Dave_McMinn

I am well aware of my space limitations Robyn. My issue is when Renee is seeking to tell me that I have a busy life and I do not have time for more when she really has no idea. That was my issue. As for the other pairs, yes, that is annoying in a way. Even more annoying when there is a hen in the aviary (not sure which one) laying eggs off a perch as she has nowhere to nest - As for Quiche, I know his hen is fertile and able to breed. Quiche has never bred before so he may not know what to do, or because of his feather issues, he may not be able to mount the hen to mate.

I disagree Renee. There is an old saying that says "If you want something, you will make time for it". My restrictions are space, not time. So whilst I am sure that your comment above was genuine, the "less is more" argument in my case is utter rubbish. Sorry. That is just the way it is here.

Update time Pair 1 - Caesar and GreyGreen Hen - 2 chicks now - one red eyes and one black eyes - 3 eggs remaining Pair 2 - Twitch and Albino Hen - 4 chicks now with the second one rung today (DMC 006 12) and are looking well fed - 2 eggs remaining Pair 3 - Son of Dumber (RIP) and daughter of Twitch - 1 chick - 6 eggs Pair 4 - Dumb and Light Green Spangle Hen - 1 chick and well fed - 4 eggs remaining Pair 5 - GreyGreen Cinnamon Cock to Green Hen - hen is soon to lay hopefully Pair 6 - Opaline Grey to a Light Green Cinnamon Hen - Now the hen has stopped trying to find a way out she might start bonding with the cock Pair 7 - Grey Cock to an Opaline Grey Spangle Hen - eggs candled and removed. Pair 8 - Cobalt Cinnamon Cock to a Sky Cinnamon Hen - Preening and feeding, preparing for Round 2 Pair 9 - YF Opaline Sky Cock to a Light Green Spangle Hen - 1 chick going very well (DMC 001 12) Pair 10 - GreyGreen Cinnamon Cock to a Double Factor Yellow Spangle Hen - no chicks yet but 4 eggs - destroyed egg infertile Pair 11 - Green Cock to a GreyGreen Hen - old eggs to be removed tomorrow. Pair 12 - Green Cock to a Grey/Blue Opaline Dominant Pied Hen - 1 chick (DMC 003 12) - opaline grey dommie pied hen I think - just like her Mum, means Dad is split blue. Pair 13 - Grey Cock to a GreyGreen Cinnamon Opaline Hen - 3 chicks with second oldest rung today (DMC 005 12) and 3 eggs - excellent mum. Pair 14 - Captain Jack (Light Green Cinnamon Cock) to an Albino Hen - 6 eggs Pair 15 - Violet Opaline Cock to a Grey Hen - 7 eggs Garage Pair 16 - Quiche (GreyGreen Opaline Spangle Cock) to a DF White Spangle Hen - chirping happily with each other and hen checks out the nestbox regularly

hope he recovers Splat

There will be a mini-clean out from my aviary. My nephews have finally got the slab fixed over at their house, so the aviary can go back on it, and birds can go back in. This means that some birds need to go over there. Some birds are certainties, whilst others I need to decided upon. The pet types will go, so Humphrey - show type x pet type green cock Bruce - pet type green cock Tam - Sky Blue Greywing Spangle pet type hen Yellow - Lutino Hen Marvin - greygreen spangle dommie pied cock - small show type Solo - light green spangle cock - only semi-decent chick from my last terrible breeding season - small show type Dolly - greygreen hen show type - big chested hen Athena - sky blue hen semi show type Hugo - DF violet Dommie Pied pet type and I need at least one more hen, if not 2 hens and i cock. I want an even number of cocks and hens. They are not going to breed, but they need to be able to fly, so no runners, and i do not want my best birds going there. Might be the DF Spangle that is currently in the breeding room. She seems to be doing nothing - lol. I will get pics of these and the other birds that remain as well. I will decide after that.

The Ino gen can be passed from cock bird to cock bird without knowing. That is how I ended up with Caesar from Cec Gearing. Cec thought he was just a sky blue, and when he threw an Ino i let him know. Luckily Cec still had Caesar's parents, and even though he had not planned to, he put them down again and he ended up with Ino's from this line once more. So ultimately, the Ino gene hides well in cock birds and an come out when not expected. Maybe that is what happened to you to get that Lute.

I kind of wish i had a bigger shed with more breeding cages are there a number of other pairs I want to put down. There is an Olive Cock that I would like to pair to a GreyGreen hen. Both birds are John Hewitt bred birds and they were paired previously producing some very good chicks. I am going to assess the pairs on round two and go from there. Unless the DF hen produces at least one little one this year, she is out of the breeding cycle altogether.

