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Sounds really good, look forward to seeing your results

This has to be her before she left here (Ithink she must of went into that gawky stage afetr because I looked on photobucket as that is where all my pics are now because I computer crashed all gone forever, Anyway all birds I advertised to sell are on photobucket and this is the only hen I can find that around . I went into the forum for budgies sales but it only goes back till end 2009. I thought I might be able to find the post. Anyway keep looking

This would be her gawky stage maybe it is the wrong hen, tep see if you can find your picture, is it the picture I took when I advertised her or your picture because if this is the hen this is the picture I took. plus you can see this hen has protenial but I guess I was to hasty and culling, that's me lol

Okydoky GbI told Greg I am keeping all babies this year. not selling any. But so far even though I haven't bred many what I have bred is really good so far so when they moult they will be stunners well some of them anyway. They all seem to have the directional feather, Just hope they keep their tails as last year I had and still have some rippers but lost their tail at first moult and never grew babck, they always say when you have the feather you start getting that problem........ well I think it sucks because I can't show them.Is this her GB went searching but not sure

I hope he comes good Kaz , good luck. I have a friend who paid almost 4 figures for a bird at auction a little while ago and has not filled a egg yet, maybe a dud, but that's auction for ya.

Ha ha good guess yep it's me splat I guess GB?

Yes Nubbly me too, that one is catching my eye everytime I have a peek, like his dad I think, ( a chip off the block) hope anyway Their dad the violet is the one I won the shield with so am really crossing my fingers But this baby is really pretty lol and a boy, haha pretty boy

Thanks Nubbly that's great info. Perfectly illustrated....I was going to start breeding lacewings this year as I bought a split cock but have changed my ind and sold him. Have enough trouble focusing on what i have now. BUT still have my lutino cock and clearbody

Yes Shannon all the ones with Geoff's birds are outcrosses. crossing my fingers it works . And the ones that are related need to be brought back into my line. Here are some more babies. These 2 are from my violet cock above (the one with the cinnamon hen) and a sky blue hen I got from the auction last year, they had 3 babies earlier this year 2 violet hens and the cinn violet opaline hen in the photo above. This time there are only eggs fertile again and 2 have hatch the other due tomorrow I think. This baby is from the same violet cock above and another sky hen that I bred but unrelated they had 6 babies, 1 sky cinnamon hen, 1 sky cinnamon hen, 2 sky normals and 2 cobalt normals but maybe violet as they are looking violet but not sure yet. Have pics of the last 4 now but the 2 cinnamons are in the nest with the crazy hen so a bit hard to get a photo. This is the other 2 here with the crazy hen taken last week, they are out of the nest now. The hen is so protective she wants to eat me but she is an excellent mum. all 6 babies are really big babies they fill your hand and it feels good. I hope you enjoyed looking And I really hope I got some fertile eggs because first time around I got 14 babies second time around 14 babies and now I have with the babies still to hatch if they do will be 10babies this time so I am really hoping for many more with all these pairs down.

Do you really think so or are you just being nice Because very unsure about things at the moment :hap:

some more pairs and babies This pair is sky violet spangle cock brother to Gbs hen he is with a dilute hen she is really a bit narrow across the cere and head but she she cost me a bit I will give her ago This pair ...My main boy yellow Df spangle cock and his grandaughter a grey spangle hen This pair my violet hen and Geoffs grey green cock This pair Grey cock full brother to the violets and yellow Df spangle hen full sister to the white boys Sky op spangle baby... not a good picture grey green baby This pair yellow df spangle hen sister to the other one above and her uncle a grey green cock this pair my violet cock and Goeff's grey cinn hen, so far this cock has fathered 11 babies maybe 12 by tomorrow and they are all nice. More pics of babies soon :hap:

That's really good Dean, hope yo breed some beauty's then you can send some over here :hap: I was off at the end of August to buy new birds but now I have decided not to as all my money is going towards my new breed room

She is one of Geoffs hens and he said she throughs big babies, he has got his best babies from this hen so I thought I would give her ago. Yes I know that pied is huge and he really is a big bird but some of his siblings were small so it will be interesting to see but there is only one baby.

Very nice birds Dean, you can send a couple of them here :hap:

thank you Taboo but there is nothing to be jealous of really I just hope I breed a few winners this year as i am intermediate soon after september I think and packing over it, last year I couldn't wait to go up so judges take me serious but now it is happening I have changed my mind :hap: Iwant to stay beginner for another year I wish, but then all the beginners in my club can't wait for me to go up.

okay as promised here is an update on my breeding, sorry the photos aren't to good. This is the violet cinn opaline hen, she is going to be really nice These 2 are violet cock and cobalt sp hen this hen is the mother of my white boys This pair is a light green cin op hen of Geoffs and and grey cinn cock of mine This pair is my pied cock and a cobalt hen of Geoffs they had 2 babies and one died at one day old, and their baby Light green cinn op baby the bird as above and grey green cinn both from the same nest Mauve cock of Geoffs and my violet spangle hen they have 6 fertile eggs and so far 3 have hatched mauve cock and their babies This pair is Lutino cock and dk green cin hen More later :hap:

Good luck with your breeding shannon, you have some real nice birds there. I see you have quite a few ribbons and trophies well done on your wins too

WOW that is sooooo cool, unbelievable what you can do with different materials. Loved it watched it 4 times.

I have more jelly beans 2 in my pied nest but one died yesterday at one day old, I have 3 in another nest and and 2 in another nest. My violet cocks babies and that crazy sky hen are looking really good, they are really big babies, a love it when they fill your hand and feel heavy and these babies the whole 6 of them feel heavy as. Try and take pics tomorrow.

They are really nice Gb I like no 1 and 2 then in other pics I change my mind so now I reckon I like the whole 3.... well done

Sure will but it will be a slow process because of $$$$$$. I have to drive to Leeton next week to buy bird seed a 3hour drive so I need to buy 5 or 6 bags to make it worth the trip. Hope the car can manage it, I mean the weight of the seed. BUT that will be $$$$$ . But birds need to eat

Yep thta's what I thought, and yep going to insulate for sure... really excited about that bit

Last night I rang a builder to get a quote on him building me the frame work, will see him tonight at our meeting. Yep excited but I hope it is not toooo much. I was planning on having the ceiling 210 metres high. do you think that is high enough. As Brad said 240 wouldbe better as it is having a flat roof but then he said 210 would be high enough me, haha

That is great Birdluv.. Love it ....I want one Is it hard to do the air brushing