Dave_McMinn

He still going strong? Are you trimming him?

I think you may well be right!!!

Very cool

I think it is better to take the risk with him and see if he passes on this genetic fault, rather than not breed him and never know. If he does pass on the fault, then you know that you will not use him again. If not, then it is good.

No change in the number of eggs today, but I have to say, I am very surprised by the size of the eggs that my Cec Gearing bred spangle is laying. They are huge. I really hope they are fertile and we get some young from them. Wow is all I can say. I will try to get tomorrow

same chick now growing up Wow, she has changed as she has grown. To me, she looked blue in that picture of her as a youngster, but the markings were always dark. Chunky looking girl.

To a brand new home YAY for him!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember when Quiche was your favourite

Very good info sheet Kaz

Glad you find this funny. I spent a couple of minutes there looking at the photo to see what you meant.... silly me

It was looking very poor where the avairy stood, with poo covering the pavers. I borrowed my mate's Karcher, and it went from this To this Looks great now!!!

You will notice that the aviary is sitting towards that back of the slab. The reason for this is to allow a safety door to be built and attached. I have the metal, wire, joiners and everything else required, but there was no way I was going to attach said door until the aviary was back in position.Now this is completed, it is my next thing "to do" with regards to the aviary.Good move....there may even be room if its full width to store seed in drums in that area. Have you also seen those sinks that attach to hoses..?? Like this http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_produc...entre_1117.aspx That is an excellent idea. That way I can wash things outside without having to come inside. I am getting one of those tomorrow Kaz. Thanks for that, i did not even know they existed.It is good thinking to put a full end on the aviary. That way, I can store seed there as you say, as well as having my sink. I also should make it higher, the corners anyway, as that would allow me the luxury of attaching a shade sail over the avairy permanently, staving off the heat on the roof. Something to ponder over. I know how to do it. I will see if I can sketch it up and show everyone. The birds seem very happy chirping away. I would like to think it is solely me, but I think the cooler weather has a lot to do with it.

These are some of the clearwings I bought off Nubbly and had sent over from Perth. Some time after I decided not to travel down this long road and decided not to breed clearwings. I sold them to Renee, who lives in Perth, so they flew back to Perth. Here are some pics. The one that looks like she is moulting was actually plucked as a youngster. Shame as she has the clearest wings and is a bit bigger than her peers, or at least she was -

You will notice that the aviary is sitting towards that back of the slab. The reason for this is to allow a safety door to be built and attached. I have the metal, wire, joiners and everything else required, but there was no way I was going to attach said door until the aviary was back in position. Now this is completed, it is my next thing "to do" with regards to the aviary.

The day started with me moving all the aviary birds into 3 cages that were placed inside on the dining room table I was originally going to put all the ones I bred in one cage, the older ones in another, and so on. In the end, I just caught random birds and put them in a cage - The aviary was then moved, with the help of my brother in law, my step father and my best mate. We all got in the aviary, grabbed a corner, and walked it to where it was meant to be. This is where it once stood. Now the aviary was returned to its rightful position, the birds were put in. I finished adding the natural branches to the door end of the aviary, put food and water in there, and all is done. I thought about trimming the callistemons near the aviary, but the birds can nibble at the branches, they will provide some more shade from the natural sun, and it makes the aviary look much nicer as well. All up, a good job done. It makes me realise just how large my backyard is. For a townhouse, it is huge.

We have had 3 really hot days here, and this has seen hens hop off the eggs at different stages. Since it is only early in the breeding cycle, I am not sure what effect this will have on the possibility of chicks. As it stands, there are 4 breeding pairs down. Pair 1 - Cinnamon Wing Blue Cock with Blue Hen - no eggs yet, but lots of feeding, preening and the hen has been checking out the nestbox, with the cock standing guard. Pair 2 - Grey Cock with GreyGreen Spangle Hen - 2 eggs, one which looks very large. Pair 3 - Light Green Dominant Pied/Lutino Cock with Cinnamon Green Hen - 3 eggs Pair 4 - Light Green Spangle with Grey Green Hen (Possibly 2 dark factors as she is the darkest grey green I have ever seen) - no eggs yet, but hen is spending a lot of time preparing the nestbox. Cooler weather here is a pleasant change.

Well, the day has come to move the aviary. I am about to catch up all the aviary birds and put them in a smaller holding cage. It should mean quite a bit of chaos in those cages for about 1-1 & 1/2 hours, but it is necessary. Photos to come of the days activities later.

I am not sure about the drainage idea GB. I am not sure that I will be living here in over a year, so I was stuck between making it great for an aviary, and just having it so it can be removed if required. We have just had a massive thunderstorm after another 40 degrees day, so everything is soaked, thus it looks wet in some parts. Renee, to answer your question, it is 3.5 metres long, and 2.2 metres wide. The aviary will hopefully get moved tomorrow little budgie.

I cleaned up the few little bits and took some more pics. Remember, the slope is not the concrete, just the dodgy guy holding the camera. Close up of slab Position in backyard

Welcome to the forum. It is a great place to learn about budgies.

Easiest way to keep it from blowing away is to Dyna bolt it own onto the concrete. I am lucky in that the position it is in is well pretected from Wind Gusts by both the fence and the reserve behind it. Where I live has never, and I am willing to say, will never have to experience a tornado, so I am not overly worried there.

Next step is catching up the birds. Next 2 days are meant to be dreadfully hot, so they are out. Sunday is the best looking day on the horizon, so the plan is to go and catch all the birds Sunday morning, around 8am-9am. Move the aviary into position around about 9:30am. Four guys, one corner each, should take about 20 minutes. Move all the birds back into the aviary at about 10:15am. Aviary all set up and done by 11am. Karcher the pavers where the aviary stood for the next few hours -

I hope so too, but these few days of hot weather are not helping

Thanks. It will be even better when it starts serving it's purpose - I am very lucky to have such a great brother-in-law. It was very hot out there, trust me.

It got to 38 degrees here, and the concreting was still completed. I must say my brother in law is a champion. Here are the first shots. A few little bits to tidy up here and there, but all up a good effort given the conditions. Too hot to catch up birds tomorrow, but maybe Sunday the birds will get caught up, Monday the aviary moved, and then the birds in it after that. All very exciting.