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So Excited! New Bc Chicks Hatched.

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My grey pied BC (in my avatar) and a grey BC hen have just hatched their first clutch.

 

I don't know if she carries pied or not, so I guess that it's most likely that the chicks will be grey BC's that carry pied. I hope they are good parents. *keeps fingers firmly crossed*

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Hello again.

 

If you can see the chicks look to see if any of them have broken skin colour. (white and grey) these would more likely be Pied.

 

Andy

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Thanks both of you.

 

i've had a peek in the nest and one seems to have a white 'tuft' but it's too shady and they're too small to see the skin colour easily. Hopefully as they grow i'll be able to get a better look. :)

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I had a better look at the chicks today. I can definitely see two and one has pink and black skin, so it looks like I'm really lucky and the hen carries pied too! :D

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Chick number 1 has fledged today. :D

 

Sadly chick number 2 didn't make it and I found him/her dead a few days ago. :(

 

I am thrilled with chick 1 though. He (I think that I can just see male throat markings coming through) is the first 'grandchick' of my favourite grey normal who is just a pet shop bird, but he's got something special and turned out to carry both pied and BC. I really should take a photo of him but anyway, here is the son and the grandchick. ;)

 

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Planning ahead for great grandchicks, I may have to go BC hen shopping. :D

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