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Post by sebzpets on Aug 20, 2007 17:45:49 GMT 10
Well it has finally happened!!
End of last season I decided I wanted more pied's in my zeb finches so I selectively bought in a few rather stunning pieds and at the same time culled out a lot of birds that I didn't think would help with the colouring.
Anyway I sort of digress....today a nest inspection shows a very nice little fawn pied that seems to be beautifully marked!!
Will post pics as soon as my mate brings the camera over.
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Post by Jane on Aug 20, 2007 18:34:53 GMT 10
Congrats Seb  Yay for new season baby and the colour sounds good too. |
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 20, 2007 21:47:11 GMT 10
congratulations and pics would be lovely too. ;D
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Post by silvercloud on Aug 21, 2007 13:00:16 GMT 10
Awww thats fantastic Seb. Yeah we want to see pics.  |
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Post by sebzpets on Aug 21, 2007 16:52:52 GMT 10
Another inspection just showed another pied fawn....not as much white but stilll a pied by the looks. Heres hoping the 3rd baby is a pied as well!!
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Post by Phill on Aug 21, 2007 20:14:13 GMT 10
Oh missed this thread! Gratz Seb
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Post by sebzpets on Aug 21, 2007 20:53:38 GMT 10
Thanks guys.....is very exciting!! As only managed 1 pied baby last season and I lost that one,shame as it was bloody stunning. Oh well this season is shaping up well so far as I have another nest with babies in it that I am going to have to climb up and check out tomorrow. Amazing thing is I haven't even put nests in yet...darn things are building their own from scratch LOL.
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Post by Phill on Aug 21, 2007 21:27:22 GMT 10
Hehe, smart birdies.
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 21, 2007 21:31:02 GMT 10
LOL very ingenious birds they are Seb. ;D
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Post by sebzpets on Aug 22, 2007 6:31:52 GMT 10
pffft I'll give them genius's!! Damned things are Zeb finches,they'll nest anywhere. Last season I found a nest under some bricks that I had placed to put a large potted native on. Damned things were down there in the gap on the ground. They managed to bring 5 out that time!!  :D :D |
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Post by Phill on Aug 22, 2007 9:25:29 GMT 10
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Post by silvercloud on Aug 22, 2007 10:30:52 GMT 10
Inventive little buggers aren't they.  |
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Post by sebzpets on Aug 22, 2007 20:10:19 GMT 10
2nd nest has a normal baby in it and only the one  ...should fledge next week I think. Heap of eggs sitting under him though. Oh well I have one Zeb for sale guys LOL. |
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Post by sebzpets on Aug 29, 2007 20:14:49 GMT 10
Yay they have fledged,well 4 days ago they left the nest but I wanted to be sure they were going to be ok. The pied is stunning...it's actually almost a saddleback so am very very happy with that....even happier that I have 3 with that great gene. Tried getting pics the other day but the little beggars wouldn't sit still long enough so I haven't a chance in hell now unless I oput them in a carry cage,which is not going to happen as their aviary is about 10ft high and they have to many places to hide ROFLMAO
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Post by Jane on Aug 30, 2007 8:42:45 GMT 10
Well you'll have to spend hours stalking them as we're all keen to see this lovely pied  |
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Post by sebzpets on Aug 30, 2007 17:10:44 GMT 10
LOL looks like the move may be on in less than 3 weeks so no problem as it will be in a trans box LMAO
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 31, 2007 16:12:38 GMT 10
LOL Jane............love the description of Sebastion "stalking" his finches for a photo. LOL
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Post by sebzpets on Sept 20, 2007 5:01:13 GMT 10
I have finally worked out who the father is of my new pied....now to find the mother so I can try and do it again,not n easy thing to do in an aviary full of them LOL. Have babies everywhere now....all darn finches tho LOL. New masked doves laid and sat for a few days than abandoned the eggs  and both chicks were half developed!! Ohh well at least I know they are fertile. |
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Post by vankarhi on Sept 21, 2007 16:04:20 GMT 10
Glad to hear about you finches success and sad about the doves though.
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Post by sebzpets on Sept 21, 2007 16:29:27 GMT 10
Doves are fertile thats all I am concerned about atm...darn finches just do it anyway,bit like rabbits lmao
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Yay for new season baby and the colour sounds good too.
:D 
...should fledge next week I think. Heap of eggs sitting under him though. Oh well I have one Zeb for sale guys LOL.
and both chicks were half developed!! Ohh well at least I know they are fertile.