Elly

keep us updated and I will keep my fingers crossed Snowy will be okay!

best place never in the kitchen though .

(Laughing out loud) I have time here this morning, I will be signing off soon BUT yes the size of the chicks is determined by the size of the parents.

This is advise that I found from Daz one of our breeders here on the BBC forum Get some clear perspex and replace the nest box lid with it. THe hen should still enter to feed the chicks but will not hang around to pluck them. You can also do a search on the forums for more information.

Millie looks like a skyblue and she may be carrying the violet gene because I see up by her neck violet colorations. There are different degrees of greywing some very light and some not there are also fullbody greywings where the wings are grey but the body is bright. If you believe she is a greywing then dad will need to carry the greywing gene too to have any greywings. You will have all blue babies. All the babies will have yellow faces since yes YF is a dominant gene There of course are any surprises with recessive genes that both parents will need to give to the babies and then any sex-linked genes that dad is carrying that he can give to his hens.

There is a lot of information in the FAQ section about this...here is what is says about chicken wire. Chicken wire is it safe to use? Categories for this entry Aviaries, Cages and Breeding Boxes Sometimes the galvanising process leaves an excess of zinc on the wire. Budgies can chew the wire and end up with heavy metal deposits in their system which will kill them. That is a pretty painful way of dying! If you use galvanised mesh of any type, it is best to wash it down with vinegar. This is a dilute acid. Also make sure there are no pieces of zinc hanging on the wire that the bird can break off and digest. Click here for ideas Difference between a cage and aviary Last update: 2007-04-12 00:24 Author: Daz You can go here for more information too on building cages. Craftmanship can be excellent but not aways safe for the birds so remember that , I have seen excellent work but not safe truly safe for the bird. http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...tion=show&cat=6 Make sure when you are using plastic you are aware that if you have birds that chew a lot like hens, they can chew a hole right through the aviary. This is important to remember .

not sure what you mean about ino? Since your female is an ino she will give it to her males because it is sex-linked to get an ino male both parents needs to be ino since he needs 2 ino genes from both parents. A female only needs one so if he is carrying the ino gene you could get some ino females (but again he has to be carrying the blue gene too to have ino). I do believe though if he is not carrying the blue gene but the ino gene and gives a green and a ino to a female she would then be a lutino (someone can correct me on that if I am wrong). If he is split for ino here are your chances: Males: 50% Ino 50% Normal Females: 50% Ino 50% Normal

If her wing markings are brown she is a cinnamon not a greywing which means she will give the cinnamon gene to her males and they will be split but won't show it visually. If you get any cinnamons in the nest it would be because dad is split and they will be females. The washed out look could be from the cinnamon gene but because she is so washed out I am leaning toward her carrying the dilute gene too (we will see what others say), but if she is carrying the dilute gene again both the male will need to carry this gene too to get diluted babies. Purple can describe violet Mauve can describe mauve blue (Laughing out loud)...I am not going to comment on what type of blue since I have been told my moniter is much to be desired . To get get one to look like the mom this is what you will need 1. male needs to be split to blue 2. male needs to be carrying the cinnamon gene 3. if she is a dilute too male needs to carry the dilute gene these will be the factors you will need in a male to possibly get another one that looks like her .

Was the vet an avian vet? What did they do at the vets? They should have done a gram stain which entitles something similar to a throat culture in humans, a fecal sample test, weight check and a full exam where they pick him up and feel the keel bone. If they didn't do this he did not get a through exam and should be taken to an Avian Vet. If you need one by you in the FAQ's we do have a list here you can find one. If this vet was an avian vet then I would find another one. If a vet says he sees birds that does not make him an avian vet. I could totally tell the difference from the vet that sees birds to the vet is registered and knows about birds inside and out. Pretty and Merlin have both been examed by each type. Merlin was lonely after Pretty died but he never looked sick, fluffied, or hung his head he was simply quiet.

It doesn't it is considered sex-linked so it is neither recessive or dominant. If the hen has a sex linked gene she can't mask it at all because she only has 1 x the y carries no mutation on it. A bird can be Spangle (not sex-linked but dominant gene) and Opaline (a sex-linked gene) along with Cinnamon (a sex-linked gene). You can have a Spangle Opaline Cinnamon. I hope that makes sense.

