**KAZ**

Hi Budgie mate and welcome May be a double factor dominant pied.......photos will help. green is dominant so you will only get some blues if your green fella is split for blue Cheers Kaz

I have already answered that....................since there is so much contradictory info out there I dont use the branches and leaves.

I understand you being confused...............many sites say toxic on one and non toxic on the other for branches and leaves. As far as citrus fruit goes...........my aviary birds get halves of oranges, lemons, grapefruit and mandarin all the time as well as halves of apple, sweetcorn on the cob, bok choy, pak choy etc.

Split spangle ? NO. Carrying it is also the same as saying split. Spangle is dominant. Either one is or isnt. don't want to hi-jack post Kaz but what would his mutation be? dom pied spangle? still one step forward 2 back with me. lightly marked dom pied

Split spangle ? NO. Carrying it is also the same as saying split. Spangle is dominant. Either one is or isnt.

You may have to widen your area of birdsitting. Is there anywhere along the way ( say to the airport ) that you can also consider ?

Looks like that to me too Ratzy, but more photos needed ****PS Must be said that scalyface mostly affect birds whose immunity system is down. To suggest a minimal settling in period before breeding is not a good idea...these birds need to be a good few months getting them right before you even think of nestboxes

Yes................but as the ring go in cycles it can also indicate a a 2003 bird ( red ring ) and a 2005 bird ( purple ring ) ........ most likely isnt but you need to read the info off those rings and post here

are they wearing legrings ? and if so, what are the codes on them and colour of rings ?

Try again...........clear photos showing iris rings on eyes. Use macro setting on camera.

Even though these cages come with perches that run across the cage....you are far better off recutting them and having them on each side of the cage running front to back. this enables the bird to be able to fly across the cage and not just sit there and sidle along.

Lovely photos

NO. The rings are distributed yearly so they have a symbol and a year on it. Like X8 or -8 that shows a 2008 bird. This symbol and number goes vertically up the ring while all other numbers and letters go around the ring. It would be too hard to get the month on the rings too. Breeders should keep records and be able to tell a purchaser which date that particular bird hatched.

Its purple called magenta by most. Next rings are gold and are distributed to be used Sept 1st

Sorry Jabberwocky .............you were so in love with your budgie and I feel for your loss. This just shows how important it is to act FAST when things dont look quite right.

Yes.................ivermectin NOW

Expect an egg every second day Nathan.

Very sad to hear. I was messaging Jabberwocky telling him much earlier on that Dalek didnt look well in those posed photos he was doing and I was urging the need for a vet visit. I said to stop doing the posed photo topic and get him well. It was evident if you look back in those photos that Dalek was not a well budgie.

I know it can happen on the odd occasion Maddy. I am just advising Nathan not to expect one every day as every two days is normal.

Good tip Harry.......thanks

Back of the neck on the skin under the feathers........like spot on flea stuff for dogs and cats

Not if she only laid the second one yesterday ............every two days not every day. You really havent read that article properly yet, have you

Hi ZSteve and Welcome. I had to move your first post into its own topic as sometimes, when tacked ionto another topic, it can be lost and not get the answers it deserves. I am not apellet person..dont believe in them and wont serve them. My birds have seed at all times ( very best quality seed ) and get the extras every day too...a varying amount of types but some from the list everyday... a variety of additional vegies and fruits, as well as a soft food mix. They get sweetcorn beetroot bok choy pakchoy english spinach large spinach or silver beet carrots apples citrus fruits..... oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and mandarins Soft food has a basis of dry porridge oats mixed with water and added calcivet, some whey protein powder, whole egg powder, polenta, wheatgerm, some budgie seed mixed in, some hulled or whole oats etc I would never consider removing a food source to make them eat another.

Totally agree with Maddy

I love that !!! You could draw some up and offer them for raffle prizes for your club mate. Excellent drawing