Haimovfids wrote:
So cute! How old are the chicks?
The two eldest chicks hatched on the 20th of may. The youngest (of five, so he's got to be a fighter to get his meals) hatched 30th of may. I was too late to put a ring on the first two chicks... They grow so fast and it's my first year trying to put rings on my birds, it's been a pain so far. I have a hard time deciding when to put on the rings and have lost a few by being to early and missed a few by trying again when it was too late...
I know I decided to only keep 2 male budgies, but after looking at the newcomers it's so hard to sell one off. Today I'm thinking about keeping my 3 hens (Tropicana, Little Lemon and Marina) and 4 of the 'studs' (Mr Green, Banana, Daft and Einstein) I would then wait to see who pairs up with whom and if I like the combo, move them into a breeding cage, wait 2 weeks to see if the love still blossoms and then put in a nestbox. (not picking Little Lemon the first year of course)
Since you all seem to like my aviary, I'll try to take a picture of it from outside. And maybe some more details from inside.
See you!
EDIT: some typo's I saw. + I took pictures of the chicks when I was cleaning them (5 little ones do make a mess) but haven't had the time yet to put them onto the pc and on photobucket. (to be continued)