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Society chicks - all banded (updated 10/15)
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:30 pm
by L in Ontario
I let my pair of Societies have their own clutch this time round and they have 6 babies! I finally got the last two banded tonight. They are all looking great but boy oh boy does that nest box get 'dirty' fast with six of them in there!
I've already changed it out once. I'll have to do it again before they fledge.
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:18 pm
by lovemyfinch
Such little cuties Liz
I think societies are the only birds that don't clean their own nests
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:37 pm
by annague
With so many babies and as much as they are normally fed with their attentive parents they are veritable poop factories -- can't blame the parents for avoiding some of that mess.
Good looking babies!!
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:38 pm
by L in Ontario
Thanks Janine and Anna - It almost seems that way but believe it or not Parrot Finches (at least the Blue-faced ones) are much worse!! I had 3 in a nest and I had to clean it out almost every 2-3 days!!! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:08 am
by mahfuz alam
nice and healthy looking baby,congrats liz
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:32 am
by Sally
Nothing cuter than a bunch of naked babies.
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:44 am
by lea
wow, how many
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:10 am
by L in Ontario
lea wrote:wow, how many
You have to count their heads. Then let me know how many!
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:41 am
by nixity
So adorable
I can't wait to have some society babies of my own... just have to get my new ones through quarantine! LOL
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:56 am
by L in Ontario
nixity wrote:So adorable
I can't wait to have some society babies of my own... just have to get my new ones through quarantine! LOL
Ooooh you got new birdies, Tiffany? PHOTOS!!!
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:03 am
by nixity
Yeah nothing special, just some fancy mutation societies
Maybe I'll get some photos of them after quarantine..
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:35 am
by dfcauley
They are adorable Liz! I think that society finches are the absolute sweetest of all finches. (although they are the nastiest!)
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:41 am
by L in Ontario
dfcauley wrote:They are adorable Liz! I think that society finches are the absolute sweetest of all finches. (although they are the nastiest!)
"Nastiest" = dirtiest? Not even close to Blue-faced Parrot Finch chicks.
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 6:45 pm
by Queen_Bee
They are so sweet!
Re: Society chicks - all banded
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:40 pm
by L in Ontario
Thanks Jacqui.
The one at the very bottom is intriguing to me as it appears it may have light brown feathers in the middle of its back. It's parents are both pied chocolate and the mother is crested. No visible fawn but perhaps one of them is split to fawn. If I'm seeing right - this will be the first chick from this pair to have some visible fawn feathers.