**KAZ**

Looks very much like a TCB baby I had once.

she is plucking herself. Check all birds for signs of feather mites. If none she is stressed maybe. NO Nestboxes right now.......none of these guys are right for breeding just yet.

It was the photo then. A female recessive not in breeding condition will have a whitish cere. That photo looked white. A males cere stays pink. A females cere goes brown like any other female budgie when they are past six months or when in breeding condition.

Welcome to our forum Georgie

Second recessive pied cock looks like a hen to me.

I managed to get some older photos of the house from the Franciscan Friars Archive department... ....going back to the 1950's ( black and white photos ). Still seeking older photos too via the Catholic Church Diocese and the Battye Library Archives. I am after photos that would show the original verandah detailing before they put asbestos panels into it as I would like to return it to its former glory. Before Photos 1950's Inscription on the back of the black and white photos ( from the friars ) reads Later in the sixties and now

If its crying to be fed the mother should take notice and feed it. If not, of course, you have to make decisions........feed it yourself and foster.

Send him to me Splat

Great results Splat............excellent chicks

Enjoyed the whole auction and meeting people...putting names to faces. Bought a YF cinnie grey cock of yours too Chookbreeder and picked up a fallow split of yours for Nubbly

What do you mean by ??

Right ........I was told to look for the extra tailfeathers

I move breeding cages from one spot to another all the time. I also moved a whole aviary of breeding budgies from a house before this one to this house. You will have no trouble if you move this breeding cage to another location I am sure of that. Do it quickly and cover the cage as you move it if you like, but all will be okay

Yeah. It has a different "voice" to other budgies

Seems he has three toes forward most of the time on both feet.

When the babies fledge the nest at around 4-5 weeks of age or thereabouts ( no younger than 4 weeks or put them back ) then the Dad teaches them to eat. About two weeks later they should be eating all by themselves.

A couple of signs to indicate you have a feather duster in your nestbox is that clearish area around the eyes like this and the bird actually has two tails ( kind of ) instead of two main tail feathers it has FOUR Like this

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/index.php?sid=48711&lang=en&action=artikel&cat=8&id=125&artlang=en care of baby budgies in the nest covers the feet and all other checking

"Stargazers" constantly throw their head back, sleep with their heads between their legs; go around in a circle; look at the ceiling, turn their heads around in a circle and look up. Stargazing can strike at random and without warning or past history of problems. In some birds, the condition may correct itself over time or may be corrected given certain condition ...: ... if it was caused by poor positioning inside the egg / poor egg condition (may only be a consideration if a bird was born with this condition) ... condition may be reversed is if the root cause is malnutrition and it is corrected ...resolution might be achieved through successfully treatment protocol (antibiotic treatments, etc.). If this condition is left uncorrected, the following progression) can be expected: Inability to fly. Loss of balance/equilibrium. Falls off the perch. Difficulty moving around in cage Can't find food or water - resulting in starvation The end result of stargazing (if untreated or not self-corrected) is almost always death. What Cause Stargazing / Twirling? A definite cause has not been identified as of yet; however, the following are suspected: Egg positioning (?) Viral / bacterial or yeast infection Chemical imbalance Vitamin and/or mineral (nutritional) deficiency; Vitamin D deficiency (lack of natural sunlight exposure). Too much calcium can result in a ‘drunken bird' look Genetic predisposition Inner-ear problem Treatment for Stargazing The following treatments have been reported as being fairly effective: Nystatin Trimethoprim Sulfa Vitamin B 12 to strengthen the nervous system Enhanced nutrition to correct any nutritional deficiencies Prevention of Stargazing The following steps will be an important step in not only preventing this disease, but others too. Prevent birds which carry the genetic predisposition for this disease from breeding so that they cannot pass this condition on to their offspring Provide the best nutrition possible. Provide uncontaminated water and clean air Keep your bird's environment clean

If you are just moving a breeding cage to another location you should be okay to do that. If you are taking them out of the cage and boxes then NO it wouldnt work out. Moving a breeding cage generally is an okay thing to do.

Its not the mother that teaches them to look for food etc. Its the father. Dads are the primary feeders from age two weeks and it is the Dads that teach them to eat once they leave the nest. They need at least two weeks after leaving the nest to be sure they are eating alone and not supplemented by the father. That means around age 6-7 weeks.

What will I do ? He wont live long will he. I dont have to do anything. I am not sure about his feet. I will check tomorrow.

I have been away in Melbourne and when I got back late last night and checked my birds this morning I have discovered one of my dominant pied babies is a feather duster.

We will most likely have to cut in half the numbers of all the birds.

Lots of Princess parrot babies now VELCHRO's babies Dancer and Sunnys babies Smokey and Bandits babies Baby's babies and we also have canary babies, a baby quail and baby gouldian finches