Hi All
Thought I would start a thread on this years mule and hybrid pairings.
Its early days for these I know and realise some of you will be running canaries with your muling hens first!
Anyone got any muling / hybrid goals for this year..?

I will be trying a siskin x small yellow fife, siskin x greenfinch, goldie x mealy redpoll and goldie x chaffinch!

All pairs have been together for the winter (although the goldie/redpoll only a month). I have gradually been increasing greenfood and eggfood mix. Plus a few mini mealworms and pinkies, with extra for the hen chaffinch.
My eggfood mix consists of quiko dry eggfood, sprouting seed,grated brocolli and carrot, chopped dandelion leaf, petis pois and some chopped mealworms.
I will feed dandelion heads and other weed seeds as available

The nest sites have recently gone in, as the cock goldies are getting closer to breeding condition.
Using double breeder for the mule pair, 4ft x 2ft x 2ft cage for the siskin x greenie and 6x3 flights for the goldie x chaffie x mealy.

Will be interesting to hear others plans........ m8)
Happy breeding
Dave

Birds I Keep: Softbills

goldie bully in a flight,ciny lesser cock to ciny fife,linnet cock to norwich,goldie to norwich,pied cock to norwich,all in double breeders

goldie x diamorphic hen . checking the eggs tomo
linnet x canary . nest pan in soon
norwich x linnet hen . no rush il just see how it goes
x 2 goldies x 2 other hen canarys . holdin back a touch longer
goldie x linnet hen . put nest pan in at end of may
cinnie redpol x hen canary . no rush

my plan is to just observe my birds asmuch as possible this yr an put nestpans in when i feel the time is right .

Mules I have a LinnetxFife with nest nearly completed and a RedpollxFife
Hybrid I have a RedpollxBully together.

Hi all ive got a goldfinch cock paired to a lesser hen nothing happening yet though

trying for three goldie mules, 2 lesser cocks with goldie hens in outside aviaries, and a bullie hen with a coloured canary cock
ive run canary cocks with two of my muling hens both are on eggs with the goldie cocks seperated with a wire divider.. i lost my other muling hen unfortunatley yesterday which is a shame because the cock is displaying and in good condition. gonna pair him up with an irish hen who has just had a clear round so fingers crossed all round.

Birds I Keep: Redpolls,Goldies and Irish Fancies
Clubs Societies: Staffordshire British Bird and Mule Club

Hi all
Had  3 siskin mules hatch the other day, doing okay.
Rest of hybrid pairs not doing anything yet, althought greenie hen (with cock siskin) has laid 3 eggs on the floor  
Anyone making progress with the mules / hybrids?
dave

Birds I Keep: Softbills

only mule pair ive settled on {not what i had planned but couldnt get hold of the right hen} is topgun's coppy headed white lancashire cock canary with greenie hen laid 1st egg today, have seen him tread head a fair bit over the past week or so, so fingers crossed

Birds I Keep: yorkshire canaries, few hardbills and softbills
Clubs Societies: bbc, rcbs

Nice one Danny
Good luck with them....will be interesting to see how any young turn out  m8)

Birds I Keep: Softbills

hoping they'll have some colour in them...and hopefully abit of size to them aswell

Birds I Keep: yorkshire canaries, few hardbills and softbills
Clubs Societies: bbc, rcbs

DaveW";p="185898 wrote: 

Hi All
Thought I would start a thread on this years mule and hybrid pairings.
Its early days for these I know and realise some of you will be running canaries with your muling hens first!
Anyone got any muling / hybrid goals for this year..?

I will be trying a siskin x small yellow fife, siskin x greenfinch, goldie x mealy redpoll and goldie x chaffinch!

All pairs have been together for the winter (although the goldie/redpoll only a month). I have gradually been increasing greenfood and eggfood mix. Plus a few mini mealworms and pinkies, with extra for the hen chaffinch.
My eggfood mix consists of quiko dry eggfood, sprouting seed,grated brocolli and carrot, chopped dandelion leaf, petis pois and some chopped mealworms.
I will feed dandelion heads and other weed seeds as available

The nest sites have recently gone in, as the cock goldies are getting closer to breeding condition.
Using double breeder for the mule pair, 4ft x 2ft x 2ft cage for the siskin x greenie and 6x3 flights for the goldie x chaffie x mealy.

Will be interesting to hear others plans........ m8)
Happy breeding
Dave

hi et here iv got a bulley cock with a canary hen first eggs emt shes on 4 new ones red factor cock x goldey hens siskin cock x redpole hen bramble cock x chaffie hen im new 2 this so i thort il jump in 2 the deep end    m8)

I put my Siberian Goldfinch cock with a Himalayan Goldfinch hen.
They do get along.
 Fingers crossed.

Anybody doing any good with the hybrids and mules yet?
My siskin x greenie have had 2 clear rounds...but ave gone down again...
Goldie  x chaffie pair just built nest.... so maybe
Got a few siskin mules and a couple more full eggs.
Still time for a hybrid or 2 yet...........

Birds I Keep: Softbills

nope i failed....... again dead in shell and a few clears never mind always next year

Birds I Keep: yorkshire canaries, few hardbills and softbills
Clubs Societies: bbc, rcbs

Thats a shame mate. Yeh, always another year!

Birds I Keep: Softbills