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scyllarus
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I realized I haven't really updated on a couple of things, so noting them now:
We gave my MIL a small flock of five - a roo and four hens. They've warmed up to her and now approach her for treats - interesting because I chose birds that I didn't want for breeding, which is to say she got all the birds who were avoidant of me and would not take treats from my hands. I think they were perhaps a touch more flighty than the others? Not enough that there was fighting in the cage, but enough that in a slightly more stressful situation (such as when they're swarming my hands for treats) they're a bit more fearful.
We currently have a covey of 2 roos and 13 hens.
Roos: Tidbit (grau fee?), Tiramisu (sparkly egyptian?)
Hens: Pudding (scarlet tux), Mousse (scarlet tux celadon), Cookie (sparkly?) Flan (blue dilute?), Brownie (brown), Blondie (manchurian/italian), Butterscotch (manchurian/italian), Dixie (dilute?), Sugar (English white on pharoah?), Vanilla Bean (English white on extended brown? Celadon?), Lil Debbie (rosetta tux?), Choco (scarlet? Celadon?), Cinnamon (red range?)
Aaaand...30x 2 week old chicks, 1x 1 week old chick. Most were from Thieving Otter Farm stock. I know for sure that the younger chick is one of ours, probably bred from Mousse. 26 are outside in the auxiliary cage, 5 are inside still - the tiny baby and a few friends to keep it company. Once they're older, I'll be separating the males and females, integrating some into the main cage, and giving away birds that don't meet my desired breeding traits to some friends who have asked for quail.
We gave my MIL a small flock of five - a roo and four hens. They've warmed up to her and now approach her for treats - interesting because I chose birds that I didn't want for breeding, which is to say she got all the birds who were avoidant of me and would not take treats from my hands. I think they were perhaps a touch more flighty than the others? Not enough that there was fighting in the cage, but enough that in a slightly more stressful situation (such as when they're swarming my hands for treats) they're a bit more fearful.
We currently have a covey of 2 roos and 13 hens.
Roos: Tidbit (grau fee?), Tiramisu (sparkly egyptian?)
Hens: Pudding (scarlet tux), Mousse (scarlet tux celadon), Cookie (sparkly?) Flan (blue dilute?), Brownie (brown), Blondie (manchurian/italian), Butterscotch (manchurian/italian), Dixie (dilute?), Sugar (English white on pharoah?), Vanilla Bean (English white on extended brown? Celadon?), Lil Debbie (rosetta tux?), Choco (scarlet? Celadon?), Cinnamon (red range?)
Aaaand...30x 2 week old chicks, 1x 1 week old chick. Most were from Thieving Otter Farm stock. I know for sure that the younger chick is one of ours, probably bred from Mousse. 26 are outside in the auxiliary cage, 5 are inside still - the tiny baby and a few friends to keep it company. Once they're older, I'll be separating the males and females, integrating some into the main cage, and giving away birds that don't meet my desired breeding traits to some friends who have asked for quail.
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