The three albino sisters

As i mentioned in a previous blog entry  i was lucky to be blessed with three albino sisters 

all not half bad either but needing work to improve 

so they were ready to be breed in feb this year 

however i only put two hens out of these three up it was in march

and the result was not as good as id hoped for 5 eggs with the middle sister and 3 with the better hen

so i did a bit of egg moving from sister to sister moving the better sisters eggs to the middle sisters clutch 

i then removed the better hen to a resting cage with her cock as so i could try again latter this year 

she ended up going to represent our club in the young bird shields in may and came 8th placing

this is her and her sisters at just under 3 months shes the first one

her just out nest 7 weeks

one of  her sister's same age

the other sister  7 weeks

the eggs hatched under the middle sister in may but the only one from the better sister was not fed and pushed aside  so i decided to feed it myself its first feed then put under another hen
turns out fate had its number as the dog gobbled it up (long story :() )
the middle sister raised two chicks
one an albino chick rather nice to the other a very small scrawny sky violet cock bird whom now lives inside with us my daughter has named him chinky and he will be tamed up as a pet
as his wings are not two strong and i really want to breed only the healthiest of birds so he doesnt make the cut
here is chinky and his sister still feathering up

 his mum n dad the middle sister and her first cousin i brought from john Rowe early this year to pair with her they have two eggs waiting to hatch and 3 infertile
and will be returned to rest regardless of success :) after outcome 
well 29th august and news is this pair hatched one the two eggs it was Grey Opaline hen and affected by fm the mum and dad are in a holding cage resting getting health back from feeding then will go back in flight in few weeks 

 and my better hen with her uncle my 08 jg2 grey/albino cock her fathers brother
to date these two are back in breeding cabinet with two eggs first one layed July first :)  
august 29th update 
this pair failed 
hen was rested and returned to flight and replaced with her youngest sister 3653 hen 
she then younger sister went on to lay 5 fertile eggs 
3 hatched and died pipping two albinos one black eye and one hatched and died at one week i think hulled oates were bad  just dried but old looking at closer expect-ion they were black and brown in some bits and shriveling the last one i moved to foster nest before it was even fed it lives today but has bad splayed legs this to me says was some issue with pairing or breeding conditions of this nest 
they have been left to go back into breeding condition and try again and if no luck rest then back to flights 
  ( update 2 November 2011 ; this pair i moved two eggs under a different hen the rested and returned to flight both hatched and both were cock birds Grey one Opaline the Opaline one has fm :( the Grey is fine quiet a big bird but im thinking he is long flighted so  will give him time to get flying a bit then decide if he stays , i feel im having very bad luck with these birds and may be thinking about restarting my albinos from scratch or giving them amiss all together still deicing which )

i will grab some snaps of the albino chick from my middle hen albino 3654 -010 when and if she hatches chicks which  are due any day now and will blog her nest progression
(update nest did not hatch :( somethings going on im yet to work out what )

 albino hen-gb8-011 from 3654 hen

 shes going to be i think quiet nice fingers crossed