Ailes 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Member ID: 3,272 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 330 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 11, 2012 Birthday: 08/06/1988 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Hi, I just want to know, is this hen budgie a good quality normal grey budgie? What are her good and bad sides? What qualities should her mate have? Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.35 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I can't answer those questions above but how old is she? She still looks very young, she is beautiful. Link to comment
Feathers 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Member ID: 2,977 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 51 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,031 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,850 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/11/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 6, 2009 Birthday: 08/08/1965 Share Posted March 27, 2007 She certainly looks like she could be. Is she from exhibition stock parents? Most show breeders will wait until the hen is old enough to breed (at least 2 years) and then put her in a show cage to assess all her strong points and weak points, before choosing a partner. As she is yet to go through a first moult it is way to early to know what qualities to look for in a mate. Feathers. Link to comment
Daz 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Member ID: 4,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 247 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,882 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 36,650 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 19/11/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2022 Birthday: 02/02/1964 Device: Windows Share Posted March 27, 2007 We in Australia call this a nestfeather. the english call it a barhead.. You will be waiting at least another 10 to 11 months before pairing it. As far as quality, it is a chick that I would love to see in my nest. It has nice width of head, back skull is nice the mask and spots are developing nicely. It has very good deportment in the first picture and stands tall on the perch. I'd make sure the protien is up to her as she develops over the next 3 months. A word on Protien, I have heard that a large percentage of Egg and Biscuit is just biscuit. If you want to improve it, add a hard boiled chicken egg to it and crumble it up. Link to comment
hath 0 Posted March 28, 2007 Member ID: 70 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 847 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 6,535 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/10/03 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 30, 2020 Birthday: 30/09/1969 Share Posted March 28, 2007 the only way to really tell is when it has had the first moult i have seen nest feather winners here that are poor quality when they have moulted out What qualities should her mate have? the best but once again you will have to wait till its moulted out to see actual faults that need work on Link to comment
Daz 0 Posted March 28, 2007 Member ID: 4,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 247 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,882 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 36,650 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 19/11/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2022 Birthday: 02/02/1964 Device: Windows Share Posted March 28, 2007 Good point Hath.. But I would still like it in my nest Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted March 28, 2007 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.30 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 March 28, 2007 I think that chick is delightful. Beautiful. I'm with Daz on that one...wouldnt mind it at all. Link to comment
hath 0 Posted March 28, 2007 Member ID: 70 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 847 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 6,535 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/10/03 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 30, 2020 Birthday: 30/09/1969 Share Posted March 28, 2007 didnt say i wouldnt like it but one point you dont know how big it is there is nothing to compre it with that is why you should use a show cage so people can tell the size of the bird its a little hard to tell but i thought its head was alittle narrow between the eyes and the front lobe a bit shallow Link to comment
Guest lonebudgie Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 watch the secondary flights through the moult , they look a little long , try and pair to a bird with shorter flights when shes ready . the secondary flights should come across the rump and touch to form what is called the wing shield with the ends of the flights touching at the start of the tail. good luck with the breeding Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted June 16, 2007 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.35 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2007 do you have a new picture of how this bird is looking? Link to comment
Ailes 0 Posted August 30, 2007 Member ID: 3,272 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 330 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 11, 2012 Birthday: 08/06/1988 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Here is new pictures of her, she is now 7 months old Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted June 17, 2008 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Hi, I just want to know, is this hen budgie a good quality normal grey budgie? What are her good and bad sides? What qualities should her mate have? WOW nice Link to comment
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