ringneck doves

here is a few interesting facts on ringneck doves I recently got a pair and they laid eggs but they
did not hatch !!!
- ringneck dove eggs incubate for fourteen days
_ they will eat pretty much any kind of seed s
_ they love mealworms and sunflower seeds
here is a picture  of a ringneck dove

life cycle of a parrotlet

first you get a breeding pair if they are hand tame than they will be very aggressive
here is a picture of a angry female parrotlet sitting on eggs that should hatch in twenty days !!

here is a picture of their eggs !







smile for the camera !!

all grown up!

mommy and daddy parrotlet !

how to winterize your aviary

if you have a insulated coop than just fill it with straw and put them in!!

if you have a non insulated coop than 

here is how to do it first you put down wood shavings and then  you put straw over that remember to fill your nest boxes !!! and  that is it just remember to cover the wire half way so they do not get cold  

bird beaks

here is some examples of bird beaks

life cycle of a german owl pigeon

The first stage of a German owl pigeon is the egg in twenty days of safe incubation they will hatch 

The second stage is the chick in three weeks they will open their eyes and they may begin to cheep for food.

The third stage is the young bird they begin to feather out at five weeks but still have a bare spot on their chest they will begin to fly at six weeks and the parents may stop feeding them and they will start eating seed.

 the final stage is the adult when they no longer rely on their parents.

The last and final stage is the adult when they are fully independent .

Summer Fun!

What a fantastic summer we have had so far!  We have hatched our very own chicks, and my pigeons are doing very well. I welcomed two new hatchlings (Dandelion and Nettle) and they are doing very well!  Two more have grown to almost full size (Frida and Howard) and there are 4 eggs waiting to hatch!

My sister M and I picking Nettle seeds

I am 10!

Mom and I on my 10th birthday

Finding Pineapple our first chick

Pineapple in her new home

M and I waiting for another egg to hatch

Pearl's  egg

Penguin, Pineapple and Pearl

Ostrich egg (hopefully on our pet list!)

Our first Guinea Fowl has hatched this morning, he will be known as Stripe

Two of the newest pigeon additions (Dandelion and Nettle)

This is Howard Carter, he is about a month old

This is Frida, she is about a month old

This is me and my pigeons!

new chicks !

the pigeon hatced two new chicks !

my new hatchling

on thursday my german owl pigeons egg hatched the fist chick this year ya !!!

A great birthday in history!

Today is

Maria Sibylla Merian 366th birthday she was an artist whose passion for insects changed science .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Sibylla_Merian

Here is some of her artwork:

Proud Moments.

Today we finally got to go to the  Homeschool Science/Art/History Fair.

Me and my project

German Owl Pigeons - What is a pigeons purpose?

My sisters project

Parrotlets- Do Parrotlets Make Good Pets?

 After the Science Fair, we stopped in to see our work at the Mendel Art Gallery.  We were both chosen to be part of the School Art 2013 Exhibition.