Since nearly all of my pictures are gone, and some of my pages, I've decided to just go ahead and start over. Here's the link to the new blog:
http://finchtales.blogspot.com/
Friday, November 30, 2012
Apparently The Blog Is Having Some Difficulties
I just noticed that ALL of my older photos are gone, and that some of my pages won't load. I have no idea what's going on unless the blog servers are having difficulties. I do have backups of all my photos, but I'd probably never be able to match them up with the correct posting. Major UGH. Hopefully the missing photos and pages will reappear.
Here's Turkey! ;-)
Here's the baby bird I'm calling "Turkey". It hatched just before Thanksgiving. I've banded it with a pink band. :-)
I've got two other hatchlings in that same cage (different nest). They hatched on approximately 11/27/12. I'll get them banded when they're a little larger, to help make sure the bands don't slip off their tiny legs.
Cage #1 has 3 viable eggs, 1 egg that I'm not sure about, and 1 dud egg. The viable eggs should have another 7-9 days before hatching. This is the trio whose last clutch was a flop (moth in their nest scared them out for too long and the eggs/hatchling got too cold), so hopefully things will go better this time.
The 4 babies in Cage #3 are doing great! At least two of them are definitely crested. I can't tell yet on the other two. The youngest one's noggin is still just as bald as it can be! LOL!
Note to self: Available band colors are red, purple, light blue, and gray.
Current cage setup:
Cage #1 - M/F/F trio, all fawn pied. Male is crested.
Cage #2 - Community cage with:
Cage #3 - M/F/F, all chocolate pied. Male is crested. Four youngsters (orange, yellow, black, white bands). Two are crested. Too soon to tell on the other two.
Cage #4 - Not in use
Cage #5 - Community cage with:
Cage #6 - Not in use
I've got two other hatchlings in that same cage (different nest). They hatched on approximately 11/27/12. I'll get them banded when they're a little larger, to help make sure the bands don't slip off their tiny legs.
Cage #1 has 3 viable eggs, 1 egg that I'm not sure about, and 1 dud egg. The viable eggs should have another 7-9 days before hatching. This is the trio whose last clutch was a flop (moth in their nest scared them out for too long and the eggs/hatchling got too cold), so hopefully things will go better this time.
The 4 babies in Cage #3 are doing great! At least two of them are definitely crested. I can't tell yet on the other two. The youngest one's noggin is still just as bald as it can be! LOL!
Note to self: Available band colors are red, purple, light blue, and gray.
Current cage setup:
Cage #1 - M/F/F trio, all fawn pied. Male is crested.
Cage #2 - Community cage with:
- Kenny (chocolate pied male - two dots on head)
- Lucy (fawn pied female)
- Ethel (fawn pied female)
- Nameless (fawn pied crested male - green band - from Cage #5)
- Elvis (chocolate pied male - "sunvisor" on head" - from Cage #3)
- Dolly (near-white fawn pied female)
- Ricky (fawn pied male - navy blue band - from Cage #5)
Cage #3 - M/F/F, all chocolate pied. Male is crested. Four youngsters (orange, yellow, black, white bands). Two are crested. Too soon to tell on the other two.
Cage #4 - Not in use
Cage #5 - Community cage with:
- Puff (fawn pied crested female)
- Pepper (chocolate pied male)
- Nameless #1 (fawn pied female)
- Nameless #2 (fawn pied female)
- Nameless #3 (chocolate pied crested male)
- Everest (chocolate pied crested female)
- Turkey (chick, pink band)
- Two unnamed hatchlings (not yet banded)
Cage #6 - Not in use
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Photo of Chicks
Here's a quick photo of the chicks that hatched approximately November 12, 2012. I just banded them (orange, yellow, black, white). Looks like they'll all be chocolate pied. Too soon to tell if any are crested. :-)
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Hatchlings!
Best as I can tell without pulling the nest, there are either 3 or 4 hatchlings now. One is very small; it was probably the last to hatch. Hopefully it'll catch up with the others and not get smooshed beneath them. Their crops are nice and full. :-)
One of the hatchlings was tossed, but it's back end looked like it was shaped strangely, so either it was laying in an odd manner or it could've had something wrong. Unfortunately I'd just gotten out of bed, and it was too late when I found it. Nature knows best, I suppose, but I still hate to see little ones tossed.
