well all 10 chicks from 2 nests are doing really well.

I had to remove one lot of chicks as Pip was trying to attack the oldest chick, so dad has been feeding the chicks. I left mum in the breeding cage and she has laid an egg, wonder if it will have a chick in!!

The chicks are 6-5weeks old will they be ok on their own! as when I was cleaning the baby cage out I put the dad back in with the mum for now, would it be an idea to put dad back with chicks on a night time !!!

the other nest box with Bella (4yrs old) she had one chick left in the box, I didn't realise that it is 5weeks old. I've taken the chick out as Bella now has 2eggs. Bella has not shown any aggression the chick!!

my other 2 nests are coming on nicely! a couple of doms in one nest....Haven't a clue on the colourings of the other chicks. Hoping that Brian will have time on Wednesday to have a look at the chicks I have bred so far!!!!

I've homed to 2 baby budgies...soo I've only got 29 budgies now

Bella my recessive sky 4yr old hen is on her 2nd round, she only hatched 4 chicks and a foster in the 1st nest!Today she has laid her 8TH EGG and the 1st chick have chicks in....I know some may not hatch but still that quite a clutch I think x My 3 little dominate babies are getting big quickly!

Brian came around to have a look at the baby budgies that I have bred, 2 good spangles...have shoulder width. 1 good hen as maybe a stock hen!

the other 3 not too bad!

try get photos in the morning!

It's exciting seeing how they develop isn't it Gaile? I like the one on the right of the pick, looks like a hen?

THANK YOU Dean for the comment, I was starting to think my blog didn't let people reply !!!!!

Yes she is a hen, a very nice cinnamon sky spangle (Cindy)x

2 cocks on the left end and the rest are hens xxx

I find the blog section hard to locate compared to the previous forum....it might be just me. It also might be that my eyesight is getting worse lol.

its a shame that it doesn't come up on the 'view new content'

Gutted that one of my d/f spangles has died today!!!

Oh what a shame Gaile. Im sorry. Was there any symptoms of anything?

she had a bit of a dirty vent, but when I picked her up she was very thin. Think it was just too late to do anything x

here is my nest of dominate pied chicks xxx

Looking good Gaile, especially "Bounce" :-)

thanks Jules....especially Bounce xxxx

well today is the day I don't want to breed budgies as the beautiful sky dom pied chick in the box, has been killed by its mum !!

well I have lost 3 chicks within a week.

D/f spangle died don't know why.

then a young mum killed her 4wk old cock chick I was gutted, although I've seen photos, this is the first time I have witnessed the horror of a chick been killed by a parent! so not nice

then my lovely little Dipper died in my hands, he had a deformed foot so I wonder if he had other problems with internal organs x he was only 6weeks old beautiful light green dilute, always a big chick. but I will carry on, Bella now has 7chicks all doing really well x

I'm sorry about this Gaile...it's gut wrenching isn't it? Unfortunately it happens every now and again. I had two happen in two days with different hens who had previously been brilliant mums. One chick I saved but its life is on a knifes edge.....I think it will probably die anyway eventually. It's really sad but its nature and it happens (sad face).

Thanks Dean

My mini little aviary has so far produced 27 rung chicks, still a few eggs to hatch.... quite pleased with that amount as I only have 4 breeding cages x