micko and jack

could have been another cock but the parents were very protactive but no sign of any markings on the chicks as if there were not set on or something i never checked their crops i put a pot of corn and a pot of water into the nest box each day micko

about 16/18 days i was very dissapionted they were nicely marked and if i made a mistake i dont want to do it again micko

hi everyone from my earlier posts you will see im new to fantail keeping 1 of my pair were on chicks and after a lot of watching the cock mounted the hen and after reading on the net i put a second bowl into the net box loads of room the birds started to make a nest layed 1 egg and are now sitting on it but killed the 2 chicks did i do the wrong thing putting in a second bowl micko

the birds are all fantails my nest-box problem I have 8 boxes all the same construction 2 pair are on chicks after reading up a bit I put a second nesting bowl into their boxes 1 pair is ok with it and building a nest the other pair are trying out other nest-boxes and chased a pair about to lay out of their box I got the 2 birds and locked them in their box with their chicks second nest-bowl water and feed with some grit mixed threw it and intend to keep them there until the other pair lay am I doing the right thing thanks micko

the birds are all fantails my nest-box problem I have 8 boxes all the same construction 2 pair are on chicks after reading up a bit I put a second nesting bowl into their boxes 1 pair is ok with it and building a nest the other pair are trying out other nest-boxes and chased a pair about to lay out of their box I got the 2 birds and locked them in their box with their chicks second nest-bowl water and feed with some grit mixed threw it and intend to keep them there until the other pair lay am I doing the right thing thanks micko

Hi everyone just a thought if you could go to your profile page and simply fill in your LOCATION it helps with members selling birds, you are able to see where the birds are and if you need a arrange transport just a thought micko

a man after my own heart the smile on your grandsons face says it all and for me thats what its all about good luck micko

my fantails belfast from the perch to the feeder micko

hi cs and hi to all of you and thanks for the comments the answer to your question we my grandson 18 months old and myself were hoping to get indian fantails but alass they are like gold dust as they say but i'm working on it just after getting another today thats 3 indians we have all from billy at IndianFantailsIreland.com really nice birds and we have 3 pair garden fantails just as an interest and jack loves them to feeding from his hand chasing them around the yard so we will be keeping both for a while anyway just seeing jack play and enjoy his brds is great micko

hi and thanks for the reply to be honest i'm a wee bit gutted as i was hoping for bright coloured fantails for the grandson a well jack still loves them and granda has to show them to him every day he is down at my house and if jacks happy granda micks happy lol micko

hi i posted some pics earlier of some of our birds one pic shows 2 young birds in the nest they look to be dark in colour with white flights you can also see a pic of both parents in the bath a pure white hen and red and white cock in my stupidity i thought i would have got red and white fantails any thoughts micko

dryed off and back safely back in the loft a nice few hours fun just watching them micko

a pair of young birds their parents seen in the above pics pure white hen red and white cock in the bath now remember i'm new to this i though and now proved wrong that i would have got red and white fantails these birds look very dark feathered were did that come from

waiting his turn then in for a feed

move over

the sun is out the birds are out and in the water were we all should be lol

hi just sent you a PM

hi dovescot sent you a PM mcko

I posted a plea last nite for a fantail hen I could use for breeding it reminded me of a thread a read a few nights earlier " The joke is I found a breeder who has 30 on eggs, and he says he wont sell none, says he loves them, needs them for shows I said come on don't be so greedy. I said after the show, chap says na he,s keeping them all." now I'm not looking an Indian or even a pair and that by the way would be great I'll pay for them just a garden fantail for breeding with a cock a friend will give me now some may be saying well I'm in England Scotland or Wales but there is bound to pigeon fanciers friends or maybe you know a football fans travelling to Belfast so come on friends try and give my grandson and myself a leg up simply ask did someone give you a start micko

urgently in need of a fantail hen for breeding although we are hoping to keep Indian fantails we only have 1 pair of young birds they are very hard to get here in belfast I have 2 pair coloured garden fantails on chicks and another pair on eggs a friend is giving me (and remember I'm new to this so this may not be the right name) a yellow model fantail cock but said it would be best with the other birds on young / eggs if I could a fantail hen can anyone help please micko

just to say thanks for all the well wishs micko

not to sure if this will help or even a good idea with pigeons maybe some of the older hands may have i thought on this scatter gun if that fails go to google and type unwanted cats micko http://www.scottsofstow.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product1_-1_17629_10551?mediacode=SN02&GLTT=SN02&gcid=S18994x033-scatterca&keyword=getting%20rid%20of%20cats&cm_mmc=PPC-_-Google-_-Scatter_Cat-_-getting%20rid%20of%20cats

not long here but congrats i got my second grandchild a girl on thursday both mother and baby doing well micko

the cost including triple wall perpex roofing about £250 and here my grandson is worth every penny heres some pics of our birds but its very hard get indian fantails here ( belfast ) if anyone can help pm me micko

hi i've been read some of the links i got a loft built for my grandson along the lines of an american starter loft but made some changes like 3/4 ex ply and the wire run is all hinged so as to fold away when the the barbecue i got the idea from this link i hope you like the pics micko http://www.redroselofts.com/starter_loft.htm