Month: January 2010

  •  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.

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

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    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.

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    FOUR OF THE SIX PARSONS ARE NEW CHICKS.

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    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.

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