In the past couple of weeks, we have ended up setting a total of 5 pairs in breeding (a new Aerie Aviary record!).  They include:

  • Mondrian x Sprite:  they have 2 fledglings, and look to want to start another clutch, but the babies keep going back in the nest box (even though it was closed off for a week!).  May have to wait till the babies are weaned before their parents lay another clutch.  These are our yellow and dilute-producing parents.    
  • Constantin x Danube:  3 out of 5 eggs looking fertile... babies will include blues and greens split to blue, with red and black (split to orange) heads and purple breasts.
  • Orange Guy x Silvie:  still early on but it looks like some of the eggs are showing signs of fertility.  We *think* he's split to blue and know she is, so hopefully blues and split to blues in this clutch too... 
  • Peep x Marie:  more early stage eggs that are starting to look fertile.  Another probable split to blue boy (waiting on records from breeder) and she might be... so yet another chance for blues!
  • Brahma x Judith:  no eggs yet but only set in the last few days.  Very interested in one another!  Both might be split to blue... purple and white breasts should be in this clutch, but all black heads.

We ended up taking Link and Bella out of the breeding cabinet as they did nothing but flutter nervously in their cage.