Aviary birds...

[J Darcy 5,871]

And last but not least..(phew!) the most beautiful of eggs, half way through the full clutch....

 

I only had the birds for about 8 years so i suppose in the grand scheme of things im a bit of a messer, but i often think about them.....

[k94v 12]

Lovly pics keep them coming thanks

[J Darcy 5,871]

Did you ever try putting the Blackcaps eggs under anything else to hatch off?,again brilliant pics of brilliant birds.

No Fireman i didnt, that would have defeated the object. My only objective being to propagate British Birds in as natural a fashion as possible. If they couldnt hatch them then that was how it was meant to be....

[fireman 10,774]

Do know where your coming from but with them being blackcaps i think i would have tried myself,my god 55 guests and 2 members on a bird thread .

[para1 11]

Moll visit this sight you will be amazed.

"Native Birds Their Mules And Hybrids" some of the folk you have been talking to are in fact very experienced bird breeders. P1

 

Sorry JD ment this for Moll. P1

[paddy o neil 6]

This is one of my canaries. I started to breed hen birds that were nearly all white with red eyes. This one was a lovely hen birds...As steady as a rock.

HAVE YOU TRIED CROSSING HEN DIAMORPHIC CANARIES WITH COCK GOLDFINCHES J.D? THE

DIAMORPHIC CANARIES ARE GONE VERY POPULAR OVER HERE IN IRELAND, ESPECIALLY THE

TYPE YOU SEE IN YOUR PICTURE

[J Darcy 5,871]

This is one of my canaries. I started to breed hen birds that were nearly all white with red eyes. This one was a lovely hen birds...As steady as a rock.

HAVE YOU TRIED CROSSING HEN DIAMORPHIC CANARIES WITH COCK GOLDFINCHES J.D? THE

DIAMORPHIC CANARIES ARE GONE VERY POPULAR OVER HERE IN IRELAND, ESPECIALLY THE

TYPE YOU SEE IN YOUR PICTURE

 

Hi Paddy, I never had much an interest in mules. I did do a few of the very easy ones, but, to be honest, it didn't have any interest to me...

[CO CHISE 270]

cracking pics, brings back afew memory's, i use to spend hours sat in shed when i kept them cracking little birds to keep, atb

[Penda 3,218]

Im thinking of doing a flight for some british when ive sorted me garden out i love it not as good as seeing them in the wild but i think its nice too see them and to get so close to them

[bunnys 1,228]

diamorphic mules are and can be splendid mules in there plumage pieds even clears if one his lucky by using the cock diamorphic over the goldie hen will at times get you clears ,of course for exibition a yellow dark mule of the norwich type takes some beating . iI specialise in mules and occasionally a few canaries for future breeding stock ,the irish fancy cross diamorphic gets ya bonnie minature mules ,mules mules i never seem to tire of breeding these birds ,each and every season can bring something special in the room .atb bunnys . ps mr darcy the canaries you were producing with pink eyes are satinnetts the old fanciers my grandfarther and pals would breedtight clear to clear till the pink eyed clears started cropping up these are the birds they got there clesr mules from .

[marky r 25]

and clear mules fetch a nice price dont they?

[Meroman 105]

Brilliant photo's and proof that you were dedicated to the birds you kept, I take my hat off to you....

[Millet 4,497]

Awsome stuff JD .

[J Darcy 5,871]

diamorphic mules are and can be splendid mules in there plumage pieds even clears if one his lucky by using the cock diamorphic over the goldie hen will at times get you clears ,of course for exibition a yellow dark mule of the norwich type takes some beating . iI specialise in mules and occasionally a few canaries for future breeding stock ,the irish fancy cross diamorphic gets ya bonnie minature mules ,mules mules i never seem to tire of breeding these birds ,each and every season can bring something special in the room .atb bunnys . ps mr darcy the canaries you were producing with pink eyes are satinnetts the old fanciers my grandfarther and pals would breedtight clear to clear till the pink eyed clears started cropping up these are the birds they got there clesr mules from .

The colouring was sex-linked mate. I never, ever bred a cock bird with that colouring.In fact,i think all my canaries came from one cock and two hens... Happy Birding...JD

[bunnys 1,228]

and clear mules fetch a nice price dont they?

Clear mules can and do at times comand a high price,what one should consider his the fact that they are not common .BUT let me just say this clear mules from none variant birds IE linnets normal goldies etc .are the true clear mules birds produced from mutation carriers example lutino silvers etc are the much more common ,It has been mentioned on this thread about a clear linnet mule etc now this his a very rare clear type of mule and not seen to often because of the given fact of the brown linnet .6POINT 4 POINT MULES ALSO COMAND HIGH PRICES but what one needs to remember one needs type also.breeding mules and hybrids for decades aquires dedication of the highest order ,to produce quality season after season takes one hell of a lot of time an knowledge of ones own individual birds etc the turm every room his different rings true .atb bunnys.