Unless there are any cresteds, these youngsters will be up for adoption when they're old enough. :-)
I trimmed Dolly's toenails earlier. Whew! She did NOT want a pedicure! LOL! It took both Robert AND me to trim them. He had to hold her, while I operated the clippers. Even so, she kept managing to twirl around in his hand, hiding her feet from the dreaded clippers. ;-)
One of the hatchlings was tossed, but it's back end looked like it was shaped strangely, so either it was laying in an odd manner or it could've had something wrong. Unfortunately I'd just gotten out of bed, and it was too late when I found it. Nature knows best, I suppose, but I still hate to see little ones tossed.
Unless there are any cresteds, these youngsters will be up for adoption when they're old enough. :-)
I trimmed Dolly's toenails earlier. Whew! She did NOT want a pedicure! LOL! It took both Robert AND me to trim them. He had to hold her, while I operated the clippers. Even so, she kept managing to twirl around in his hand, hiding her feet from the dreaded clippers. ;-)
Monday, November 12, 2012
I Am SOOO Far Behind In Posting!
Things have been hectic lately. The birdies are all doing great! The 5 chicks that I posted about below have fledged, been weaned, and 4 of them have a new home as of this past weekend. I kept the crested one. It's a male, and he's learning to sing. :-)
The chocolate trio in the bottom of the stack of cages have 3 hatchlings at last count. There were 4, possibly 5, viable eggs, so hopefully the others will hatch soon (they may have already). Their previous pair of chicks turned out to be both male, and both are very vocal singers. One is rather tame-ish. He won't let me touch him, but he will sit on one of the food cups without flying away while I change the one beside it. He's curious when I talk to him, and sits near me, tilting his head back and forth, listening. :-) Both are big, healthy teenagers. I've got two ladies set aside to be their mates later on when the two boys are old enough. :-)
And the birds in my community cage are on eggs again ... 8 at last count. They're taking turns incubating them. It's too soon to tell if they're viable. Looks like I'll have to separate my community cage occupants by gender after this clutch, to keep them from producing another huge clutch of youngsters back-to-back.
The eggs in the top cage fizzled. :-( There was one chick that hatched, then it passed away within a day or so. After inspecting the nest, I think I found the problem. There was a big moth in the nest box, wedged between the nesting materials and the box itself. I believe the moth flew in, fluttered around and got stuck, and the fluttering upset the birds to the point where they left the nest long enough for the chick and the eggs to get too cold. Once the moth died, the birds re-entered the nest and began incubating again, but by that time, it was too late. It had to have happened while we were asleep; otherwise I would've noticed the freaked-out birds. I removed the DIS eggs and will let them try again if they want. Just a lousy twist of fate on that clutch.
The chocolate trio in the bottom of the stack of cages have 3 hatchlings at last count. There were 4, possibly 5, viable eggs, so hopefully the others will hatch soon (they may have already). Their previous pair of chicks turned out to be both male, and both are very vocal singers. One is rather tame-ish. He won't let me touch him, but he will sit on one of the food cups without flying away while I change the one beside it. He's curious when I talk to him, and sits near me, tilting his head back and forth, listening. :-) Both are big, healthy teenagers. I've got two ladies set aside to be their mates later on when the two boys are old enough. :-)
And the birds in my community cage are on eggs again ... 8 at last count. They're taking turns incubating them. It's too soon to tell if they're viable. Looks like I'll have to separate my community cage occupants by gender after this clutch, to keep them from producing another huge clutch of youngsters back-to-back.
The eggs in the top cage fizzled. :-( There was one chick that hatched, then it passed away within a day or so. After inspecting the nest, I think I found the problem. There was a big moth in the nest box, wedged between the nesting materials and the box itself. I believe the moth flew in, fluttered around and got stuck, and the fluttering upset the birds to the point where they left the nest long enough for the chick and the eggs to get too cold. Once the moth died, the birds re-entered the nest and began incubating again, but by that time, it was too late. It had to have happened while we were asleep; otherwise I would've noticed the freaked-out birds. I removed the DIS eggs and will let them try again if they want. Just a lousy twist of fate on that clutch.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
It Won't Be Long Until They Fledge!
