Shaft-tails fledged

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Tue May 12, 2009 11:07 pm

5 eggs, 4 hatched. Thought there was a fawn, but all normals. One fledged on Saturday and then all 4 came out today. They aren't the best flyers.....smacking into the cage, their parents, food dishes!
Hard to get a good picture with them flying all around.

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Tue May 12, 2009 11:27 pm

They are precious...Congrats

It is wild that that black beak will be red

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:20 am

Shaftail babies are adorable!! Congrats.

Are the fawn colored ones considered the same thing as cream......?

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:40 am

Little cutie pies.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:53 am

They look wonderful - congratulations!

summert85 · Post by **summert85** » Wed May 13, 2009 2:16 pm

Thanks for posting jordan. they are very pretty. awww

mike · Post by **mike** » Wed May 13, 2009 2:22 pm

Very nice! I'd love to see the transition to that red beak.

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Wed May 13, 2009 3:01 pm

Creams are lighter than fawns.
Not sure if I'll get to see the transition from black to red beaks. I hope to place them once they are weaned.

summert85 · Post by **summert85** » Wed May 13, 2009 4:21 pm

Jordan, does shaft-tails require a lot of privacy like the owls?? every time i enter the birdroom...my shaft tails are always out. i wondering if they are sitting on their eggs at all??. today i pretend like i came out so i shut the door and sat in the corner and watch them. saw the hen went back in the nest. if i move or make a soft sound, she'll come right out. im wondering maybe they just require a lot of privacy?

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:36 pm

I had this pair for awhile and they are not skittish of my movement. In fact, the hen will almost start eating egg or mealworms before I take my hand off the container. When they were incubating, I rarely saw her. Shy, light-sitters? Not this pair.
To me, they are very similar to Zebras. Busy, pushy, always moving around the cage.