NEW PHOTO OF THE LAST OF THE OPAL ISABELE JAVA CHICKS FOR THIS BREEDING SEASON.  THEY WERE JUST BANDED TODAY.

 THE BREEDING SEASON IS GOING WELL FOR ME.  THIS YEAR I AM ONLY BREEDING EACH PAIR ONE TIME WITH MY PEARLS AND PARSONS.  THE OTHER MANNIKINS, SINCE I HAVE SO FEW, I AM BREEDING TWO TIMES THIS SEASON.

THE FIRST PHOTO ENTRIES ARE OF TWO WHITE SPOTTED MANNIKIN CHICKS.  THEY CAME FROM MY FIRST BREEDING OF MY ONLY PAIR OF WSM.  I DO HAVE ONE EXTRA MALE THAT WILL HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE I BREED HIM.  I HOPE I HAVE AT LEAST ONE HEN OUT OF THE TWO IN THIS FIRST CLUTCH.

A SHOT OF ONE OF THE NEW WHITE SPOTTED MANNIKIN CHICKS.

AN IMAGE OF BOTH OF THE WHITE SPOTTED MANNIKIN CHICKS WITH AN ADULT MALE WHITE SPOTTED MANNIKIN.

THE NEXT SERIES OF IMAGES ARE OF OTHER NEW CHICKS FROM MY PARSONS, JAVA AND PEARL SOCIETIES.

FOUR OF THE SIX PARSONS ARE NEW CHICKS.

I HAVE TEN CHICKS IN THIS AVIARY PLUS THE TWO HENS ON THE LEFT OF THE PHOTO.  THE ONE HEN IS A OPAL ISABELLE AND THE OTHER A NORMAL DOUBLE SPLIT.  THEY ARE PRODUCING OPAL ISABELLE, FAWN, SILVER AND NORMAL.

THIS IMAGE SHOWS THE HEN JAPANESE PEARL WITH FIVE OF HER SIX CHICKS. 

YESTERDAY I DROVE 2 HRS. TO PICK UP A COUPLE RUFOUS BACKED MANNIKIN.  I HAD SOME A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT MADE THE MISTAKE OF SELLING THEM.  I GAVE ONE TO A FRIEND AND THIS PAST WEEK SHE SOLD ME THIS YOUNG PAIR.  MADE ME VERY HAPPY TO GET SOME BACK IN MY BREEDING PROGRAM.

THE BREEDING SEASON FOR ME IS STARTING OFF VERY WELL.  I HAVE A NEST OF PEARL SOCIETIES, ONE WHITE SPOTTED MANNIKIN, TWO NESTS OF JAVA AND A NEST OF TWO PARSONS.  AROUND SIX OTHER NESTS WITH EGGS.  HERE ARE A FEW SHOTS OF NEW CHICKS THAT I HAVE STARTED TO CLOSE BAND.

THE FIRST IMAGE IS OF A PAIR OF PARSON FINCHES.  THEY HAVE BEEN HATCHED AND RAISED BY A EURO RED BROWN COCK AND A PEARL COCK.

 A SHOT OF A NEST OF THREE JAVA CHICKS.  THERE WERE 7 EGGS IN THIS NEST BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I HAVE TWO OPAL ISABELLES IN THIS NEST.  THEY ARE THE LIGHT COLORED CHICKS.

THIS NEST IS ALSO JAVA.  SEVEN EGGS AND SEVEN HATCHINGS.  AGAIN TWO OF THE CHICKS ARE OPAL ISABELLES.  NOT BAD TO HAVE FOUR OPAL ISABELLES OUT OF 10 CHICKS.  NOT SURE HOW MANY SILVERS OR NORMALS YET.  WILL BE ABLE TO TELL ONCE THE FEATHERS OPEN UP A LITTLE.

HAVE JUST LATELY SET UP SOME OF MY BREEDERS AND FINISHED THE BREEDING CAGES.  I HAVE TWO ROOMS FOR THE BREEDING CAGES, ONE FOR THE JAVA AND ANOTHER FOR ALL THE REST OF THE FINCHES.

A SHOT OF ME IN THE METAL STUDIO PART OF THE COMBINATION METALSHOP AND BIRD ROOM.

THE ONLY CHANGE IN THE MAIN ROOM IS THE ADDITION OF A THIRD SET OF CAGES.  THEY ARE FOR NEW ARRIVALS, AFTER ISOLATION, AND NEW YOUNGSTERS.  THIS SET IS ON THE END OF THIS LINE OF FLIGHTS.  ANOTHER PHOTO BELOW.

THE NEXT COUPLE IMAGES ARE OF THE BREEDING ROOMS.

TWO SHOTS OF THE BREEDING ROOM FOR MY SMALLER FINCHES.  RIGHT NOW I HAVE A COUPLE PAIR OF PEARL SOCIETY, A PAIR OF WHITE SPOTED MANNIKINS, A PAIR OF PARSONS AND A PAIR OF BLACK AND WHITE MANNIKINS SET UP. 

THE SECOND ROOM IS SET UP WITH BREEDING CAGES FOR MY JAVA RICE BIRDS.  RIGHT NOW I HAVE TWO PAIR SET UP.  A PAIR OF NORMALS, DOUBLE SPLIT, FOR OPAL ISABELLES.  THE SECOND PAIR IS ONE DOUBLE SPLIT NORMAL AND A OPAL ISABELLE.  BOTH PAIRS HAVE PRODUCED NORMALS, SILVERS AND OPAL ISABELLES FOR ME THIS PAST YEAR.