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I am very glad the vet visit worked out perfect for you. It feels so good to have a wonderful vet to go too. I know I felt so much better after I took Merlin for a check up to ensure he was okay after Pretty passed. Stay with the vet you are with if you are happy it is worth the drive if you can find someone that fits what you want. I drive 1/2 hour for my dogs/cats vet and we have one down the street. I have been going there for over 20yrs .

Awe that is awesome Kaz some of those are your new birds too (claps for Kaz) great job!!!!!

Good glad all went well, they will get those mites all treated for you

Yep I couldn't pull his name out of my head Una that is exactly what I missed but that was when I was SOOO inexperience now I am an expert ( yeah right )

so young (Laughing out loud) and already flirting

So you know they can't be dark eyed and recessive pied they are one or the other . They are both pied and the toss up for dominant or recessive is there with me still. Do they have iris rings yet? If they have iris rings they are dominant pieds. What you may want to do is get better pics of the front and back of them if you can and set your camera to close up if you have that setting so it is not so blurry. The are very pretty birds and their feathers from the pics don't look horrible being in the conditions they were in could have caused the ragged tails and such. An avian vet will know best of course.

she is so sweet and proud of those 2 parents Congrats on your 1st, who did you win them on?

what a fanastic place to live and the rest will get used to it all. Kisses Bobby you are awesome.

Just by reading about the condition they are in I would take Bea's advise and get them to an avian vet to be checked out throughly and see if they need a beak trim. There could be underlying illness in all this. Also make sure they are quarantined from all your other birds for at least 30 days to ensure that new birds are healthy before introducing to your existing birds. I am sure you knew that but putting it out there for other members too . Keep us updated, will look forward to seeing pictures.

Oh I love that first baby the opaline his head looks completely white what a sweetie How does Precious like them?

Here a a good read from our FAQ section called my hen won't lay http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...d=39&artlang=en

I agree with Nerwen I was thinking the same thing about the Type 2 before when I saw the bird but since I got' Una's wrong so long ago (Laughing out loud) I wasn't sure. Defintely recessive pied agree with Kaz

Sometimes they know and sometimes they don't. There are members that have budgies that lay eggs with no mate and lay on them. Here is information from our FAQ section Are the eggs fertile http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...d=25&artlang=en

She is a Clearflighted Dominant pied sky blue (Pretty's blue would come out teal when I used the flash).

Oh don't feel cheated (Laughing out loud) Cosmo is gorgeous and so you know Merlin had his iris rings way before the 3 month mark but I think your Cosmo is at least 5 months . Saying that millet is a spray where you buy in the bags. You can find it at any pet store even grocery stores carry it. There is different types of millet in the food you are correct. The millet spray to most is like candy so saying that only give to him when you are training, don't keep it in the cage it defeats the purpose. Give millet as a treat ONLY as it is very fattening .

Our avian vet said exactly the reason you mentioned Chucky on why he believes indoor budgies should be clipped. Excellent points.

I believe in the first picture I see a white spot on the back of his head? Merlin has a big one too. This would make him a Dominant Pied Violet His cheek spots are so dark like Merlin's so I don't think he is a cobalt. Yes you are right his iris rings will come in between 4-6 months, looks like he has had his first molt, his head is nice and white and poofy. 15 mins a day is not much (but if that is all you can give that is okay) just so you know his training will go slower vs someone who has say 2-4 hours that they can dedicate to them. That means having them simply by them, out on their shoulder or on their cage, talking to them. Of course this time can be broken up in periods of in the AM, afternoon, and PM. I noticed you said you wanted to bring Yoda who is tame over. That could work it may not (Laughing out loud). Not sure how tame Yoda is. My own personal experience Merlin would use Pretty (my tamer one) as a hide behind and it didn't help taming him at all. Now that Pretty passed on just a month ago I am working on bonding with Merlin before even getting another one. Merlin is a very gentle, quiet, not hyper bird vs Pretty who was a nut ball (Laughing out loud). Anyways, keep working with him. Do you give him millet? If so only offer it to him while you are spending time with him during training therefore it will encourage the bond between you and him.

thats okay (Laughing out loud) with so many posts and getting through them I miss things here and there myself

yep mentioned that way up above It will be interesting to see the babies for sure.

Yoda is cute and Cosmo reminds me of Merlin great pics