kabel05

My mothering hen has a blue cere but the petshop said it was scaly face or something but today when i wennt to take the babieds out the mother has a split straight through the middle of the cere there is blood on the breeding box roof! what do i do? is it sivere?

thanks elly but i only took photos of two budgies. i dont understand what you mean by #1 looks female #2 I can't say #3 looks male teh top six photos is of one budgie and the bottom two of another

(Laughing out loud) it's there mum

okay guys I have the pics but they aren't the best and i only have ones of the younger two because the oldest is exactly the same of the second oldest. the pics ar'nt great because it is geetting dark and there wasn't enough light so the macro didn't work that well. but hopefully you guys can tell. here thay are 2nd oldest 2nd oldest 2nd oldest 2nd oldest 2nd oldest 2nd oldest youngest youngest Sorry the're blurry!

(Laughing out loud). I will tommorow because the camera is on charge and it is to dark. But the two budgies that look the same have a pale grey cere and the full white one has a pink cere.

These are my first three baby budgies. After years of trying to breed i have!!!!!! They are looking terrific oldest 3 weeks old tomorrow next two days younger than that and then another day younger than that. the youngest is the all white one. But what sex (gender) are they? If anyone could help it would be gretly appreciated. PS the green and yellow bird in some of the pics is the mother. I would have pictures of them all on there own but the camera battery ran out!! This is a picture of the parents together Romeo and Ellie

thankyou kaz for your help. my adults use the bath to and im changing it everyday but i will take it oout. for how long can i hold the babies? i am taking them one by one out of the nest. thanks alot.

Nerwen- did you mean my adult hen or baby? Thanks i got the photos on. I've cleaned the bottom of the cage for when the babies come ouut and i have put a bath down there with eucalyptus leves and tank water it's about 2cm deep coould the babies drown? and for when they do come out of the box should i put another nestbox on the ground so they dont have to climb all the way back up to the one at the top of the cage at night time or for when they are cold?. I took them out again today and held them for ten minutes each the youngest really enjoyed but the oldest and second oldest were a bit shaky hopefully they stop soon can i hold them for longer?. do i need to put seed down on the bottom of the cage for them to eat? aswell as fresh fruit n veg can the babies drink from the bath i have or do they need seperate water? thanks everyone for all your help.

I would love any suggestions for names for these little guys.

Thanks daz i really like the patchy light blue one with the white head and brown on his wings bathing in the bath. Do you know what is in the bath it looks like eucalyptus leaves and water am i right? i would like to try it with my budgies

Welcome allen I only joined yesterday so we're both new at this!! :hap:

Daz- i probly will like spangles they are looking good to me but what are spangles.?

Thankyou everyone! I tried taking the nest box out but couldn't so I cut a hole in the cage so i could reach the babies this morning one by one i took them out and they did have caked feet but only on the claws i was able to get it all off. They were shivering but i wrapped them in a towel and they were okay i could not clean the box but i poured a good thick layer of rolled oats on top of the poo. Babies did not have gunk stuck in their beaks or splayed legs so they are very healthy The oldest is getting a blue tail and brown wing feathers, the second oldest is looking the same and the third i think is a hen and someone said she would be fully white.I checked just before and they where fine here are some photos of them and the parents!! Scroll down further the pics are there because i some problems with photo bucket. How cute are they

macca, Thankyou for your advice but from what every1 everyone else is saying i shouldn't take the next box out i might take it out but i might not i'll think about it a bit more thanks every1 everyone Ellie- what every1 everyone is saying is good advice i dont take affence to what you said thankyou for telling me what you said. Daz- I can reach the nest box to take the lid off but i can't reach far enough to reach the birds inside the box and clean it out i will take a photo of it now and post it. thanks Moderator’s Message to user please do not use chat shortcuts on the forums. many members do not have English as a first language and short cuts make it even harder to understand.

You could try adding another pair that often stimulates the hen to lay. I know it's worked before.

Thanks kas that article was really helpfull exept I cannot do those things because i cannot reach the box! th floor is very pooy but i cant clean it out. could i take the next box out clean it inspect the babies for feet problems and beak problems, put nesting material in there and put it back in a little bit lower than what it was so i can reach it and i dont have to take it out again. I'll put some nesting material in but why? they don't use it in the wild. some people say that you shouldn't put material in because the babies might eat it and they can't digest it and it can cause problems. Would i be able to take the nest box out clean it out put some material in and put it back in a little bit lower? makka what does the 105 stand for? thanks every1 for the advice In the wild, the budgies gnaw away at the inside wood of their chosen tree branch and would have some material in there to keep the nest drier. Mother budgies often pull some of their own chest feathers also to line the nest with. Dont worry about baby budgies eating nestbox materials as that could happen with ANYTHING they would find on the floor of their nest, whether it was wood shavings, poop, or dirt. Macka is suggesting this for the reason that you have no easy access to the nestbox right now, which is a worry due to not being able to tell if the nest is clean, dry and the chicks havent got their little feet all gummed up with rock hard poop. You cannot really do a comparison to the wild...as a great many baby budgies would not survive in the wild. We do ALL we can to help them make it with the knowledge and housing we have, thats all. I think advice was earlier not to move the nestbox. It is really good advice to be checking a nestbox daily once you have chicks, so it pays to think ahead and make the nestbox accessible before breeding begins. You will learn a lot along the way and next time these things will be easier for you to do. Good luck Ican take the lid off the nestbox and look inside and there is alot of poo the babies dont have splayed legs and i can't see the bottom of their feet so i can't tell if they have poo attached they are looking really healthy as far as i can tell. but i cant see inside their beaks or under their feet. I dont think the parents would abandon the young because they are at such a late stage and they are such good parents. :mellow: I've read in other threads that ppl move the birds into a new cage when they have a clutch in their box and the parents are fine with that so why wouldn't the parents be fine if i lower the nest box?

I'll put some nesting material in but why? they don't use it in the wild. some people say that you shouldn't put material in because the babies might eat it and they can't digest it and it can cause problems. Would i be able to take the nest box out clean it out put some material in and put it back in a little bit lower? makka what does the 105 stand for? thanks every1 one for the advice

My hen has tapeworms and she is mothering 3 beautiful baby budgies. Will she pass over the disease? How do I get rid of it? It's so long it is as long as her whole tail. I'm sorry guys false alarm.

Thanks splat

Unfortunately I can't at the moment but I should'nt have a problem with cleaning the nest box because after they have finished with this clutch i will be moving them into an aviary and I will be buying another pair and a cockatiel will take their place in the cage and I can clean the nesbox then. I can take the lid of the next box and look inside from the outside of the cage and they are so cute!!! the oldest is getting a few blue feathers on the tail but thier father is elbino white and the mother green and yellow so I dont know where he is getting the blue from maybe his granmother and grandfather? Is it possible to see what sex they are at this age?

Thanks Kas, I can't use a step ladder because it is not an aviary an i cannot get inot the cage it is a metre tall and the door is towards the bottom and the box is towards the top so my arm does not reach the box. thanks i'm new to breeding and new to this forum. You have been such a good help. So should I wait until they start coming out of nest box?

Two of my budgies Romeo and Ellie have recently laid 4 eggs and only 3 hatched the oldest is now 2 weeks and 5 days old. I am going to sell 2 and keep 1. I really really want to take them out now for ten minutes a day so they get used to me but the next box is to high so I can't reach them would the parents care if I lower the box so I can reach them. What do i do?