birds so their chicks should be healthy, either way they picked each other.

Both males have been singing to prove that they are indeed males.

Red backed opaline turks

The amount of red varies considerably between the young opaline turks.  I believe this is because the red is not a major gene mutation like yellow or opaline, but a minor gene mutation that can influence the colour of the major gene mutation by varying amounts between individuals.  

 



4 turk chicks

The turks have 4 chicks.  There was a late 5th hatching, but it didn't last long.

Cinnamon chick

Spot the cinnamon chick

Three maybe four chicks. I've still only counted three heads!

More turk chicks

My other pair of turks now have chicks and are on the nest box cam.  Not the best quality picture.

Dad is my old reliable red fronted normal / yellow cinnamon opaline and mum is my young cinnamon opaline.

A complicated gentic combination due to cross-over, but here goes.....

Cocks
8.25% cinnamon /yellow opaline
8.25% cinnamon /opaline
8.25% normal opaline /yellow cinnamon
8.25% normal opaline /cinnamon
16.75% normal /yellow opaline-cinnamon
16.75% normal /opaline-cinnamon
16.75% opaline cinnamon /yellow
16.75% opaline cinnamon

Hens
8.25% cinnamon /yellow
8.25% cinnamon
16.75% normal /yellow
16.75% normal
8.25% normal opaline /yellow
8.25% normal opaline
16.75% opaline cinnamon /yellow
16.75% opaline cinnamon

Most should be red fronted.
The young hen may be split for yellow.....let's see if we get any yellow chicks.