Dave_McMinn

i am not a big fan of Creamino's, I much prefer the brighter colours, I like her appearance. You are right though, she is pretty bright. Maybe Golden faced type 2, not yellow faced?

I want one, no 2 or the one wil be lonely!!!!!!!

I have some Ronivet he can have if needed, no need to buy a new one, though it is not very expensive. Diagnosis is the most important thing here though.

Nice bird - i really like that electric colour

I do like them more WITHOUT the suffusion of colour that timbo.1's bird has

yes, blue (just getting his count up - LOL)

Think of a theme and A-Z it. Ny next theme is from books that I am currently reading, so now all I need is the birds - LOL

Fantastic job Deb. I might need to see about providing you with more birds next breeding season - LOL. Well done, looks great.

Callistemons are nice Maesie. I have two different colours. The white flowering one is nice, it is called Anzac, but the red flowering one is nicest, called Hannah Ray. Callistemons, unlike grevilleas, have more flexible braches that tend to weep - think weeping willow. This means that they fill out the area they are on, overlapping more, and they do look "stringy" or skeletal, like a a gevillea. I prune mine regularly and the birds love them. They prune the leaves off, chew on the branches, and then love playing on the brahces, hanging upside down as the springy branches bounce up and down. At times I think of removing the branches as they look no where near as attractive without the leaves, but then I see an older bird you never thought you would see swinging up and down, having a great time. I only remove them when I put new ones in. Bottlebruses look awesome when they flower, but they take so long to gorw. I would say if you want a good looking native, the red callistemon, Hannah Ray, is the way to go.

Sad that some did not make it, but good for the ones that did. Looking forward to pics as they start to feather up

See, now that would be interesting to see. Another question - at shows, do DF Spangles show in the same category as Spangles, or do they not show?

Oh, okay. Some people go for themes - for example, one of my birds was named Zeus (RIP) as he was this electric looking bird, so bright, and he had this nobility about him. His offspring were all named with the names of the Greek Pantheon, except for Nibbler, who was named for his personality. Nibbler had 4 young this year, and they were all named after the Norse Gods - Thor, Sif, Heimdall and Baldr. Angel - you could name each of her offspring with angelic names, like Gabriel, Michael, etc. If there are 3 offsrping - Huey, Duey and Louie. I had a bird named Angel and she had 3 daughters. I name the first Independence, as she was out of the nestbox so fast, and she was happiest on her own. Her next daughter I named Tralia. her Dad was Ozzie. so I took Oz and added Tralia - OzTralia - made sense in a way. The youngest is so cute, I named her Kaui, which is Hawaiian mean beautiful or angelic. One quick question - the picture in your signature? Did you take that? Do all the birds live together?

I know there are some strange combinations out there, and mutations that are different. We know that people are breeding black budgies or anthracites overseas. I have previously asked about Yellow face type 2 grey budgies, wondering what they look like. Here is my latest puzzling thought - can you get a Yellow faced Double factor spangle in the blue series? And if you could, would it simply be white, or creamino - ish????? If you have ever seen one, or you have one, please provide a picture!!!

you need to give us all more info. What colour is the bird? Personality of the bird? Done anything to distinguish it from others? Kamakazi jumped out of a nestbox early, Mammoth was really large, Nibbler liked chewing on my hand as a young bird, Sunshine is a bright yellow bird. Give us some more info please so we can help

your birdroom is putting areas of my house to shame Kaz.

I know that, I know they have been with different partners, but you read the names and go.... "hang on...."

I always harken back to the first rule of medicine...."Do no harm". Yes, you may take them out now, but will it make any difference if you give them another week? I do not think so, so leave them there I say.

I did not realise this was a new thread at first. I know I followed other threads of these 2, watching them produce young. Very cool. Look forward to seeing results.

Not all dominant pieds have that patch though, do they?

I am assuming that the patch taht is visible on the back of her head is from the spangle side of things, not that she is split recessive.

i too offer a warm welcome

I suppose that is the difference between being young ............. and wishing we are young!!!

Not sure whether I should be thankful or not here Macka. See you are both right and wrong. I am a young guy - but not too young, and I am still at school, but my capacity/role has changed. I am a 33 year old high school teacher Macka, so I am not sure if I should thank you for recognising my youthful nature and exhuberance, or be annoyed that you think i am immature and childish - LOL!!!!

is this boad rated PG or G? I want to know before I respond on here!!! :devil:

In regard to the making out with the perch, last time I put birds down to breed, I was a little concerned abotu one of my birds, as he would always go and make out with the cage front. He turned out to be a perfect father and produced wonderful offspring, raising them well and taking care of his mate well. Just give him time.