Five l'il society chicks, at least one of which is crested! :-D Pardon their poopy nest box. Five chicks plus two weeks equals a grungy box. I'll take care of it the moment they leave the nest. :-) Three are typical fawn pied, and the others are a darker fawn pied color.
Kenny (chocolate pied) and Dolly (very light fawn pied) are currently incubating 4 eggs.
My top trio, which I've named Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato (LOL!) are sitting on 5 eggs. I think both hens are laying, as fast as the eggs appeared. This could be a BIIIIG clutch if they're all fertile! All three of them are fawn pied.
My bottom trio, Snickers, Twix, and KitKat (all chocolate pied) have started mating again and working on their nest. Their two youngsters will be weaned within the next few days. :-) I believe their fawn pied youngster is a male. If so, I'll be keeping him to go with Lucy and Ethel, my two fawn pied "single" ladies. As you might can guess, if he's a male, I'll be naming him Ricky. ;-)
Kenny (chocolate pied) and Dolly (very light fawn pied) are currently incubating 4 eggs.
My top trio, which I've named Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato (LOL!) are sitting on 5 eggs. I think both hens are laying, as fast as the eggs appeared. This could be a BIIIIG clutch if they're all fertile! All three of them are fawn pied.
My bottom trio, Snickers, Twix, and KitKat (all chocolate pied) have started mating again and working on their nest. Their two youngsters will be weaned within the next few days. :-) I believe their fawn pied youngster is a male. If so, I'll be keeping him to go with Lucy and Ethel, my two fawn pied "single" ladies. As you might can guess, if he's a male, I'll be naming him Ricky. ;-)
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Another Pair Is On Eggs! :-)
My societies Kenny and his (still unnamed) girlfriend have 4 eggs that they've just started incubating. :-)
The two fledglings are doing well, and have started nibbling at the seeds by themselves. It won't be much longer until they're weaned ... around the last week in October, to be on the safe side.
The five chicks in the community cage are doing well. Everest, another female, has started pitching in with the feeding. I'm surprised the parent trio allowed her into the nest, as protective of it as they originally were, but they did. :-)
The two fledglings are doing well, and have started nibbling at the seeds by themselves. It won't be much longer until they're weaned ... around the last week in October, to be on the safe side.
The five chicks in the community cage are doing well. Everest, another female, has started pitching in with the feeding. I'm surprised the parent trio allowed her into the nest, as protective of it as they originally were, but they did. :-)
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Just-Banded Chicks
I just banded the five society finch chicks. I put them on my fabric cutting mat as I banded each one, so I wouldn't get them mixed up. The lines on the mat are 1" apart. It's slick, so there were wonky legs and wings sliding all over. LOL! They're all banded and back in their nest now, with their parents. :-) I can't tell yet if any of them will be crested like their dad.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Fledglings, And A Better Head Count!
One of the society chicks has fledged, and the other is >thisclose<, perched on the edge of the nest, trying to gather its courage to take the Big Leap. :-)
In the community cage, I was finally able to get a better head count of the chicks. Looks like there are five. I had to peek using a handheld mirror, but the chicks all look very well fed and are growing like weeds. :-)
In the community cage, I was finally able to get a better head count of the chicks. Looks like there are five. I had to peek using a handheld mirror, but the chicks all look very well fed and are growing like weeds. :-)
Sunday, September 23, 2012
I Think There Are Five!
I was able to peek into the nest a little better, and I think I counted 5 little heads. Two eggs didn't hatch, so if there are 5 chicks, 1 of the 8 eggs disappeared. I did find an egg in the floor, so perhaps it was tossed. The chicks are peeping already, and are definitely growing! :-) The dad is crested, but it's much too soon to tell if any of the chicks will be.
The other two chicks are doing well, too. :-)
The other two chicks are doing well, too. :-)
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