Dave_McMinn

I wish I could buy this My dream setup If you have the space, buy it I say.

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Get the ivermectin ASAP!!! The mites will eventually get worse and if you take too long to kill them, the damage to your bird will result in death, even after the mites are killed.

Not sure how you think that, the cere is clearly tan/brown.

What shop?

She doesn't look grey green to me, looks too greenish, not greyish enough. Pics can be deceiving though. You are there and so you are the best judge

Hi - looking forward to the pics

No more lettuce, too high in wter content leading to runny poos. Can you get some seed for it? Maybe from a local pet store? The should stocke budgerigar or parakeet seed

That was Kiwi. She was one of my favourites. She broke her leg in early 2009 and when I went to Perth, she stayed at my mother's place as she was nursed back to health. She had 4 great daughters with Twitch, the green guy in the photo. He has to be split blue and I will find out this year. Daughter turned out to be Opaline GreyGreen Dommie Pied Opaline Grey Dommie Pied Opaline Grey Green Cinnamon Winged Dommie Pied GreyGreen Cinnamon Winged Normal I am not sure if she was split blue as I lost her. She must have flown into the wire and broke her neck as she was healthy with no signs of illness on her death. I do miss her, she was a favourite.

The one in cans has a lot of sugar added to act as a preservative. Your birds are much better off with fresh beetroot. I use metal BBQ skewers. I cut off the leaves and stalks and put them in a seperate dish. I then take the beetroot ball, cutting off any roots. I cut the bettroot in half and stad it through with a metal skewer. I usually get three halves to a skewer. I then hook the open eyelet to the wire and hang the beetrooted skewer over a nearby perch. The birds love it.

Is slate a sex-linked gene? Really? I did not know that

I have had many pics up here with beetrooted budgies and I remember the first time and the shock - they love it though so they get it once a month

Great info - I tried to read it all in one breath - I didn't make it - (the things I do to entertain myself - LOL!!!)

The only comittment you have here is the one you choose to make, so don't worry.

the pegs should work fine - the clip ones. Get stronger ones if need be.

Sorry to read this Deb.

I think that you are right in your descriptions They look to be nice birds. The cock obviously looks to be a nicer bird, show characteristic wise, but then cocks often do look nicer. I think you are off to a good start with your first birds.

No problems. I know it is a genuine concern and comment on appearance coming from someone who calls themselves "FLUFFNUT" -

I am in agreement with others, I think you need to move the birds. Not a very secure place to have them. Do you have a verandah at least to put them under? What abotu some bird netting 1 metre off the front of hte cage to sto wild birds getting too close? Your new birds are lovely, they come at a great price, and you obviously care about them a lot, so remember that all our suggestions are not about creating more work or being negative, we would just hate to see anything bad happen.

10th April is a good date. I might do a road trip to Qld. School holidays start the following Monday, so I could drive up Saturday. hmmmm. Looks impressive

She looks like a Dave? She looks nothing like a Dave!!!! This what I look like - and I am a Dave!!! Nothing like your Albino hen. On behalf od all Dave's, I am pushing for a rename -

Shell grit is not needed in budgie food

Possibly

I am not sure if you can get Ronivet from a pet shop, but you can get it from a vet. Tell them you want to do your avairy 4 times per year, and they will sell you Ronivet - more for pre-treatment thatn post. As for megabacteria, you cannot treat against that. Mega only really shows itself when the birds is already weakened and in poor health due to somethign else. Most birds in Australia carry mega, so do not worry about it. The best thing you can do is to keep your birds in a clean, dry environment. In saying that, do not make it too sterilised. The birds need to be able to build an immune system to handle some illness.

Maybe he has mites. If he is starting to bite his feet, maybe it is because something that is not visible to the naked eye is annoying him. Perhaps you need to give him a spot of ivermectin? Mites is a nasal passage/on the cere mmight also explain the sneezing. If it is not mites, and the ivermecting has not changed anything, then Darcy will be no different and you can rule mites out. 1 drop on the back of the head I say.