Our New Flock :)

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:27 pm

Nanajennie
Yay JENNIE!!! They are here and gorgeous and active and happy!!! I am OVER THE MOON!!!

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 5:54 pm

I wish I was posting pictures with this post...but seeing as I just sprayed my Texas finches with AIL, I can't continue to torture them now with pictures...I also modified my society finch flight for Max (clubbed feet

) and added some thicker/textured perches and 2 smooth pumice ledges.

But the real update is......

I FOUND AN EGG IN THE OWL AND STAR FLIGHT!!!

I am almost positive it belongs to an Owl...they have claimed the top corner shelf for themselves and the egg was directly under the shelf. So Tom & Jerry and most likely Tom & Gerilyn! Lol

Owl babie is my future...hmmm...maybe!!!

Nanajennie · Post by **Nanajennie** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 7:22 pm

Ginene Didn't you say you found an egg in the crate they came in too? Holy smokes. How funny.

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:39 pm

Nanajennie
yup...God only knows how many hens I have! Lol! Only time will tell...

Nerien · Post by **Nerien** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:03 pm

Owl babie is my future...hmmm...maybe!!!

Oh you are so lucky!!! Owl baby pictures are just so cute!!! I hope you get lots and lots!!!

Nanajennie · Post by **Nanajennie** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 12:18 am

Ginene I'm liking the Socs names lol!!!

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:15 am

Nanajennie
Lol!!! I really wanted to name them dessert names...but Lil Joe nixed it

. Truffles, Fudge and Brownie were my choices

Curly is the crested one, Mo is the biggest one (European) and Larry is grey...Poor Max didn't look good last night. He was on the cage bottom for a while. None of the societies have strong wings. They stay in the bottom portion of the flight. In time, they will hopefully grow stronger and use the top as well

. I'm thinking of clipping some fresh Kale to the bars at different heights in the cage to coax them to explore more. I will try it tomorrow.

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:20 am

Nerien
I know!!! Owl babies are adorable!!! Who knows if I am capable of breeding them??? I think the female is the fawn owl. Her breast bars are narrow. I think with this combo I would get all visibly normal babies...right???

Nerien · Post by **Nerien** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 1:43 pm

I dunno, hubby just thinks owls are adorable, and I agree. Probably isn't even a single owl finch in all of Connecticut, just like all the other wonderful finches out in the rest of the world. (You know, I even had to order the ordinary wicker nests from Amazon.com because nobody within 20 miles of here had any? Not one?) So I am planning on living vicariously through you and your owls and cordon blues and stars and green singers and all, so give those little birds a nest and let them make baby owls!

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 4:10 pm

Nerien
Lol!!! I'm not even sure how old they are...I know they are young. Maybe after quarantine I will put them in the breeding cage

...Oh boy...remember what happened the last time I bred my finches??? I sure do

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Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:35 am

Some pics (excuse the poor quality):

: Ruby, Curly, Mo & Larry (Max is hiding in back)

: Tom & Geri

: Max (clubbed feet)

: Leonard & Penny

: Bert & Ernie

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:38 am

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debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:49 am

Very nice, they look great!

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:00 am

debbie276
Thank you Debbie! I hope to take better pictures soon. They are all still very nervous...except the green singers!!! They have settled in already, as they have been here for a week longer than the others. Strangely, the societies are the most skittish...they only stay at the bottom of the flight. Very strange for finches...

Martie · Post by **Martie** » Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:03 am

They all look great, Ginene. So happy to see your house full of birds once again!

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