More than a dozen weanlings are in the walk-in flight now and another three weanlings went into the weaning cage yesterday. There are only three nests of chicks (14 in all) from...
Six weaned babies went into the walk-in flight yesterday and four weanlings went into a weaning cage this morning. Five more chicks will go into the weaning cage in the...
The current count for chicks in my bird room is 38, with another nest of 5 fertile eggs due to hatch on Wednesday morning. Another hen was set up in a cage with a male this...
I have reached a bit of a break in egg collecting- all hens are either sitting on eggs or feeding chicks. I believe I am at 18, 19, or 20 chicks at the moment- I find that in...
We are now at 15 babies, with a nest of five due on Tuesday. Four babies (including one cinnamon)have been banded with closed American Singers Club registered bands. Tuesday...
Five new babies have been born since my last post. One baby was banded today and another two will be banded on Saturday. Two more nests are due on the 25th, the rest of...
Happy Home Aviary is now home to six newborn American Singer chicks! (And another nest is due to hatch today.) The new chicks appear to be one clear or lightly variegated...
The first babies of 2007 have arrived in the birdroom! The mothers are feeding and the babies are looking healthy. Next hatches are due on the 19th. I have created a website...
The first chicks should hatch in the morning tommorrow... Today the hens receved a taste of eggfood so they will be accustomed to it when their chicks hatch.
Breeding season is in full swing now with 14 hens building nests or sitting on eggs. First hatches are due on the 16th with further hatches scheduled through the end of...
Nine pairs of birds have been caged up and six have completed building nests. The other three hens will be recycled back into the walk-ing flight if they do not have a...
I currently have the birds in a very gradual conditioning program. The lights are being increased by 15 minutes each week- at this point they are on 11.5 hours of...
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