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Yes Norm, It`s is a crested Budgie.

I dought,that trill will grow.I think its treated & wont grow.

I use Dulux 101 wash & wear.You can then give it a wipe down & keep them clean. I might be a bit costly,but at least you can wipe out the cages.

An outcross.is when you use a bird,not in the family line.I the case I wrote about.If you put a normal over the good hen that was playing up & it was not related to the hen,thats a outcross.

That is true,if the parents are bad shower.There a fair chance the chicks will be the same& it dosent matter how good the bird is,if it wont show itself,it wont be moved to the top of the line.A member in our club has a line of good,lacewings & they will not sit on the perch.He has missed out on best Lacewings on number of times.The grandmother was the problem,he brought her as a yong bird & breed with her. & anything from her,good birds, but wont sit on the perch at a show.

What did you spray them with,if you havent brought the Liquidator yet.

You need to go to apet shop,that sells veta farm products & get container of .Avian Insect Liquidator.Spray the boxes & the birds & that will get rid of the Red Mites.As it has been said they suck the blood from the birds,The spray will not hurt the birds.

Yeah, cold to touch... I have only been checking the nest box twice daily, same as before. I ended up swaping her eggs for her neighbours eggs (which are empty)... so hopefully the hen who is continuing to sit on the eggs will hatch those. Fingers crossed x You might be lucky,its depends how long she had been off the eggs & how cold they got,if there is no chicks in a day or so.You might be out of luck.

It happens so quick Kaz,They are going okay & in half an hour,they can be scalped,It becomes very trying.In most cases they are the better babys,You will have to put a mark against that hen.Remove chicks at X weeks. :angel1:

Are the eggs cold to touch,if so,she has given up siting on them,Perhaps she has got sick of you looking at them. :budgiedance:

A close up photo,would of been better.The photo a bit far away to see the birds propley.

First of its more then 3 weeks old,if its from a top breeder it would have a ring on its leg,If so the colour of the ring & the marking on the ring.$75.00 might be a bit high.ut I guess thats better then $175.00 : It is very quite,to be siting on your finger.By the photo it looks okay.It looks to have a red eye,if so its a Lutino & there is a fair chance, its a cock. :hap:

Stick some photos on here of the cages on here& give as a look at them. :hap:

I give up,Ill take my ball & go home.All I say its a spangle.

Yes that chick is splayed.But the other photo,the chick appears to be siting okay.But if the joints are red looking it will be splayed Denise.

Its a Y/F .It could be a mauve or cobalt.Photos play tricks on the eye.

I could be wrong,I have been once tonight.But Iam pritty sure there is nothing wrong with that chicks legs.Splayed legs are streight out from the hip.Kaz or someone,will post a photo of a splayed leg chick. :beer:

Write 100 times,I must read the full sentence.Y/F blue is correct.Makeing a excuse for my self.Not expecting,anyone to put down Y/F greygreen.Should never take anything for granted.

Denise,Are you sure,there legs are splayed.Could you put a photo up of the chicks. I just wondering if you might be,being a bit over corches.

You both can go to the top of the class,

Denise,another way of doing it is to put another ring on the other leg & tie the 2legs together with the string off feed bags or cotten.You will need to use a split,if you havent a split ring,just cut a ring open & use that & close the ring around the chicks leg.O~O the 2 rings & the string inbetween.If the cock bird is throwing out the shaveings,throw him out &leave the hen to look after the chicks,

I have never hand feed a budgie.If I have no foster pairs,they don`t live. Because as sure as God made little green apples,I would kill them trying to feed them.I have crop feed,drenched,grown birds,But not babys. :hap:

No they don`t have tobe tame,as in they don`t have to sit on your finger. But they need tobe trained to sit on the perch in the show cage & show themselves off.That the secret,that they hold themselves in the show pose.Most budgies will display themselves in the show cage & the one that is the closest to the show standard,usely wins. I guess this is as clear as mud to you at the moment.But if you join a show budgie club & become a member,you will receive a beginners manual & that will help you,understand the art of showing & talking to the experenced breeders,in how to breed & prepare a show budgie. There is breeders on this forum,who will no dought be able to explain it better.I know what is needed to breed & show budgies.But not able to put it down on paper. :hap:

If I was you I would take out all the nest boxes out the aviary,if not take out the budgie & put them into breeding cages.It will save you any hassles. :hap:

Kaz,