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Is there is a maximum age you can put a ring on? I ask because I would like to put rings (just the split plastic ones) on my new birds who are around the 3-4 month age. Debbie

Put a toilet float valve on the cooler and turn the tap on just a little bit and forget it . Ross Good idea Ross. It would be perfect if my darling puppy didn't have a "thing" for the hose! or is it just the sound of running water? Hopefully we have seen the last of our over 40 days. Last 2 days only got to 39!!!!

I hear you Kaz! We have had nearly 2 weeks straight of 40+! My poor birds have just about had enough, they just sit around all day & have a bit of a flap around at night when it eventually cools off. I'm not sure who is more exhausted - them from the heat or me from filling up the cooler every 30 mins! No relief in sight here for at least another 5 days. :question: we all make it.

I would just like to add that, thank god, when I bought my first budgie from the local pet shop, purely because I thought she was beautiful, I tracked down her breeder, with help from Kaz, and was not only welcomed with open arms but taken "under wing" of this breeder. I think that had I been answered with a "nick off" rather than a big welcome, I probably wouldn't have even considered getting more birds. Yes, a lot of my birds are from pet shops. Do I care? NO. To me they are all beautiful, whether show or pet type. I am grateful to the breeder of my first bird for all the back ground on not only her but other birds of his I have ended up with over the past year. Not once has he asked where I got the bird, just that he felt proud that someone had actually bothered to take the time to find out something about them.

yes he has scaley face. a petshop pitfall? he is being treated accordingly. He is not a bad size for a pet type, but still no where the size of some of my show types! Is he a well marked greywing?

Cool! I've never seen one in person before! Isn't it amazing what you can find hidden in a pet shop! What other mutations is he? Is he a yf2 mauve with some cinnamon? as well as a greywing?

Hi, is this litle guy a greywing?

I just couldn't let this little girl stay where she was! Would she be a DF violet? she is a beautiful deep violet colour. There seems to be a faint tinge of cinnamon to her flights. I know she is opaline but is she a greywing also? No flash was just, just natural lighting.

Hi everyone, I wasn't too sure where to post this, but I'm sure it will be moved if it's not right! I have read a few posts about Vetafarm products being hard to get. Since I live about 2 minutes away from them, if anyone is needing their stuff, I would be more than happy to get them & post to other members. Cheers, Debbie

So sorry Kaz. We have 38 forecast for today & 43 tomorrow That is at the airport though, it is usually anywhere from 5 - 10 degrees hotter here! The last time we were forecast 43 we got to 48 in the shade. Can we get to 50? I hope not

I have some of my budgies inside underneath an aircon. I put cardboard on the top with a little verandah overhanging the front & back of the cage. I also make sure the vents aren't pointing down & the "swing" thingy of the aircon swings away from them. I find this keeps the cold air out of the cages whilst giving my little darlings air conned comfort!

Thanks for that Renee, I will keep an eye out for that when our next heat wave hits! The worst I noticed was a young hen lying on the wire that the water sits on. She didn't have her wings out, just seemed to be lying next to the water! I did a bit of a panic and misted her with a cool spray. She perked up straight away & looked at me as if to say "what the *** was THAT for"! I left her alone after that! I think they have figured out that if they sit on the ladder near the cooler it blows cool air on them. They seem to sit there for a few minutes then go to the back corner of the aviary & just sit quietly.

WOW. 46 degrees! I was panicking when it got to 37 in my aviary! I did notice that none were on the ground, even though I had water dishes on the ground for them, they were all sitting on the perches near the cooler with wings out. What can the little guys cope with?

Thanks Dave! I was pretty sure I had 3 boys & a girl! Missed the opaline on the number 3 boy. What do I look for apart from the eyes with the recessive pieds? Is it the barring?

Thankyou Finnie! I would have walked out with more except i'm out of quarantine space :sadsorry: