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These are the orange cheek youngsters from last years breeding season. All five came from one clutch (July 1999).Also visible here is one of our two adult Pied Fawn (Beige) Bengalese (Societies), these have proved to be really productive parents, rearing anything with a gape that has been placed in their nest irrespective of age and even without eggs of their own.This year they have started producing their own chicks also, to the point where a weekly nest check for eggs is required otherwise we are going to be overrun with Bengalese young! These orange cheek waxbill young were reared by their own parents with mainly soaked seed (germinated), fruit flies and mini mealworms.When they fledged (left the nest) they were similar to the parents but with brown versus grey heads smaller duller cheek patches and white gape tubercles, they proved to be very strong well coordinated flyers as soon as they left the nest.This was taken in winter hence the fluffed up feathers visible on some of the birds.
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The Gouldian (red head) old Guy (usually referred to as Granddad) with two of his grandchildren, he was moulting when this was taken hence the dry fluffy look!The young cock here was nearing completion of his moult into adult plumage, you can still make out some grey feathering on his head and face.The cocks have all gone to new homes now and we have this hen still who is busy moulting finally into adult plumage (16+ months old!).The youngsters fledged very quickly and were very strong, they didn’t return to roost in their nest until the fifth day out.These youngsters were also reared on a similar diet to the waxbills with the addition of egg food (the waxbills don’t currently eat much of this).
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