Update time Pair 1 - Caesar and GreyGreen Hen - Chick hatched - red eyes - Caesar is split Ino so this will be a little Lute as Mum is not split blue - 4 eggs remaining Pair 2 - Twitch and Albino Hen - 3 chicks now with the first one rung today (DMC 004 12) and are looking well fed - 3 eggs remaining Pair 3 - Son of Dumber (RIP) and daughter of Twitch - 1 chick - 6 eggs Pair 4 - Dumb and Light Green Spangle Hen - 1 chick and well fed - 4 eggs remaining Pair 5 - GreyGreen Cinnamon Cock to Green Hen - hen is soon to lay hopefully Pair 6 - Opaline Grey to a Light Green Cinnamon Hen - I removed the previous hen and have removed the nestbox to give these two a few days to bond, then I will reintroduce the nestbox. Pair 7 - Grey Cock to an Opaline Grey Spangle Hen - eggs candled and removed. Pair 8 - Cobalt Cinnamon Cock to a Sky Cinnamon Hen - Preening and feeding, preparing for Round 2 Pair 9 - YF Opaline Sky Cock to a Light Green Spangle Hen - 1 chick going very well (DMC 001 12) Pair 10 - GreyGreen Cinnamon Cock to a Double Factor Yellow Spangle Hen - no chicks yet but 4 eggs - destroyed egg infertile Pair 11 - Green Cock to a GreyGreen Hen - candling to occur today Pair 12 - Green Cock to a Grey/Blue Opaline Dominant Pied Hen - 1 chick rung today (DMC 003 12) - going to be a Dommie pied like Mum and 3 eggs remaining - 2 infertile eggs removed Pair 13 - Grey Cock to a GreyGreen Cinnamon Opaline Hen - 3 chicks with oldest rung today (DMC 002 12) and 3 eggs - excellent mum. Pair 14 - Captain Jack (Light Green Cinnamon Cock) to an Albino Hen - 6 eggs Pair 15 - Violet Opaline Cock to a Grey Hen - 7 eggs Garage Pair 16 - Quiche (GreyGreen Opaline Spangle Cock) to a DF White Spangle Hen - chirping happily with each other and hen checks out the nestbox regularly

I am a school teacher and I worry about the general knowledge of young people these days. Rabies is a disease that does not exist in Australia, so NO, your bird cannot get rabies from a rat. How did the rat manage to get into your aviary/where you birds are? That is the the first thing you need to find out and fix, then go from there.

Sorry to hear you are not well. Just wondering if i missed it. No rush, I am a patient man - LOL!!!!!

Breeding Update: Pair 1 - Caesar and GreyGreen Hen - There are 5 eggs in there - candling later Pair 2 - Twitch and Albino Hen - 3 chicks now with the first one rung today (DMC 004 12) and are looking well fed - 3 eggs remaining Pair 3 - Son of Dumber (RIP) and daughter of Twitch - 1 chick - 7 eggs Pair 4 - Dumb and Light Green Spangle Hen - 1 chick and well fed - 4 eggs remaining Pair 5 - GreyGreen Cinnamon Cock to Green Hen - hen is checking out the nestbox and cock is trying to mate Pair 6 - Opaline Grey to a Light Green Cinnamon Hen - I removed the previous hen and have removed the nestbox to give these two a few days to bond, then I will reintroduce the nestbox. Pair 7 - Grey Cock to an Opaline Grey Spangle Hen - no chicks yet - 6 eggs Pair 8 - Cobalt Cinnamon Cock to a Sky Cinnamon Hen - Preening and feeding, preparing for Round 2 Pair 9 - YF Opaline Sky Cock to a Light Green Spangle Hen - 1 chick going very well (DMC 001 12) Pair 10 - GreyGreen Cinnamon Cock to a Double Factor Yellow Spangle Hen - no chicks yet but 4 eggs - destroyed egg infertile Pair 11 - Green Cock to a GreyGreen Hen - candling to occur today Pair 12 - Green Cock to a Grey/Blue Opaline Dominant Pied Hen - 1 chick rung today (DMC 003 12) and 5 eggs remaining Pair 13 - Grey Cock to a GreyGreen Cinnamon Opaline Hen - 3 chicks wiht oldest rung today (DMC 002 12) and 3 eggs - excellent mum. Pair 14 - Captain Jack (Light Green Cinnamon Cock) to an Albino Hen - 6 eggs Pair 15 - Violet Opaline Cock to a Grey Hen - 7 eggs Garage Pair 16 - Quiche (GreyGreen Opaline Spangle Cock) to a DF White Spangle Hen - chirping happily with each other and hen checks out the nestbox regularly

I am sure things will pick up. Lucky Rob was able to save that little one. Have you posted a picture of your current literal birdroom?

