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Congrats Kaz!! It's always so exciting when you see an egg! :nest: :budgiedance: I'm sure they'll make gorgeous babies together!!

It is quite amazing to watch Liv. I have seen it quite a few times. It starts 24 hours or more with them chipping away inside all the way around the egg and then pushing and squirming till they are out!! Wish I had videoed it!!After 3 hours and he had still not been fed so I put him under another hen who is sitting on very young ones as well so he wouldnt get any weaker (he wasnt moving much and not chirping). He has now been fed. If his mother gets the hang of feeding her chicks once the rest of the eggs hatch, I will put him back under her, if not he will stay where he is.

Congratulations Libby and Elly - here's your cake (someone's been at it already I see ) Sorry Libby I just read your last post - this is for you !!

Today I drove down to Deb's place to deliver her two chicks that had been plucked by their mother and I had put them in with an excellent forster mother I have. All their feathers had grown back and were looking gorgeous! Well just after I got home I checked on my expectant mothers and found a tiny pink lttle blob half way out of its egg! I rushed upstairs and grabbed the camera but by that time it was completely out and here' s the bub only 30 seconds old. So if you do a good deed for someone, its great when good things come your way too!!! Geez, its only just hatched! Go away with your flashing lights please!! I did a good job, eh??

Only too pleased to help! I'm just glad I could lend a helping hand, or should I say "lend a helping budgie"!!

:fear :sad: What about me Kaz??? :sad: :sad: :sad:

By the look of the photos Charlies cage is outside - do you bring him inside of a night?? He is at a big risk of getting chilled, frightened by cats etc.

That's for sure Maesie!! They are going to be very very special to me!!!

Charlie is just gorgeous! He is so cute!

It is a fantastic feeling Angelic!! Cant wait to see their colouring!!

Hi Neat I handle all my chicks of a night (or whenever I have lots of spare time). I take them out of the nest one at a time and bring them up inside and handle them. The mothers dont mind as long as you put them back! They usually try and find somewhere to hide like inside the sleeve of your jumper but eventually they will be comfortable in your hands. If you do this everyday for 20 minutes or more if you've got the time they will become very tame.

No 3 arrived early this morning!!! They are hatching 24 hours apart -not the usual 2 days!

These are the pics of Deb's budgie

Sorry everyone I was having a "blonde moment" - I took photos of the wrong bird! Hope these pics are what you were after!!

No 2 hatched during the night!!! 2 down 4 to go!!!!!

Hi and welcome back to the forum - we are all waiting in suspense for some pics! We love lots of pics!!!!!

Wow! They are gorgeous Maesie! They are very very cute!!

Thanks Neat! Will take some pics as soon as they get their feathers!! I have wanted to breed from this bird for soooooo long, I cant believe it's happened!!! Now I dont care if I dont win the $50 million in Lotto tonight - this is better!

I cant see any problems with it Maesie, congratulations on taking such great care of your babies, cant wait to see some pics!!

Thanks Deb and Maesie!! I feel very pleased with myself actually! I have never clipped a birds vent before and wasnt sure what I was doing - but it did the trick!! Yayyyyyyy!!!!This is a photo of the proud father!! And this is the mum! http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen.../budgies016.jpg

This morning I was checking on my crew and could hear a tiny little "cheep" coming from the next box!! The 1st chick hatched from eggs I thought my handsome boy I thought was incapable of filling!!!!!! I cannot wait for the rest to hatch! Hope they all look like their dad!!

I have taken some quick photos of your birds Deb, hope these are okay! Deb's other baby!

I am currently breeding my budgies but they are in an enclosed area in the warmth of our garage. Even then I lost two newly hatched chicks I am presuming from the cold. But other than them I havent had any other problems. I think its a bit too chilly though to be breeding them outside.

What a great photo Deb! She has grown so much since last time I saw her!!

Hi Rusty59 and a big welcome to the forum!! We are a very friendly bunch here and I'm sure you will get some very good advice on your budgies. They are all very pretty!!