The Lizard Canary Association

steve
i told you on phone yesterday that its safer to set a number of clutches together if you can.
some hens will miss a day laying then lay 1..2 or 3 more.
now you could have chicks in a nest 2 or 3 days older than another.
you can store eggs in a eggbox for a week without harm...as long as the hen is on dummies she will stay broody.....iv had hens sit for 17 days without deserting....in the wild birds lay and leave the eggs till the full clutch is laid then incubate them......
ttfn andy

andy.

the two hens that i have set are the only two with eggs mate.

the hen that was sitting clears i took her nest away and the hen that only laid 2 eggs i removed her nest too and put her eggs under the hen that only laid 3 eggs.

hens 2 and 3 havent laid since wednesday,that is why i put the eggs under one hen.

the beter hen of the two i will run a cock with in a weeks time.

my first of the yer guys.....2 hatched an another pipping this morning....

Now there is a grand sight!

well today is the day that all my egs were due to hatch, i have just got indoors from the morning shift and am happy to report 8 eggs hatched and 5 set .....

hen 1 now sitting 5 eggs set today
hen 2 now has 4 chicks hatched yesterday and today
hen 3 startd building
hen 4 now has 4 chicks hatched yesterday and today
hen 5 showing no signs
hen 6 showing no signs

well 3 days on and looking good....

hen 4 nest...



hen 2 nest...

rung my first chicks today guys (8)

legs i hope steve lol

yes 8 of them......

Of to a flyer this year eh Steve? There'll be no stopping you now.

Reports comimg in are suggesting that we are in for a better year this year numbers wise .

Now last year the demand for Lizards outstripped supply so they fetched sensible prices , this year it looks as if breeders will have a good year but what with the recession I'm wondering if the demand will be as high -----I suppose thats the wonder of bird breeding , no two years are the same!

Regards Paul.

dont know about a resession paul...lol

i wont breed enough to fill my orders this yr and im sure a lot will go abroard this yr to.
its the same with the dogs...no money here but the foreigners want them and will pay cos of the £/E thing.

quality will always sell and i personally think that the lizard is one of the fastest growing sucess stories of the decade and gaining momentum............just wish all who kept them exhibited them

ttfn andy

Iagree with Andy I will not breed enough Lizards to supply everyone who has contacted me. If I sold all what i hope to breed, i still would be along way short. i had one person phone up and ask for 10 yes thats right 10 pairs of Lizards. that was before I told him a price. when i told him the price he was amazed how little I was asking.
I Have just had my first nest hatch today, so fingers crossed for a good season.
regards David.

3 chicks from the nest of 5 hatched today and set my last hen ,4 eggs today also.....

update
15 chicks so far ( 5 just hatched)
10 on sticks
6 gold 4 silver
6 clearcaps 4 broken cap

the broken cap gold hen i show,d last yr has laid 9 eggs and hatched 9 in 2 rounds

been the worst start to a breeding season iv had in 30 yrs of of and on bird keeping

andy

Well.

Here,s a thing Andy.

I have six Lizard hens, no nests,no eggs ziiilch the BIGGG zero and its not looking good @ present

My red agate pastel mosaic, three hens, 15 chicks

Weird, not doing any thing different although had a few problems early on.

Joe