3rd Annual New Year's Day Hatch!!

[Mahonri]

I don't know how anything that small can make it.

 

[NotAFarm]

Dar, How do you change the link title in your signature?

Sorry I know this if off topic but I've been wanting to know..

 

[Mahonri]

Mary, I sent you a PM... I hope it helps.

 

[debs_flock]

I don't know how anything that small can make it.

They are amazingly small and it's pretty nerve-wracking to pick them up for a feeding. Within a day they are latching onto the toothpick so hard, they literally lift off your hand. It only takes a few days for them to stand up to feed and within weeks they are weaned.

Most of my finches are very good parents and you don't have to intervene. Gouldians are notoriously bad parents.

Deb

 

[tazcat70]

They are amazingly small and it's pretty nerve-wracking to pick them up for a feeding. Within a day they are latching onto the toothpick so hard, they literally lift off your hand. It only takes a few days for them to stand up to feed and within weeks they are weaned.

Most of my finches are very good parents and you don't have to intervene. Gouldians are notoriously bad parents.

Deb

Could you swap out the eggs to good parent finches?

 

[debs_flock]

Could you swap out the eggs to good parent finches?

Actually yes, society finches are commonly used as surrogates.

Right now about four feet to my left there's a green singer baby, 8 days old. The parents are working away feeding it and it screams constantly, very loud baby. It's growing really fast since it was a single baby clutch, so it's commanding all the food. Well, I guess loud is subjective, I have good ears!

Deb

 

[tazcat70]

Actually yes, society finches are commonly used as surrogates.

Right now about four feet to my left there's a green singer baby, 8 days old. The parents are working away feeding it and it screams constantly, very loud baby. It's growing really fast since it was a single baby clutch, so it's commanding all the food. Well, I guess loud is subjective, I have good ears!

Deb

Pics!

 

[dsqard]

I saw that one and the Tebowie clip. HILARIOUS!

You realize that Tom Brady IS God's Nephew right?

 

[RareBreedFancier]

Actually yes, society finches are commonly used as surrogates.

Right now about four feet to my left there's a green singer baby, 8 days old.  The parents are working away feeding it and it screams constantly, very loud baby.  It's growing really fast since it was a single baby clutch, so it's commanding all the food.  Well, I guess loud is subjective, I have good ears! 

Deb

Pics!

x 2! We need pics!

 

[Sumatra503]

Well, it's been crazy around here the last few days.

First I went to visit mom and we were snowed in for two days with 4" of snow and ridiculously icy conditions. I tried to leave, but my wimpy Carola was having no part in it, so I figured it was better to be safe than sorry. Eventually it rained and the snow melted off. I did have fun making snowmen and watching the chickens playing.

As if that wasn't enough I broke the windshield wipers in the Carola when I bumped the lever accidentally and they turned on with 4" of snow on the windshield. So that was another day of being stuck at home.

Then yesterday there were Hurricane force winds. I'm talking 84-100mph gusts. The power went out at Mom's, but thankfully not at my house with all those expensive Emu eggs.

The duck is still doing well and I got my eggs for the Valentine's hatch yesterday and set them today, a bit early, but I may be able to get in some eggs last minute to set on the 24th.