Gouldians Stormy & Easy's Eggs pipping clearly, see it begin

[Babs _Owner]

debbie276

The very day the older chicks started vocalizing I took this picture and had not noticed the bite mark on the "silver" chick. Its clearly on the left cheek.

Shortly after, Stormy tossed. Glad I had taken time-period photos to find out what triggered him. I think it was simply them vocalizing. Now, hopefully I can fix this. All six chicks are safe, weaned and raised by Easy (the hen).

Hopefully Stormy (the dad) who was kept behind the divider and watched his mate raise the chicks all the way through weaning, will understand now that chicks are for FEEDING and not tossing. They are 2 eggs into their 2nd clutch & her last clutch of the season). Wish us luck.

All chicks survived but not the love story I was hoping for.

[haroun]

lot of lot of lot of wishes of success

[Babs _Owner]

haroun

Thanks Haroun!

[Fraza]

Babs oh no he was benign abt naughty then and atleast the Mum has the commitment has the bite affected the chick growing up

[Babs _Owner]

Fraza

Thankfully the bite had no affect on her (she looks to be a hen) and she is amazingly already beginning to molt. She will be a purple or lilac breasted hen from the looks of her so far.

I'll try and get some followup pictures when she is finished molting.

[Fraza]

Babs yeh that will be good have they been introduced to the farther now or is he still being agreesjve and it’s mad how the mother carried on bringing them up by herself

[Babs _Owner]

Fraza

She is a seriously dedicated hen for sure. After this next clutch she's going to enjoy the big adult double flight, plenty of room to fly and rest until this upcoming winter. I'm getting quite attached to her. She's so gentle with her juvies even after they were weaned.

[Fraza]

Babs yep I love a hen like that, Ginge my society was the best hen I’ve ever had for this she she even fed a zebra finch on the first day it was jntroduced and it was about 4-5 weeks old already haha now all my other hens feed the chicks till they can eat then ignore them haha

[Flight Feathers]

Babs congrats on the babies!!

[Babs _Owner]

Flight Feathers

Thanks! Sooo glad I didn't have to hand feed this time. I'm actually doing almost zero hand feeding this season. Knock on wood.

[Flight Feathers]

Flight Feathers

Thanks! Sooo glad I didn't have to hand feed this time. I'm actually doing almost zero hand feeding this season. Knock on wood.

@babs , that's great to hear it's going well!!

[Babs _Owner]

Flight Feathers

Thank you! Thanks to their mom!

[lovezebs]

Babs

Glad to hear that babies are doing well, and that Mom is being great with them .

[Babs _Owner]

lovezebs

Yep they are weaned and in the big flight now!