Oh I missed this (Laughing out loud) Angel will give the albino gene to her males so they will all be split for albino but won't show it visually. All your birds will be greens unless your male is split for the blue gene. You need to blue genes from each parent to get blue babies. Albino is a blue based bird with the marking erased. 50% normals marked babies 50% spangles The greens depends on how many dark factors or giving to the babies, your male is an olive so that means he is carrying 2 dark factors. We can't tell with the mom because her marking are erased. Of course you have the chance of getting recessive genes coming together and a surprise in the nest. Along with you don't know if dad is split for any sex-linked genes so example if you get an opaline baby and it is a hen then that should show that the male is carring the opaline gene. With mom's marking not showing she could be carrying some sex-linked genes but because of the ino gene are not visible. Keep us updated.

It becomes a much deeper pink this is what happened to my Pretty is was a very very deep pink

She is beautifu and you can't have both cinnamon = brown wings and greywing = grey wings . I believe she is a dilute since her body and wings are all washed out. But then again I have issues with greywing vs dilute. My monitor as Kaz says need fixed (Laughing out loud). If her cheek patches are grey she is a grey, if she is a more grey blue she would be a mauve and if she looks more bluer then like a blue grey I would say violet. If dad is carrying the dilute OR the greywing gene you will have dilutes or greywings but if he is not they will be normals like him. All the babies will be blue unless of course she is a grey they you would have 50% chance blues and 50% change greys if she is a single factor grey. If she is a double factor grey you would have 100% greys. Violet if that is what she is will work as the same as grey 50/50 change of violets and normals if SF but if DF 100% violets. Mauve is a dark factor so if she is mauve she would be carrying 2 dark factors and your skyblue has none. Then there is of course anything they at they split for that can come up so if both are carrying the recessive pied gene you could have recessive pieds (this is an example). Also you never know what the male could be split for say for example opaline and you could have a an opaline which would be a female. Cinnamon is another one that the dad could be carrying and give to his hens. Any sex-linked gene that the dad is split for if it shows up those babies will be hens. I hope that helps .

do you have a self cleaning oven, tephlen is most dangerous when it comes to it's burning point that is why it is advised for bird owners to 1. get rid of it all or 2. you must be extremely careful when cooking so your food doesn't not burn. The fumes can kill your budgie. Have you decided to take him back to the avian vet?

how is the foot today?

that can not happen because it is on the same allele it is either one or the other but they can be a recessive pied greywing (I believe right Nerwen)

They love all the noise and attention that will not ruin him talking what will take away from talking is another bird . So go for it but not too close to the T.V. and make sure that at night he still gets his 10-12 hours of quiet and dark sleep that is important for budgie's health.

What a squirt and he is very handsome and looks pleased with himself

I am rolling with the NO KISSY and I love how Blinks is holding on to his mirror that is just great

what a steal me me me....

Your budgies first moult will be around 12 - 14 weeks (3-4 months old). It can last for about two months (this is an estimation). After that depending on your climate and where you live they can moult 2-4 times a year. Artifical air condition and heating does affect how your birds moult. It is very normal to see a lot of white downy feathers and long feathers in and around the cage. As the new feathers grown in you will see what is called pin feathers where the tip of the feather has a small black sheath like covering on it. This will come off as the new feather will opens out. During a moult you may notice your bird may become grouchy, tend to bite more and itch (it is not uncommon to see them rub their heads on their perches or cage bars). Again this is normal but if you find your bird is lethargic, fluffed up for long periods of time or not able to perch this would be cause for concern and you will need to schedule an appointment with your avian vet. Last update: 2007-04-13 23:49 Author: Elly

http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/elly...nt=100_1493.flv I listened to it (Laughing out loud) he was saying Pretty bird there I was telling my daughter to wait . Makes me sad thinking he is gone :sad:

I will go into my account and check and see why it is not working odd because it worked on his memorial page when he died...thank you for letting me know.

I would keep an eye on it right now if you see that the foot is swelling, getting red and he can't put it down within a couple day comfortably I would take him to an avian vet to ensure there is no infection. If you can do that now that would neve be better just to be safe .

In life there is a reason and the reason was that you were to be brought into those birds lives and take them out of their suffering. If you didn't have the heart you had then they would be still suffering or even worse infecting other birds. You did all the right steps to ensure your existing birds where not infected and you took them straight away to the vet for diagnosing. This could have been a diaster if you would have not been responsible and aware. You were an angel for those birds now they can fly free of pain and be what a budgie should be chatty, happy and painfree.