I agree with the other comments on here, persistence and patience is the key. Put a vegetable plate of treats out for them, sprinkle it with seed, leave it for two days then remove it. Repeat this process every few days. They will take to it eventually. Once one does, the others will follow quickly.

The art of illusion is one of the most powerful weapons we have in this world!!!!

Pair 1 - Caesar and GreyGreen Hen - first hatched chick died of yellowbaby - waiting to see what happens with the 4 eggs remaining Pair 2 - Twitch and Albino Hen - 2 chicks now and are looking well fed - 5 eggs remaining Pair 3 - Son of Dumber (RIP) and daughter of Twitch - 1st chick born today both hen and cock spend time sitting on the 9 eggs Pair 4 - Dumb and Light Green Spangle Hen - they have their first chick born today - 4 eggs remaining Pair 5 - GreyGreen Cinnamon Cock to Green Hen - hen is checking out the nestbox and cock is trying to mate Pair 6 - Opaline Grey to a Sky Opaline Spangle Hen - I went to sub out this pair and the hen was in the box. Everytime i go to remove them, she is showing signs. He feeds her, preens and kisses her. She is in the nestbox. I need an egg in the next few days to convince me to leave them alone. Pair 7 - Grey Cock to an Opaline Grey Spangle Hen - no chicks yet - 6 eggs Pair 8 - Cobalt Cinnamon Cock to a Sky Cinnamon Hen - eggs removed, both infertile. I will pluck them tomorrow to assist them for round two. Pair 9 - YF Opaline Sky Cock to a Light Green Spangle Hen - 1 chick goring very well Pair 10 - GreyGreen Cinnamon Cock to a Double Factor Yellow Spangle Hen - no chicks yet but 5 eggs - fertility? Pair 11 - Green Cock to a GreyGreen Hen - the hen has begun round two with round one eggs still in there. There are 9 eggs in there now. If I candle now, then I will risk throwing out the newly layed eggs with the old. I will be careful. Pair 12 - Green Cock to a Grey/Blue Opaline Dominant Pied Hen - 1 chick and 5 eggs remaining Pair 13 - Grey Cock to a GreyGreen Cinnamon Opaline Hen - 3 chicks and 3 eggs - excellent mum. Pair 14 - Captain Jack (Light Green Cinnamon Cock) to an Albino Hen - 6 eggs Pair 15 - Violet Opaline Cock to a Grey Hen - 7 eggs Garage Pair 16 - Quiche (GreyGreen Opaline Spangle Cock) to a DF White Spangle Hen - chirping happily with each other and hen checks out the nestbox regularly

Today is the day to remove some pairs, remove some eggs, and create some new pairs. I will update later on what the outcome is.

Must of been stretching - you should see this budgie do the downward dog - :P :lol:

You know it is all going too well when nothing is going wrong. Sad day - the first chick to Caesar and his GreyGreen Opaline hen has died of yellowbelly. sad really, but it happens.

I love how little labs look upset like that - too cute!!!

Yet both Kiwi and St Jude are two birds who have done this before. Kiwi has passed on, but her daughters hopefully never have to experience it, but they might be like their mum.

okay, cool. I need to check out that book more. It is sitting upstairs.

I put my first ring on today - orange ring DMC 001. Dad is an YF Cobalt Opaline normal and Mum is a Light Green Spangle and this is a big bub. I will candle later after I take the dogs for a walk and do a few other things around the house - hopefully.

i agree with Neville - female

Charly, There are already a number of threads like this. Please look for these before starting a new thread.

I am sorry you lost your little one. Can I add, and it is in no way meant to diminish your loss, that taking a sick bird to a petshop is like taking balding man to the hairdresser, they can offer an opinion, but surely a recognised medical professional would be much better - like an avian vet. In saying that, birds are highly skilled in hiding illness and injuries so for most people by the time sickness is realised it is to late. I am sorry for your loss and I know the loss of a dear pet is hard to get over, but I am sure that when you are feeling better, you may look at finding a new little feathered friend to become part of you life.