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Post by Brendan on Aug 7, 2006 19:11:16 GMT 11
one of my pairs laid their first egg today
it is the oldest pair with the cock bird being 2 years old and the hen being 4 years old
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Post by John on Aug 9, 2006 11:43:42 GMT 11
All of my hens are working the boxes Brendan and like you my oldest pair have laid, looks like it's all action from here on ;D
John
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Post by laraine on Aug 16, 2006 16:50:41 GMT 11
I had better put my boxes in this weekend. What are you putting together this year John to get good colours.
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Post by John on Aug 16, 2006 20:49:53 GMT 11
I have my established pair of an Opaline cock bird and a normal hen sitting on three eggs at the moment, you have a Lutino hen from this pair that should be ready to breed this year Laraine. I also have a Opaline hen mated with an Opaline cock bird and she is working the nesting box very strongly, they are inseparable and will be the first year they have bred I'm looking forward to the babies from this pair.
My last pair I have high hopes for, a Lutino cock bird and a Blue hen, they are both only young and may not breed this year but I'm willing to wait ;D, what have put together?
John
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Post by Brendan on Aug 16, 2006 21:10:10 GMT 11
this year will be my best yet as i have paired up some good birds they are
cock x hen
lime/blue/pied x grey-green/blue
blue pied/lime x lutino/blue
blue pied/lime x lime/?blue/?pied (this bird could also be a grey-green)
lutinoplatinum/opaline x lime opaline pied
grey-green/lime/?blue/?pied x lutino opaline
so i will be breeding some good colours this year
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Post by John on Aug 17, 2006 11:14:32 GMT 11
We are all going to have some good photo's of birds this season, they sound great Brendan. It really is my first season seriously breeding red rumps and I am looking forward to babies, my blue hen is also working a box so thats exciting .
John
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Post by laraine on Aug 17, 2006 14:02:56 GMT 11
I'm thinking about putting my lutino with a blue male. I'm very interested in the post Oaklee put up about getting the different colours.
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Post by John on Aug 17, 2006 14:20:40 GMT 11
I'm thinking about putting my lutino with a blue male. I'm very interested in the post Oaklee put up about getting the different colours. The more I have to do with these special birds the more interested I get Laraine. I still have a Pied hen and am looking for a mate for her I am getting more and more interested in the genetics and the colour that i will get mixing and matching the birds. John |
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Post by laraine on Aug 22, 2006 17:08:08 GMT 11
I'm very interested in putting the different colours together too. I only have one true pair that have bred before but I've got a new Opaline hen as I lost the other one, and the Opaline male is following her around everywhere. None of the others have been put together so am hoping that the combinations I want work out.
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