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Yes I know your right Robyn, I am over it can't dwell on it just as long as no others die on me, everytime I go out I am scared of what I will find. No one is sick just have this gut feeling, but I think I am wrong Any guess what I am going to have a drink now that might make feel better or worse or just make me to sleepy

Yep I'm excited Kaz even with pet shop because it's a very nice clean one with really nice people who run it and atleast with that placement I can still do the course BUT I am crossing my fingers for the vet one or I hope another vet contacts me, If I don't here anything after one week I will start ringing them, that's a good idea don't you all think, chance them :rofl:

I am just glad it wasn't my best baby even though he was from my best nest he had that bad suffusion but he was a sweat little fella :rofl:

Thanks Dave quite excited, it cheered me up a bit :rofl:

I didn't see it but yes I have traps I catch one occasionally and I have bait but out of reach of birds of course, I don't think I actually have any because I haven't seen any evidence or small but like I said you never know they are cunning :rofl:

I have some promising news. Thursday I sent out letters to vets, wild park and 1 pet shop because this pet shop is the only one in our area that has all types of animals, anyway I asked for placement. Yesterday I got a phone call from the pet shop and I have a placement but I would like to do it at a vets too anyway a vet clinic rang me this morning and they had a job available so I have applied for that along with hundreds of others but the women from there that does the dog grooming rang me and told me to ring and apply for it as it would be great for my course, the job is receptionist. Any it is all looking good at least they are taking me seriously and not just throwing my letters away. Hopfully there will be more feedback and phone calls next week.. :rofl:

A well known experienced breeder told me a couple of weeks ago that he likes to do the deep litter breeding, meaning everything stays in the breeding box until the round is finished, but he does take out the big build up of droppings but all the other little droppings stay there he said it is beneficial to the birds because after a couple of weeks of drying the droppings are a good source of vitamin D when digested by the birds. I don't know if this is true but it is what he believes

They are looking good Deb :rofl:

Probably a rotten mouse, I have no evidence of any but I am sure they are around lust waiting to pounce, rotten little things :rofl:

Oh the poor little fella that sounds like a horrible death imaging the headaches :rofl:

But he seemed to be getting on fine everytime i went near the cage he would jump to the front and I would open the door and he would jump onto mmy hand he loved the attention so I was really shocked he died but at the same time it still could of been the shock from the attack.

I wasn't going to cull him Dean he was very handsome plus he cost $100.00 at his age. :thumbs_up: I only had him since middle of this year.

He died this morning poor little fella

Yes your right Robyn maybe I should listen to my own advice But my white Df spangle dies this morning, the one the mother attacked. And last night I found my best pied the father of my nice babies dead on the floor. He didn't look sick or anything he has 4 eggs with a hen and they are fertile, he was active and jumping from perch to perch he was 5 years old maybe all the budgie sex was too much for him. Anyway I was very upset when I found him.

Is it a compound microscope and is binocul or mono what ever (one eye piece or 2)

Thanks Dean I have been looking at ones that cost $400. plus

I am looking at buying a microscope does any one know the best type and what price I should spend?

Why thankyou :sadsorry: GB :laughter:

Excellent good advice GB

They are all lovely Robyn and I totally agree with Kaz about the Your blue opaline female she a lovely clean mantle on her back. The clearest i have seen in years. I wish I could breed one with such a clean mantle and babies all look very healthy too.

Kaz you made me :rofl: with that "how many pigeons does HE have?" just as many or more than me but you see he looses most of his in his races and he thinks their so good. but he does try hard. Thanks Liv and Hamish for your kind thoughts it is making me think hard about it. hamish I hope I don't jinx myself but this is my 4th year of breeding and so far I haven't had any french moult. I don't think there is anything wrong as I have only lost 2 but if anymore die then I will be panicking. I am just so down at the moment that for 2 to die is 2 to many when I am getting so many clear eggs. thats so true anything can cut your flock in half not just culling why dont you just keep them flying and rest on the breeding side for a whlie afer all its not a space issue here is it mabe cut back to breeding half what you do now i have 19 cages but only breed thee to 4 pair at a time stagering the next pairs as soon as the first chicks are close to hatching second stager when chicks are two weeks this keeps me with three pair or four pair with chicks continulously mind you not always are the birds i e right now i have 3 pairs with two week old chicks and 4 pairs with chicks just hatching first one today actually and resently i just put up three pair and i have 3 other pair with eggs due early november and some cages spare this works for me although my flock is around what you want to cull so i know their is a massive diffrents but do please think hard before giving in as you are feeling down **** i almost just let mine all out only three weeks ago as i was over it all i wasnt even going to cull just open the door and let them fly so frustration is felt by all at sometime or another Thanks GB I know what you are saying and your right, but if I do cull hard and only keep a handful it will be the best I am keeping, for example my violets line are staying along with the DF and spangle line :rofl: which means they all stay. No i will keep the best out of that line.I gave a lot to think about.

Starting to sort them out now. Gee it's hard when most of them are good :angel:

Thanks Dave and Dean, I think I am just down in the dumps at the moment, Kaz just gave me a stern talking to I am still going to cull I think and get rid of at least half the birds, I will see. earlier I was looking in the aviary at I have heaps more cocks than hens but the later I looked in the baby aviary and I have 16 hens and 8 cocks so maybe I shouldn't be too hasty. But to keep Greg happy I need to get down between 50 and 70 birds in total. which up until last year that's what I use to have. If I want to keep breeding I must sell some to make room or he will put a big stop to everything. I can see his point

Yes I know Kaz but at the same time I need to keep the peace here and his additude last night was awful "I ask him to have a look at a baby and he said knock on the head, he reckons he didn't say it as I said I think it is an olive not sick." No I think I might cull big, I can always start again later.

Bad news another baby dies at 3 weeks, can't work it out, they have been treated for yellow belly all had a 7 day dose of doxy, they have all been treat for canker. What a bad year. I know I have only lost 2 at this age but when most of the eggs are clear 2 is to many. Especially out of my best nest. I am considering having a large cull as Greg is sick of my budgies, SAD i know but if I do i will just keep a hand full of my favorites