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Our latest Blue-capped Cordon Bleu babies fledged yesterday at 17 days old. This pic was taken today, 3-31-17, 18 days old.

Look at those! great looking bunch. The backdrop is great too

Congrats

a_gouldian

I just want to smooch them, they are so incredibly gorgeous

Fledging day, is always a day for celebration. Congratulations !

Another pic

show off... can you show us the nest/nestbox

GouldianGuy

Here is uncropped shot showing the nest box. It is a home made box with a hinged cover that hangs on the outside of the cage. This is used by the Societies that raised the chicks. The Cordon Bleu adults are in a large flight cage and use a large size wicker basket. Unfortunately, the Cordon Bleu adults toss chicks (we suspect the male, even though we give them plenty of live mini meal worms and dried blood worms) but they are good at producing fertile eggs. If we can find another Cordon Bleu eventually and breed it to one of our juveniles when they get older maybe we will have parent raised success.

a_gouldian well aren't they just the cutest.nice pictures.love the picture of all five together

a_gouldian - Congratulations! They are adorable and so healthy looking. Your societies did a great job raising them.
To me it looks like you might have 3 girls and 2 boys.
Iso

Can I see a shot of the whole cage?
It looks really beautifully decorated.
Good job with the chickies.

isobea wrote: a_gouldian - Congratulations! They are adorable and so healthy looking. Your societies did a great job raising them.
To me it looks like you might have 3 girls and 2 boys.
Iso

That's what I was thinking. I thought 2 boys, 2 girls, and wasn't sure about the other one.

Sheather wrote: Can I see a shot of the whole cage?
It looks really beautifully decorated.
Good job with the chickies.

I'll try to remember to take a pic of the whole cage this weekend. There is not really much more. All the greens are at one end and then there are a few more perches. Its a Prevue Hampton Deluxe breeder cage.

"Hey You, Get Off Of My Back"

Having fun taking pics of these cute fledglings

It's a shame when they start tossing chicks, often it becomes a vicious habit, almost impossible to get ride.

And i have seen only males doing that, never heard of females.

a_gouldian

So pretty, and all in a row!