barny 0 Posted February 21, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) I've been scouting around the site for weeks/months, learning, reading. I'm not sure if I can post pics on my phone, but if it doesn't work, I'll jump on the pc tomorrow and do the upload from there. I'm heaps nervous and very excited. This is my second shot and hopefully this time round will be some what a success from 3 years ago when I last tried, only to receive 3 infertile eggs. Oh well, live and learn. I've been reading other members journals and found it heaps interesting and exciting at the same time. I've read a few post from the regulars saying it's a bit quiet around here lol, so I thought I could share this amazing experience with me. My goal, to successfully help produce a healthy clutch. Anyway, enough from me it's getting late. I'll upload pics as soon as I can tomorrow and share some pics with you all. By The Way, lol, story is; my first breeding pair in 3 years, this pair just laid its first egg on a saturday, did the routine check in the morning, nothing. A late afternoon check led me to find another egg in the box. Wooo Edited February 21, 2011 by Finnie changed shortcuts to complete words. Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted February 22, 2011 yay another something to read thanks for sharing look forward to a jam packed and exiting experience from you two eggs good luck :} ill be here Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 3,092 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 103 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,831 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 21,560 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/01/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2018 Birthday: 23/05/1975 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Good luck and we are all looking forward to the pics Link to comment
barny 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 generic lol, 'yay another something to read' annnd here we go here i have egg #1 egg #2 i was pretty shy showing my pair in fear of being discriminated for whatever reasons lol.. but here is father and mother, both with no names =p i will keep posting updates when ever i can. thanks generic and dave im excited to be here with you lot sharing this amazing experience Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) Suggestion......if you put a small bit of wood beading at the entry of the nestbox then when you open a nestbox you have less chance of an egg falling or being thrown out. Or you can cut your sliding nestbox lid into two...a two inch high section which is the bottom and the top being bigger and it just sits on top of the lower section. Edited February 22, 2011 by **KAZ** Link to comment
barny 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 thanks for advice kaz. will take a replacement lid to the workshop tomorrow and cut the lid in half. thanks for reading my journal guys Link to comment
Taboo 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 5,913 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 362 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,045 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 20, 2014 Birthday: 08/05/1969 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Your birds look lovely barny.Yes it's very exciting watching the eggs hatch and then pinkies. Happy days Link to comment
barny 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 not as pretty as everyone else's, but im trying [= ive spent over $300 in the last 2-3 months trying to find the perfect budgie. god, the headaches Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted February 22, 2011 well why would we criticize your birds you are the one that needs to like them not us as they are your birds and if your worryed cause some of us have show birds that may just look a bit more showy well dont be if you look back at some of my threads you will see my birds that i had to start with we all got to start some where but if your in Melbourne can i ask what the *** are you doing spending over 300.00 dollors for birds next time drop me a pm with what your after and whos blood lines you prefer may be able to help you out their few us in Melbourne vic on here we all have to have culls like it or not :} Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted February 22, 2011 are you looking to join into the show side of things?? your birds look great I wouldn't mind the cock - i could use his grey grey to some of my hens Not sure if you know genetics but i like the pairing for some a possible interesting clutch of babies. Look forward to the hatching and developing of chicks Link to comment
barny 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I love my birds gernericblue =p I'm spending $300 because I wanted to fill up the cage, silly, I know. Real breeders are rare to come by and no one sells pairs, but that's understandable. I lost my best pai (which ill post pics of at a later note)r, I got heaps upset losing them, not by death, but by escaping. my fault. I felt like I was patient enough to wait for the perfect pair which I had, but by losing them, I felt the need to replace the love lost. nerwin; I am definitely looking to get into the show side of things, this site gives me the inspiration. That grey..his been eager and nice with the ladies since he arrived into the clan, he was eyeing the yellow female but she never was interested with him. she was interested with another male that was already bonded to his lady, but he knows better because she loves him. when I put this girl in the box for 3ish days, I put the grey in there with her and instantly, they bonded, started feeding her, preening and all the rest. I was stoked as, as I never saw them interacting outside with the others. I couldn't tell genetics if you had a gun to my head, but I do fall head over heals for a goodlooking budgie lol thanks for having an interest in my journal ladies n gents I hope I have a happy ending to this story for me, and for you members. Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted February 22, 2011 real breeders ???? you just are not looking in the right places many breeders are happy to sell you pair or pairs in fact some wont sell unless you take them as a pair however with budgies pairing does not matter so much just time away from other sex and both being in breeding condition is all that's needed to bond a pair you wish to breed if your in Melbourne their are-many clubs in fact if you want to get everyone in the same place at once the adult shields is coming up in march at Preston all clubs come together with their best birds and then at end of day one is chosen to receive the shield of best adult budgie on the day its a great experiance for anyone to see the birds and quality they will need to achive if going to atempt to breed show birds i know when i went to my first one i was so disheartening as i was thinking omg i would never be able to get birds or breed birds with enough quality with my little allowance how ever i just started walking up to random people and asking excuse me and then a question (even if i knew the answer myself sometimes as all answers are different when comes to breeding budgies ) once chatting and discussing the bird or birds i would then if they gave a adequate and good conversation id introduce myself and request that maybe i could have their name and number for future questions and discussions possibly in future birds if i was in need of a certain feature they may have achieved or a variety they may have i found most are very obliging and more than happy to help out and most have culls for sale and or will be happy if your really interested to let you know when what your after comes along some even point you in the direction of someone else if they can not help themselfes so come along and have alook meet some people ill be their as will other members from here Link to comment
