**KAZ**

A show budgie isnt just about a measurement, a length........... its breeding, having a legring, and having overall features that make it a show bird. Its not like with horses........so many hands high is a pony and so many hands high is considered a horse. Its much more.

Exciting times Hows the weather over your way ?

Female

Your youngest chick is old enough to be out of the nestbox. Remove it to a icecream tub on the cage floor.

The rubbish of some breeders would be treasure to others I am sure if they at least got a chance to look at them. Yeah we all have the odd one or two we know doesnt fit into any category and we deem unsaleable. However, a lot of what breeders call an unsaleable bird often looks pretty good to a newbie. Most pet breeders of course, though go for colour birds...something we dont cull all that often. Some top breeders cut the rings off and send them to petshops interstate for goodness sake......we dont even get a look in. Top breeders who spout off about successful breeding seasons and great numbers being bred, not so many percentage-wise being retained, and very few offered at local auctions. Then we hear of a BBC member eastern states who asks about a legring code to find out our top breeder from W.A. sends them over there to petshops and then when asked denies all knowledge of them I guess some breeders do these things to protect their bloodline...to disperse them other places so the local novices cant find them in local petshops. Oh well .......whatever I am only glad some of our top breeders ( of which I would class Nubbly in that category ) still offers her culls for sale here, and at our auctions. Thanks Nubbly....she's a little beauty I wasnt too happy about that either............wont encourage others to be offering birds next auction, will it ?

Its a very good feature I have just gone and fitted it to a cage. It easily clips on for use. Will put a pair in there later in the week or when it gets cooler, whichever comes first

Not the authorities...the news No

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So cute :rofl: glad to see its doing well :rofl:

May we please see more photos ? he has a fan club you know :rofl:

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Terrific !! You are so talented with your camera !!

Wow !!! I recall some so called experts insisting that feather dusters do not moult :rofl: Well they were wrong werent they ?! :rofl:

Here is the one of a size that would suit a show budgie ( sold as a tiel box ) and they are made in italy. $20.25 on the shelf at our local pet supply shop. nest details off site http://www.marchioro.it/en/mirto_ucc_en.html By The Way I bought one to trial.

I think she would be okay for another go :rofl:

I was wrong.... :rofl: it wasnt about 3 kms away or even in Caversham as stated on the news. The fire was at the end of our road into Beechboro....half to 1 km away :rofl: Also as I went to look this morning and took some :rofl: there was still smouldering ground, and as I watched a tree caught fire and we had to call the fire tenders back in that were still in the area. as it turned out the fire was closer to us and nowhere near the bird place. A long way too from the chocolate factory....so there will be chocolate next time you come :rofl: :rofl:

Tell him from me the wise old saying Dont count your chickens until they hatch

How is the baby ?

no...Air bubble does not mean infertile

It seems to be under control now Renee

Bushfire out of control in Perth CHLOE JOHNSON January 4, 2010 - 7:35PM An out of control bushfire in Perth's north-eastern suburbs of Beechboro and Caversham has now been controlled. Fire and Emergency Services Authority were still warning residents to be alert and watch for signs of fire. "There are no lives or homes threatened by the fire. Although there is no immediate danger you need to keep up to date in case the situation changes," FESA said. Fifty firefighters, one bombing helicopter and three helitacs had been battling the blaze since 4.15pm. Reid Highway between Altone Road and Lord Street Bennett Street at Benara Road intersection Lord Street at Benara Road intersection Altone Road between Benara Road and Reid Highway "Watch and Act" means people in the area need to put their bushfire survival plan into action and leave the area.

I think we are fine....it seems to have moved away.

Plum eyed baby too...........cinnamon ?

We all just got an alert sent to our mobile phones.....I would love to know how they do that the alert is to watch out for embers and spot fires. Thanks Amy

There is a bird place in the middle of the fires too,,,,,,,,,,,,, http://www.birdsnall.com.au/