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(Laughing out loud) that was my first reaction too, hahaha. Congrats on another new addition to the household. Tell Ken he may have to give up the Charger now as he is running out of room- (PM ME- wink wink!!)

Before you put them down next time cut the feathers away from the vent(bum)- you can leave the fluffy ones so its not completely bare if you like. Some birds that have a lot of feathering can have the feathers get in the way when mating. Do this with male and female.

Yay- should all be done by the time I get my bum down there to say hello. (and fill shirt up with feathered things!!) I reckon I could survive for a year on the amount of doves we get at home, they are worse than mice at the speed their population grows and hangs around the aviary!!

Have they bonded and mated with clear eggs or nothing at all? I have a couple of males that just arent interested in the hens available, then one old show boy I have had for years decided last year to pair up and have a clutch. Some of the harder ones need a good lead up to the breeding season with heaps of soft food, vitamins, branches and soaked seed to get them really fired up. I think some of them just dont like rejections by the hen either so they stop trying.

They're great- I love them.

awww looking good. Mine are still in that funny pink stage, cant wait for feathers

Hopefully the bird is split Ino so you can get albino or lutino birds, otherwise you may not. Good luck. (got any pics of him?) :rip:

Are your lutino's girls or boys? Depending on whether their parents were green(yellow) or blue (white) birds would depend on whther they could have albino babies or not. To get creamino you will need a bird that is yellowface blue and also ino or split ino (albino). Best bet is to pair to an albino or a blue bird that is split ino.

Lookin good Feathers, they look like bobbing ducks eating upside down!! Mine love their daily treats they're great to watch as they really get into it dont they. Whatever happened to Paul, is he still around??

Yep BOy!! And looking at that head his moult isnt too far away- starting to get a bit patchy. The time they moult isnt definate Ive had youngsters 4 months just starting to moult.

mmm I did vision you in a Munster/Adams type dress with hair out actually... but the other was funnier.

Climb into a fridge box and paint your face white?? (Laughing out loud)

Cant wait to see them feather up-gotta love lutes!! I can see the red eyes. Bit like the old cuckoo bird laying an egg in the nest of a wren or something- I remember seeing a picture years ago of this tiny little mum with this gigantuous baby that took up the whole nest!!

Congrats- he does look a chunky little fella!!!

I have had wild ones in my hand and they were bigger than my small mongrel-bred pet birds, you'd be better off breeding the smaller pet ones together.

Some of the inbred budgies you see at backyard breeders are tiny little things. But wild budgies arent that small- not the ones I have seen, just your average pet budgie size, I have budgies here smaller than a wild one

Love it, really well thought out. We are moving in a month and I still havent quite worked out my new setup- its given me something to think about. Cheers

Now you mention it they do look like S&P shakers!! :(Laughing out loud): Those birds are crackers, Very nice. and nope I will not ask about the origin of Diddy Doodle Rubber (or is it just me!!)

nooooo not the beard.... Babies lookin good.

You have a strange budgie!! :(Laughing out loud): Generally just my female that sits but the male takes over on hatching- feeds them, looks after them and teaching them to pick food.

14 days by memory. Brown in females, bluish colour is male

(Laughing out loud) I think thats one of Barrys! He had everyone going with that joke!! Its a nice young bird though. I think my mum had a blue poodle years ago (before I came along)

They're a lovely pair- and if you get some non flecked babies it'll be worth it.

Good luck, hopefully you will have a big bunch of pied babies soon.

You are no fun , Pie... I like it when you come to get the birds yourself Kaz, looking forward to seeing stunning chicks as per usual. Feathers. (Laughing out loud) Feathers- no more birds for me til I get bigger aviaries built!! Not easy you know!! I'll waddle over next time I'm down for a cuppa!! Mum is after a pet for the house, and she has my niece living with her now.