Chicks

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

Ok, we had a "egg thread" earlier on, what about chicks? How are you doing?
I am very pleased with my fertility and hatch rate so far. I have 4 out of 5 out from my gyr/saker "Sweet Pea" and 4 out of 4 from my gyr/saker "Lina".
Have 3 out of 3 from my light peregrine out as well, still a few to come but I am very happy so far.
The chicks are still just babys in the rearing room, but a coupple should be old enough to go with parents in the next coupple of days!!

[Jeremiah Johnson]

The lanners first effort produced two fertile eggs but sadly one had a large crack and died about 22 days in .. the other hatched fine and is a female which is been imprinted for future AI breeding ... so very pleased with that 11 days old now growing well ... My old pair of reds had one fertile egg from three that too has hatched well and as on its fith day and growing really well .. the reds recycled and are on two eggs so the red chick will go back in with them soon or with a harris female currently sitting on 4 blank eggs...
I delibratly have not bred my harris's this year

What does every one feed there young chicks on mine seem to be doing well on whole quial and weaner rat ground up in a old fashion hand mincer...?

[MattSpar]

Five out of five with merlins. A second clutch due out in ten days.

[Peregrine1]

100% fertitly in all the imprints by one merlin egg up todate. Had 2 dented my fault as I have said before. A few chicks out and Hope for a good hatch rate for the rest of the eggs.
Regards
Colin

[Peregrine1]

Five out of five with merlins. A second clutch due out in ten days.
Hello Matt
Do you ever get trouble with unretracted yolk sacs or wry neck using bantams full term? I know chickens incubate slightly higher than the larger falcons. But i know one or two that start their falcon eggs under bantams and say they are great for the first ten days.
Regards
Colin

[Gosman_2]

I got no chicks yet but all 4 gos eggs are alive and kicking i checked them yesterday the first should pip tomorrow :supz:

[MattSpar]

Hello Matt
Do you ever get trouble with unretracted yolk sacs or wry neck using bantams full term? I know chickens incubate slightly higher than the larger falcons. But i know one or two that start their falcon eggs under bantams and say they are great for the first ten days.
Regards
Colin

No problems of any kind.

[StormRider]

Nice to hear u all having successes so far. I aint a breeder yet, but is is something in the distant future I am looking forward to for my own flying stock. Im getting all paternal now.
STU

[Altai]

please remind us Colin howdo you incubate your eggs?

[Kentish Falconry]

Too early to tell just yet what we will end up with but to date we have, 11 Superior Harris Hawks, 12 Peregrine X Saker, 8 Altai Sakers, 3 Gyr/Pere x Gyr/ Saker (Super mix), 3 Peregrines, 4 7/8 Gyr x Saker, 5 Gyrs, 4 5/8 Gyr x Saker, 4 3/4 Gyr x Saker and 3 Gyr x Peregrines.
We have fertile eggs running from Peregrines, Gyrs, Gyr x Saker Hybrids, Anatum Peregrines, Gyr x Peregrines and Altai Sakers plus others will keep you all informed as we go on.
If anyone wants Imprints please let me know ASAP and I will run them on for 18 days I will also get DNA sexing sorted as well so there are no mistakes
Terry:supz:

[Kentish Falconry]

please remind us Colin howdo you incubate your eggs?

In an Incubator PMSL :supz: :supz: :supz:

[Falcon911]

Not good for me so far, only two Pere/Lanners hatched and two pere/Barbarys pipped. A chance of some more but not a lot......

Cheers
Andy

[StormRider]

Bloody Hell terry!
Could you imagine if all those birds were kids? Would you be as keen?
I wish I had a back garden as big.
Good luck
STU

[Peregrine1]

please remind us Colin howdo you incubate your eggs?
Octogen 20's had good results, but there is one or two things I Would change. I brought a Grumbach a few years back boy I must have had a bad one :(
Regards
Colin

[Falcon911]

Not good for me so far, only two Pere/Lanners hatched and two pere/Barbarys pipped. A chance of some more but not a lot......

Cheers
Andy

One of the Pere/Barbary's has hatched....

[Falcon911]

One of the Pere/Barbary's has hatched....

One more Pere/Barbary hatched and another pipped.

Any interesting swaps anyone (falcons)?? Would be interested in Barbary's (any age/sex) Adult female Peregrines, some mixture of Gyr/Saker with a lot of white in (!) or adult imprint female saker (maybe!).

Or they may be for sale.

Cheers
Andy

[MattSpar]

Three of the five merlins.

[Falcon911]

Three of the five merlins.

Matt, Gissa Female to imprint.....

Please.......!!!

Rgds
Andy

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Just had a Peregrine/Altai pip and hatch in 28hrs???

[Kennelre]

Three of the five merlins.

Very, very beautiful...so easy to fall in love:heart:

[MattSpar]

Very, very beautiful...so easy to fall in love:heart:


Ain't that the truth?

[Big JoeJoe]

Three of the five merlins.

Matt my old friend these chicks are bloody lovely aawwwwhhhhh:heart:

Cheers Big Soft JoeJoe

[MattSpar]

Matt my old friend these chicks are bloody lovely aawwwwhhhhh:heart:

Cheers Big Soft JoeJoe

Yes they are, and they're the centre of my existence.

[Peregrine1]

Three of the five merlins.
Very nice indeed, Are they to be imprints or creche reared.Merlins are very fickle, they can be and are amongst the best standing imprints.But rearing them together will not help, but creche reared breed well with their own kind.
Regards
Colin

[MattSpar]

Ok, so can anyone tell me whether these three merlins, reared together as imprints will go on to stand for AI as would a single reared eyass?
I'd like to hear from someone who has actually imprinted eyasses together and knows from experience please.

[Peregrine1]

5 Pere X prairie hatched to day last one pipped expected tomorrow. Next Pere pipped first Perlin egg Pipped.
Regards
Colin

[PeregrinesUK]

excellent Colin... Mike

[Barbary Boy]

Three of the five merlins.
what substrate you using there m8? looks ok? i use old towels cut up but worry about cat litter and such like?

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Two youngsters with mum. One Pere/Lanner, one Pere/Altai.

[Peregrine1]

Two youngsters with mum. One Pere/Lanner, one Pere/Altai.
I don't fancy your'es :o And I thought baby Perlins was ugly.
Regards
Colin
PS well done

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

They actually looked quite good until the altai sh%% them up. LOL

[Peregrine1]

I have more down on my head :o Justed:(
regards
Colin

[Peregrine1]

Five out of five with merlins. A second clutch due out in ten days.
Hell Matt
Is that second clutch of Merlins out yet? and are you keeping them all?
Regards
Colin

[MattSpar]

Hell Matt
Is that second clutch of Merlins out yet? and are you keeping them all?
Regards
Colin


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