I've made a few changes to this year’s pairs. My 2007 red fronted normal has been sold into retirement; he just wasn't that interested in breeding again. The cinnamon hen that was with him is now with the yellow opaline male of pair 3. The red backed hen that was with him has now been isolated due to a further deterioration in her feathers and also I wasn't happy with her plucking her chick, which is now nearly fully recovered.
Pair 2 have just 2 chicks for their second brood, both redbacks.
Pair 4 is a reluctant to start a second brood.
Bad news; the red back cinnamon chick from pair 4 pictured in th last post has died. Don't know if I'm starting to see a trend here, but the reddist birds always appear to be the weakest. Fortunately her sister is thriving and still has lots of red.
Some pictures of the other chicks, bred this year....
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