I am currently in the process of pairing my birds up for the 2012 breeding season.
Once I have my pairs made, I will take photos & post them here
The breeders of my flock
You'll notice many photos are not taken in show boxes, that's because my birds like to fly and don't want to sit still. I like taking pictures without bars and sometimes have to make due with where they want the picture taken.
Here is where you can find out which birds I currently have paired up together. Since I only show my babies or new birds to find out their quality, you usually won't see the winnings of a breeder change. Once a bird is old enough to breed, if it has placed well, it stays, if it hasn't then it is offered for sale. Since most of my babies are hand raised, they make very good pets. I will only note if a bird has placed on the bench, a bird with no note may have done well at show, but not made the bench. Competition can be tough
This is Baby,
Baby hatched mid May 2008 and made novice bench 2 out of 3 shows August 2 & 3 2008 and then again March 7 & 8 2009
After a year of bulking up, Baby is ready for yet another show. He weighed in at 124g today.
If he keeps his feathers nice, he will accompany me to Orlando April 16 & 17. I am being very choosy, I will only take my top 2 birds since my main purpose is to sell at the expo...
Competition is secondary this year as I am giving my birds a chance to rest & breed.