Buford Bronze Peafowl

Male Buford Bronze

Male Buford Bronze

Female Buford Bronze

Texas Peafowl

Memperkenalkan buford bronze peafowl yg baru dimiliki sebulan lepas. Variasi merak yang belum ada di Malaysia dan sekarang diimport untuk belaan sendiri. Buat masa nie hanya US memiliki set mutasi hasil kacukan. Setengah orang memanggilnya black peacock.

• The second of the brown peafowl, Buford Bronze or just Bronze peafowl date back to the 1980's, but are still fairly rare.
• Type of mutation: Bronze is a color mutation.
• Peacock Coloration: Males are a chocolate brown and are darker than cameos. The train also is of a much darker shade of brown, with ocelli in varying shades of dark brown. Unlike the cameo, Bronze males do not completely lack iradescence.
• Peahen Coloration: Hens look similar to those of the purple, except they lack the purple iradescence on the neck. Their bodies are a chocolate brown, with the wings slightly darker. The neck is a dark brown.
• Origin: Developed in the 1980's by a man named Buford Abbolt.
• Do they breed true?: Yes, Bronze x Bronze will breed true.

Male Blackshoulder NEW!!

Oleh kerana ade lebih betina blackshoulder, baru ni beli lagi sekor jantan merak blackshoulder untuk dijadikan sebagai baka. Yang ni tak berapa gelap sangat tapi boleh laa...

Budgie NEW!!

Dah lama plan nak bela budgie tapi asyik delay disebabkan tak cukup sangkar. Tapi sekarang dah ada burung ni kat farm. Seronok jugak sebab kicauan dia memeriahkan lagi suasana. Kalau sebelum ni asyik dengar teriakan ayam mutiara dan angsa je, ni tambah lagi satu tapi agak cool bunyinye...

Model Sangkar Burung di Taman Burung Perlis

Beberapa bulan lepas, saya ada melawat taman burung perlis, di batu pahat dekat dengan bukit air. Walaupun tak banyak koleksi mcm 10 tahun dulu, masih ada beberapa jenis burung yang menarik utk dilihat antaranya kuang raya dan sbgnya. Ni sempat juga saya ambil gambar beberapa model sangkar. kot-kot boleh dijadikan contoh kalau nak buat kat umah.

Ang......................... sa!

Erm... kat belakang umah ni, populasi angsa dah makin banyak... bila dah banyak, dedak pun asek kerap pulak habis... tapi nak buat macam mana, ayah pun suka membela... buat masa ni ada dua jenis angsa iaitu angsa kelabu yang biasa kita lihat kat mana-mana, n satu lagi angsa putih.. yang ni permintaan agak tinggi sikit terutamanya anak. Then bila campur dalam satu tempat nie, kacukan pun ade juga terjadi... setengah orang panggil angsa 'ketih', kelabu + putih = ketih. ade la 2-3 ekor jadik...

Angsa Putih

Angsa Kelabu

Angsa Ketih

Geng Angsa

White Mandarin Duck

There are various mutations of the Mandarin Duck found in captivity. The most common of this rarity is the White Mandarin Duck. Although it is relatively unknown as the origin of this mutation, it is presumed that the constant pairing of related birds and selective breeding deactivated autosomal choromosomes, creating the existence of albinism. Evidence of albinism is seen with the minor pigmentation observed on the plumage of both male and female specimens, making it a recessive trait. Least Concern and no need license to have it in Malaysia since it was not threatened and native species. But its quite rare and difficult to find at pet shops.

Carolina Wood Duck

Carolina Wood Duck...

The Wood Duck or Carolina Duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of duck found in North America. It is one of the most colourful of North American waterfowl.

The Wood Duck is a medium-sized perching duck. A typical adult is about 48 cm (19 in) in length with an average wingspan of 73 cm (29 in). This is about three-quarters of the length of an adult Mallard. It shares its genus with the Asian Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata).

The adult male has distinctive multicolored iridescent plumage and red eyes. The female, less colorful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults have crested heads. When swimming, Wood Ducks bob their head back and forth in a jerking motion, which makes them easy to spot.

The male's call is a rising whistle, "jeeeeee"; the females utter a drawn-out, rising squeal, "oo-eek," when flushed, and a sharp "cr-r-ek, cr-e-ek" for an alarm call.

Their breeding habitat is wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds, and creeks in eastern North America, the west coast of the United States and western Mexico. They usually nest in cavities in trees close to water, although they will take advantage of nesting boxes in wetland locations if available. Unlike most other ducks, the Wood Duck has sharp claws for perching in trees and can, in southern regions, produce two broods in a single season—the only North American duck that can do so.

Females typically lay between 7 and 15 white-tan eggs that incubate for an average of 30 days. However, if nesting boxes are placed too close together, females may lay eggs in the nests of their neighbors, which may lead to nests which may contain as many as 40 eggs and unsuccessful incubation, a behavior known as "nest dumping".

After hatching, the ducklings jump down from the nest tree and make their way to water. The mother calls them to her, but does not help them in any way. The ducklings may jump from heights of up to 88 metres (290 ft) without injury. They prefer nesting over water so the young have a soft landing, but will nest up to 140 m (150 yd) away from the shoreline. The day after they hatch, the young climb to the nest entrance and jump to the ground. The baby ducks can swim and find their own food by this time.

These birds feed by dabbling or walking on land. They mainly eat berries and seeds, but also insects, making them omnivores. Currently, i have only 1 pair in my farm.

This is picture to share with you guys. its mine...

Least concern, so no need license to have it. Locally, we can get this duck from pet shops and some importers, but bear in mind, beware with thailand stocks. Its may be cheaper, but you may get the spayed one. 'Spayed' means a breedless animal, high probability to produce chicks is zero..