oops!

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:08 pm

I do not know what happened to that egg. It was gone the next day.....
But one of the babies has fledged. It was the yellow one and the green one hopefully will tomorrow.

And a few hours later..... here is the green one.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:33 pm

BEAUTIFUL babies!!!

Christopher Smith · Post by **Christopher Smith** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:02 am

Hi Donna,

I think your "green" is a single factor yellow (dilute). Notice the lack of black pigment on his tail and wing tips?

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:16 am

Christopher Smith wrote:Hi Donna,

I think your "green" is a single factor yellow (dilute). Notice the lack of black pigment on his tail and wing tips?

I really don't know enough about colors to tell. I was just guessing at that due to the difference in the two birds. The other one looked really yellow already.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:49 am

congrats Donna. to hell with the genetics its time to enjoy watching them mature, hope you have lots of patience waiting for full coloring

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:25 am

mickp wrote:congrats Donna. to hell with the genetics its time to enjoy watching them mature, hope you have lots of patience waiting for full coloring

I really don't care about what color they are....

I am so glad they are healthy and have finally fledged. I have two more in another box that hopefully will fledge in about one week and of course there is the smaller one that is still in the nest with the society. Hopefully it makes it okay. It is growing in lots of feathers now. It didn't have any on its head or body when I put it in with the society finches. But it appears to be doing well in there. Just still a little small.

I just noticed a difference in their color and assumed one would be like mom and one like dad.

H2015 · Post by **H2015** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:13 am

Donna, they look really beautiful and healthy!

Good to know the little one is doing well with the societies...congrats!

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:26 am

The two gouldians that fledged are doing great. Eating mostly on their own and begging very little. But the one I put in with the society finches is still in there. The other two fledged on August 28. I looked this morning and it is just sitting in there preening and appears to be perfectly happy there. The society finches are feeding it well and it look really good EXCEPT...... it is really really small. I took it out yesterday and was thinking of banding it, but I am not sure it can fly yet. It appears really active and was wiggling all over the place. Should I just leave it there until it decides to come out? It has been in there for well over a month.

Here is a picture of the little one I took this morning.

Here are the other two in a tree with the parents. You can really see the difference in them.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:22 am

I can't answear your question but they look good even the little one ,I have one that was way behind siblings he is still behind but doing fine in time I think they will catch up

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:25 am

I hope so. Getting a bit attached to this little one.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:42 am

I think you almost have to, mine started out coming out of nest almost two weeks after sibling and I really didn't think it would make it till morning and then thru the night but he kept fighting, think hes got it made now
Good luck to both of them

hfentj · Post by **hfentj** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:55 am

Is it possible for birds to have " runts " in a nest of siblings? One of my three Owls is that way, small. It seems fine, just smaller then the other two. They are about six months old and the other two cuddle it most of the time or is sits on the swing by it self. It eats and does with the others, just small.

Post by **Sally** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:20 am

I have no proof that this is true, but I do feel that they can have 'runts' in a clutch. I think that if there is one baby that doesn't beg loudly or enough, it can get overlooked. As it starts to decline, the parents stop feeding it, and these are the ones that get tossed, either dying or already dead. I think the runts are ones that were somewhat overlooked, but still made it, so they are way behind their siblings.

Donna, your little one looks very calm in the photo, sitting quietly on your finger--I could get attached to that very quickly, too.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:56 pm

I moved the baby along with one of the society finches to a flight cage today ....nest and all.

I brought them into the house and put them in a quiet bedroom. I have every confidence that this society will continue to feed it. It has been coming to the door of the nest as though it wants to come out, but I was concerned about it fledging into that big aviary since it cannot fly at all.
We will just have to wait and see. It is half the size of its siblings ,but very calm and alert.

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:31 am

Donna, how's the little one doing today?