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Just this morning I heard some squabbling coming from the breeding cabinets down stairs. It seemed to be going on for too long and thinking the worst I raced downstairs to see what was going on. The cock bird was bleeding from the top of his beak - I didnt know what to think. Had he attacked the chicks inside the nest or did the hen attack him? I very slowly opened the lid of the nest box prepared to see some sore and sorry chicks but all was well in there, phew! So it had to be that the hen had attacked him. And while I was there looking at them, they started fighting in front of me, so I quickly got him out of there and have left the hen to rear them, will be keeping a very close eye on the chicks. What makes then suddenly turn on each other??

Have any more chicks hatched yet Karen??

Oh my God! :bluebudgie: 10 eggs! The most any of mine have ever laid is 7. Lets hope they're all fertile and you can foster some chicks out! It will be interesting to see how many are lacewings :bluebudgie: Shame about the first chick, very sad......

How lucky are you to be able to buy some of Karen's budgies - I wish I lived in W.A.!

As usual your birds are absolutely beautiful Karen, you lucky buggar! : I am so jealous!!

Thanks LisaVenn. I have just bought a pair of Lutino cockatiels so I hope they breed as well.Good luck with your budgies!

Thanks for that Karen, I am hopeless with types and colours!! :fear

Here are some pics I just took of my favourite pair! http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...udgies001-2.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...udgies003-2.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...udgies002-4.jpg

I have just inspected all the nest boxes and most of them have 2 eggs already and some just one. I have paired a gorgeous new pair up that I adore. One is a yellow-face blue and the other? well it has a yellow face too with a bluey greeny colour.(Sorry I dont know the correct term)They havent laid yet but she spends a lot of time in the nest box so that's a good sign!!! My Major Mitchell chicks have opened their eyes and starting to get little pin feathers on their wings, sorry I know this is :fear but everything is just perfect at my place at the moment!!!!

I do my best to make them happy Karen, they have everything they could every want!! (just like my kids)

I have only had my budgies paired up just on 2 weeks and 6 out of the 8 pairs have laid eggs already! Cant wait for those little pink babies!! :budgiedance:

I cabinet breed. I find it so much easier all round. There's no squabbling, or throwing out of eggs etc etc etc and you know who the fathers are :budgiedance: !!! As a matter of fact I had 4 newly-paired budgies lay eggs today, all on the same day!!

Thought I would post some pics of my breeding pairs for you all to see - 4 pairs are checking out the nest box already and its only been 2 days since I paired them up so thats a good sign! Hopefully I will be reporting on the arrival of eggs very soon!!! http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...ingpairs009.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...ingpairs005.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...ingpairs002.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...ingpairs003.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...ingpairs008.jpg

I have just paired up my budgies for the breeding season, thought I would post some pics of them - cant wait to see what colours the chicks are!! Sorry some of the photos are a bit blurry! http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...ingpairs009.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...ingpairs005.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...ingpairs002.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...ingpairs003.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...ingpairs008.jpg

I would have thought "quality" would be comprimised after 3 successive rounds. Each to their own I guess.......

After reading a reply to one of my posts regarding pairing up my birds for breeding. one member of the forum commented that some of his birds were on their 3rd round, I was always under the impression twice a year was the absolute max! What do you think?

Your wish is my command - here they are at just 3,4,and 5 days old!! Sorry pics are a bit blurry.They are a week old today and are even bigger!! http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...llchicks002.jpg http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen...llchicks001.jpg

Correct me if I'm wrong but arent pairs on their third round a bit worn out and deficient in calcium after rearing 2 clutches let alone 3???

Isnt it funny how they know?? My Major Mitchells were the first ones to breed this season, they started in early September quickly followed by the Princesses so by the time the really hot weather arrives the chicks will have left the nest.

I did intend to wait till January to pair up my birds but I have noticed in the last week or so how dark their ceres were and this to me tells me they are ready to breed NOW! So yesterday I took the whole afternoon pairing them up and placing them in their breeding cabinets with the cuttlefish, fresh fruit and veg etc etc. One pair took one look at the nesting box and went straight into it - so that's a good sign!! Hopefully I will reporting the arrival of eggs very soon!!!

It's great to be back!! I've just been looking at the pics of your Princess chicks. They are beautiful!

I will!! Cant wait to catch up with everyone. My budgies are having a well-earned rest till after I get back from holidays in January and I will pair them up then. I currently have 3 baby Major Mitchells and 2 Princess parrot chicks. All are nearly a week old and growing madly - oh how I love Spring time!

"Strange" isnt the word for it, it was @#$#@%@ frustrating!!!! I gave up in the end and last night was the 1st time I had tried for a while, so its possible the problem whatever it was has been fixed ages ago....

I was sitting at my computer last night and thought I'd give your website a try after being locked out since 25th Feb for some strange reason and after Kaz and Daz trying to help me, (darn computers AARRGGHH!) and couldnt believe my eyes, I was allowed back in!! So whoever or whatever allowed this to happen, thankyou,thankyou,thankyou!! I have missed talking to you all very much. Hope all is well with you all and I look forward to chatting soon!!!

You must have a special way with birds!! They are gorgeous budgies, Riebie, going through a moult ??