**KAZ**

Thanks for the advice but where do i put the lamp? Inside the cage? Next to the cage? Won't it be too bright? Sorry for the silly questions, it's my first bird and first illness as well. Next to the cage so he can move towards or away from the warmth as need be. Sick budgies dont care about the light...leave it on all night. Vet tomorrow. Could be canker.

Daz made a nestbox with a fake bottom with a hole that makes the egg roll away into a safe place. Then the eggs are fostered to another pair.

Another one of those ambiguous ceres :rofl: Natural light ? no flash ?

Either from an avian vet or a fellow club member or breeder that you know in Brisbane. Maybe someone on here may live near you and have some. My avian vet sells it over the counter but we are in Perth.

Beaks dont grow back. Tips broken away will regrow if the broken part of beak is minor. A beak that is damaged where it begins likely will not regrow. I had a princess parrot with damaged beak and took it to the avian vet for him to decide and she was euthenased. Post pictures for assessment or race it off to the vet for his best advice and decision. The hen must have decided to try again ( even if only in her head ) and is protecting her patch. Remove her to another cage till she settles down and gets out of the hormonal feral stage.

opaline as well which may also lead to her being female as its a sex linked gene Time will tell. I understand why you are confused about the sex as the cere is very ambiguous

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Hi and welcome :rofl: Yes colony breeding will lead to some heartache as well as force bird who are underaged to breed too soon. We would love to see your aviary pictures. There is a link in my signature on how to post pictures :rofl: Cheers kaz

She is a yellowface cobalt dominant pied too if that helps. Possibly opaline ( can we see a picture of her back ? ) If she was male I would expect the cere to show as more purply pink which it isnt really in those photos. Purply pink like this for male anyway its all down to how a photo looks on the internet and how it really l;ooks to you in real life.

Brilliant !! I knew it would win !!

He's very very nice. Seems to have long flights ? or is it a bad shot ?

She looks a tad scary there Kaz! What was she doing? In the middle of bathing herself

So, so, so very very cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baby toys are good for hanging in the aviary

Looks female to me.

Hi Patrick Sounds like you have a good plan and preparation in place and you should have results real soon. Best of luck. If you want to post any pictures there is a link in my signature that tells you how to. Resize to 480 by 640 first. Cheers kaz

Why should the body colour be lighter if a greywing ?

You should have stayed over for the night and gone to the auction and home the next day

1 cup growing mash whats growing mash kaz please Chicken mash..layer mash ..chook food.

Without trying to confuse things more, would the little Creamino happen to be a YF DF Spangle too? Or do I still have Spangle Brain?? Just trying to learn more myself She looks similar to both Rose's cock and your cock Kaz. Love your cock Kaz, the blow is awesome. Rose your birds are gorgeous! Your little Creamino is so cute and the lute looks like a protective friend for her Creamino is a yellowface albino ( RED eyes ) a YF DF spangle has black eyes. HOWEVER an ino can also mask spangle so in essence it could be a yes too

I agree :rofl:

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Recipe for "Budgiecake" 2 eggs, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup self raising flour, 1 tablespoon honey, 1/2 cup hulled oats, 1 cup growing mash, 1 cup meat meal, 1 teaspoon yeast powder, 1 tablespoon fine grit, 2 tablespoons powdered milk. Bake for 35 minutes at 180 degrees c in a preheated oven.

CULLING Notes handed out at lecture on Culling by Jim Calder at ABS Meeting January 2000 The word cull is defined in the Websters dictionary as · · a verb -to pick out:; to separate ( one or more things) from others; to select and gather together from many; to sort over ; to measure and to examine for quality). a noun – anything selected from others; especially something inferior picked out and set aside. Culling is therefore the act of selecting or sorting out a stud of birds with the intention of keeping those that are wanted and getting rid of those that are not. Purpose of Culling · · Keep stock numbers to optimum manageable levels Provide income to maintain hobby Eliminate unwanted, unnecessary and undesirable genetic features Maintain genetic balance within the stud Assist new fanciers with stock of the appropriate quality Factors to consider when determining the size of establishment · · Available time to devote to hobby Available space and housing Noise considerations ie neighbors Numbers of varieties intended to be kept Budget – how much money can you afford to spend Local council regulations Ultimate goal or rationale behind keeping budgies- just a hobby for fun or a challenge to be the best breeder in the land Availability of quality stock Critical mass The above considerations are fairly straight forward however here are some guidelines Allow a minimum of 1 minute per pair per day every day Allow a minimum of 150 mm of aviary perch space per bird with sufficient capacity for young stock Keep aviaries/ bird rooms as far from neighbors homes as possible to minimize noise complaints Need to maintain at least 10 birds per variety Some local government authorities will have bylaws governing the keeping of budgies and these must be adhered to Start small and build up as quality improves Its is sometimes difficult to get budgies to breed unless a critical mass (creating a happy noisy environment) is achieved. Studs below 20 birds often run into this difficulty. There are 2 basic philosophies that can be used when culling being * By quota * By quality As well as 2 basic methodologies being * Continuous Culling * Batch Culling There is no perfect method which suits everybody and the breeder undertaking the cull need to determine the main purpose or goal to be achieved then decide on the best method to achieve that goal. Culling by quota entails setting pre determined quotas for each sex and colour variety ( or feature to be considered) for example a typical quota could be 40% cocks 60% hens of which 40% normals, 20% lutinos, 20% opalines 15% spangle and 5% others. A quota system could also impose age limits such as 50% current year rung and 50 % other years. Culling by quality entails setting a minimum quality standard and disposing of all birds which fail to meet that standard Continuous culling is carried out continuously throughout the year. The breeder constantly makes judgements as to the desirability of keeping certain individuals and selects birds to be cleared out of the stud on a continuous basis. Batch culling is where the breeder carries out a cull at one time or at regular intervals such as annually or six monthly.