Month: October 2008

  • THIS IS A PROGRESS REPORT REGARDING THE TWO NESTS OF JAVA THAT SHOULD PRODUCE OPAL ISABELLE YOUNG.  BOTH PAIR HAVE FIVE EGGS IN THEIR NESTS.  THEY ARE BOTH YOUNG PAIRS AND THIS IS THEIR FIRST BREEDING SO I DID NOT EXPECT A LARGE CLUTCH FROM THEM.  I HOPE THAT THE NEXT TIME THE REPORT WILL BE A HATCH IN ONE OR BOTH NESTS.

    Eggs 1

    THIS IS THE NEST OF EGGS FROM THE DOUBLE SPLIT NORMAL MALE AND THE OPAL ISABELLE HEN.

    Eggs 2

    THIS CLUTCH IS FROM THE PAIR OF DOUBLE SPLIT NORMALS.  NOTICE HOW BOTH PAIR HAVE REMOVED MOST OF THE NESTING MATERIAL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE NEST BOX AND THE EGGS ARE LYING ON THE WOODEN FLOOR.  THIS HAS BEEN VERY TYPICAL OF MY JAVA PAIRS.