latest update! Couple 1 have hatched another clutch of 2 eggs, so 2 more hybrid Fantail/Frillback pigeons in my flock! One has the coloring of Mom and the other of Dad
pictures to follow as they grow,
I am done however as I don't have the space to keep adding to the flock so I will start to...
Ladies and Gentlemen Here is our new mixed breed pigeon, Mom on the right, Dad on the left (Silkie chicken in background- had to photo bomb ) and baby Thurston in the middle!
Has Dad's coloring and some frillback feathers and starting to show some Fantail traits from Mom
Good morning friends! Here is the first photo, today Mom left the nest for a bit and I got a clear photo of our new baby. Can’t wait to see the traits develop as it grows up
ITS HERE!!!! Finally My male Frillback and Grey Fantail that have paired off have had a fertile clutch and one of the eggs hatched and we have a baby bird!!! I'm so excited, now I can't wait to see what traits it has from each of the parents.
More info and the baby grows and photos coming soon...
So here's the update "as the aviary turns"
So we have had a number of eggs from the Fantail but none fertilized and most pushed out of the nest, they still are nesting together but no chicks yet
Maybe over time
Lets hope
Oh well....Mom left the eggs in the nest, duds,
She and the Male are always close together, lots of cooing and courting and egg laying but no fertilization going on......maybe if I added mood lighting to aviary? More as things happen......as the egg turns....
Update.....The female Fantail has found a new nesting spot, in the corner of the aviary on a hay pile in the corner (very private) and the male Frillback sits in the box up on the wall watching her, AND......she's sitting on 2 eggs, here's hoping!!!!
So now for the update: (days of our lives theme in background)
The Fantail and Frillback pairing has resulted in a clutch of 2 eggs....Now I might get a mixed breed bird, or maybe they are duds, can't wait to see and report...
I have a "bonded pair" of Frillbacks and a "bonded pair" of Fantails, they come from different breeders and the Frillbacks have been with me for a year longer than the Fantails.
A few weeks ago the male Frillback set up a nest with the Female Fantail! In the end the eggs were pushed out of the...