Society chicks - all banded (updated 10/15)

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:30 pm

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.

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:18 pm

Such little cuties Liz

I think societies are the only birds that don't clean their own nests

annague · Post by **annague** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:37 pm

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!!

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:38 pm

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!

mahfuz alam · Post by **mahfuz alam** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:08 am

nice and healthy looking baby,congrats liz

Post by **Sally** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:32 am

Nothing cuter than a bunch of naked babies.

lea · Post by **lea** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:44 am

wow, how many

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:10 am

lea wrote:wow, how many

You have to count their heads. Then let me know how many!

nixity · Post by **nixity** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:41 am

So adorable

I can't wait to have some society babies of my own... just have to get my new ones through quarantine! LOL

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:56 am

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!!!

nixity · Post by **nixity** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:03 am

Yeah nothing special, just some fancy mutation societies

Maybe I'll get some photos of them after quarantine..

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:35 am

They are adorable Liz! I think that society finches are the absolute sweetest of all finches. (although they are the nastiest!)

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:41 am

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.

Queen_Bee · Post by **Queen_Bee** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 6:45 pm

They are so sweet!

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:40 pm

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.

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