barny 0 Posted February 23, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 you speak the truth Generic and thanks for the heads up. i just may need to attend these club meetings sometime in the near future [= here is a picture of the pair i lost recently. i bought the lady off a breeder and i was heaps excited for the colour. the male from the local. i considered these 2 my best pairs, reason? colour and size. i have never owned a female of that colour and line, and i have never owned a yellowface that size. i bought a male the same colour as her, but she wasnt interested. till i put her in the box, then introduced the male. they hitted off, straight to preening. i could of sworn that i was going to be lucky..unfortunately not. i hope these birds are safe in the wild...where ever they are im still pretty down from losing this pair, but life must go on. on a lighter note, guess what i found today??! [= Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted February 23, 2011 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted February 23, 2011 we have many toughs two variety's up this way in gippsland the cobalt yf Opaline i breed these myself as do many others up here the violet looks to be a clear wing or grey wing these also float about regularly but further down in spring-vale area Link to comment
splat 0 Posted February 23, 2011 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Hi Barny your birds are lovely, sorry about the pair you lost, that is always heartbreaking. I lost my best baby budgie 3 years ago, we had no escape door and I walked into the aviary and out flew my beautiful dark green hen, I screamed and she flew away, gone never came back. Greg build me a escape door straight away. Good luck with your breeding, so far everything looks good. Gb I will not be at the shield because our club is to lousy to put a team in, they all want to put their adult birds down to breed instead, NOT happy about it either because I had been preparing my birds for the shield, everyday spraying and everything and all for nothing, I have decided to keep doing it along with the young birds are shows start in 2 or 3 weeks. Edited February 24, 2011 by **KAZ** Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted February 23, 2011 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hi Barny your birds are lovely, sorry about the pair you lost, that is always heartbreaking. I lost my best baby budgie 3 years ago, we had no escape door and I walked into the aviary and out flew my beautiful dark green hen, I screamed and she flew away, gone never came back. Greg build me a escape door straight away. Good luck with your breeding, so far everything looks good. Gb I will not be at the shield because our club is to lousy to put a team in, they all want to put their adult birds down to reed instead, NOT happy about it either because I had been preparing my birds for the shield, everyday spraying and everything and all for nothing, I have decided to keep doing it along with the young birds are shows start in 2 or 3 weeks. well some clubs let the people whom have birds in regardless of if other members do or not so that does really suck id find a way to enter them if i was you regardless of club has to be some way ?? our clubs diploma is in march so you can bring them down and see how you go welcome here for a night or two plenty of flight cages for your show team and away from my flock they could rest the night and get in show cages in morning ready to go up to u offers their Link to comment
splat 0 Posted February 24, 2011 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Hi Barny your birds are lovely, sorry about the pair you lost, that is always heartbreaking. I lost my best baby budgie 3 years ago, we had no escape door and I walked into the aviary and out flew my beautiful dark green hen, I screamed and she flew away, gone never came back. Greg build me a escape door straight away. Good luck with your breeding, so far everything looks good. Gb I will not be at the shield because our club is to lousy to put a team in, they all want to put their adult birds down to reed instead, NOT happy about it either because I had been preparing my birds for the shield, everyday spraying and everything and all for nothing, I have decided to keep doing it along with the young birds are shows start in 2 or 3 weeks. well some clubs let the people whom have birds in regardless of if other members do or not so that does really suck id find a way to enter them if i was you regardless of club has to be some way ?? our clubs diploma is in march so you can bring them down and see how you go welcome here for a night or two plenty of flight cages for your show team and away from my flock they could rest the night and get in show cages in morning ready to go up to u offers their I can't bring my birds to the shield because our is meant to enter prior to the show , as for you show show will see, it will depend on finances. Not working at the moment so things are even harder. Link to comment
barny 0 Posted February 25, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 introducing to you; egg #4 Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted February 25, 2011 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted February 25, 2011 introducing to you; egg #4 lol hello litle egg i do hope your full for your mumma bird :} Link to comment
barny 0 Posted February 25, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 me too GenericB, hoping for anywhere from 5-8, its been nearly a week since she last laid her first egg. this week has been heaps exciting for me and i still cant get over it =p im hoping this hen here will produce me something nice down the track. shes one of my fav hens at the moment and here is a cock i purchased not too long ago to replace the other yellowface i had lost, one of my fav males Link to comment
barny 0 Posted March 1, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 5th egg laid on sunday, 6th egg laid today Link to comment
barny 0 Posted April 11, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 hello there little #3 must have popped out sometime early this morning [= hope you enjoy these baby pictures [= n these are the males im HOPING to pair up with females which im currently shopping for. Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted April 11, 2011 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted April 11, 2011 be careful thats lots new chicks for one hen all in one day mate good luck though she has lots eggs so hope you have other nests Link to comment
barny 0 Posted April 11, 2011 Member ID: 6,598 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 The 3rd hatch today, the second oldest hatched 2 days ago, and the first hatched a day before the second. I got a bad feeling 2-3 of the eggs shown are infertile, but that's life. I managed to keep 3-6 eggs from 2 different pairs because they got abandoned, hoping for atleast 1-2 babies from the other 2 pairs. The mother in the picture only gave 4-5 eggs, with all of them being fertile? I'm not too sure, but guaranteed 2-3. This is my only active pair atm. Hope all goes well. Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted April 11, 2011 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted April 11, 2011 well all you can do is be prepaired to hand feed in needed even just supliment feed the chicks in nest if they look to be just tad under norashed keep up loads of veg and do a egg n weeties mix with carrot once a week at least to help mum with protin more if you can best of luck mate Link to comment
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