Willow Fence Aviary & Invertebrates

20/06/2025

Peach Front Conures have 3 eggs so far. Hopefully they will double clutch this year, as they are off to an earlier start this year.

03/06/2025

Haven't posted in a while, but first egg of the season is from the Masked lovebirds this year. Guess they are making up for last year, where they were way behind everyone else. Also a late start to the season, as we are in the process of moving. A neighbor has kindly let us set up our aviaries in one of her pastures, so by the time I got the frames taken down and put back up, we were nearly a month behind, in getting the birds out. Now the hunt is on for a permanent location to set up.

11/07/2024

First baby Peach Front Conure has hatched.

09/07/2024

09/07/2024

The Dilute male and Normal female Rockpebblers have produced a clutch. Unfortunately she doesn't like nestboxes, and has decided to nest on the ground. 3 eggs are developing so far, hopefully the other 2 are fertile as well.

14/06/2024

Haven't posted in a while, but quite a bit happening in the aviary right now. This picture is simple, but it speaks volumes. Finally got an egg from the pair of Peach-front conures. This year I have alao got all 3 pairs of Rockpebblers on eggs. Took 4 seasons for them to finally settle in and get comfortable enough. The one pair produces reliably each yeqr, but other 2 pairs couldn't settle in. But it appears all is good with them now.

30/03/2024

First Formica podzolica queen has her first 2 nanitic workers now.

04/03/2024

Not the greatest picture, but this is a Formica podzolica queen collected last fall. She now has 3 pupae and a half dozen larvae. In a week or 2 she will have her first nanitic workers. These workers will go out and collect food. At that point, the colony will really grow. Currently the queen is living on reserves and feeding the first young from these reserves.

24/05/2023

First 2 eggs from the Abyssinian lovebirds, hopefully they are fertile.

24/04/2023

Received 3 Red Turtle Doves a few weeks ago, 2 males, 1 female. Just put them outside today, hopefully they will produce a few young this year. Males were busy cooing, so that's always a good sign.

23/04/2023

Staining crew is hard at it getting boards prepped to make frames for the new flights.

22/04/2023

And we're off, first Senegal dove egg of the season.