*libby*

Yes, birds fitting and vomiting whilst fitting wasn't a good experience to have to learn from :s i ended up crying and vomiting, it was too much for me but like everyone else has said Andrew, that's just my personal preference now so you do what you feel is right

I would personally say the bars are too wide, as i've lost birds through less than that before.... The bird looks quite hen like to me, but i'm not positive :S It's still quite young and not showing well yet

Well done! It's nice to see people helping out one another! The poor old lady and what horrible store workers!!! Glad everything worked out for the lady well and your baby has a good home

Ours was about a 15 minute car trip I wish the cages had been used but this man was "older" and a "breeder" so Not much we could do... He wanted what he saw fit for the birds... being so young and "niave" we couldn't argue I didn't even ring him to let him know what had happened... i was too P**sed off and upset to do anything :S

I would say the mother is an albino with Bad suffision... and masking the spangle gene Both babies do have the pied spots and both are gorgeous healthy looking bubs! i love the dads colourings...

The reason i suggest a cage and not a box is strictly ventilation wise Last year when buying a second hand aviary that came with weero's that we were planning to sell after purchasing the aviary as we didn't like weero's much the seller decided a large box would do instead of the cages we had... He had 23 weero's stuffed into a TV sized box against our will... It was the middle of summer and around 33 that day.... even with the air con on full ball and holes all over the box 10 of the birds died on the way home 3 were pulled out having fits and vomiting. Since then the 10 who survived have lived in my aviary after me not being able to bring myself to selling them due to guilt that we didn't argue the point of using the cage with the seller. It's not only strictly ventilation that can cause a problem, it's heat... when birds are placed in a box they immediatly run to one corner, which already limits their air supply, let alone including the Heat into the equasion and how already hard it is to breathe. I'm only suggesting not a box because i know the heartache and guilt i went through just for not following my instincts Sucks even now.... I can't bring the birds back But i can try to prevent it happening to other birds... Even though you plan to bring only one bird home, in this heat it can still cause a fatality... So i hope this makes you think about it... And what's best for the bird and the conditions we're in atm

Sorry to hear the bad news Jay! i hope she pulls through well with the proper care required!

Great news Tina i'm glad for you and your birds

I prefer people to bring their own transport for the birds when i sell them... A. i don't have an unlimited supply of boxes B. should something happen to the bird whilst transporting it home to do with the mode of transport it can't be made to be my fault... as i've had several things happen due to breeders fault during transport of birds back to my house from their "mode" that i beleive it should be the buyers mode of choice to make it a safe travel... i'm quite against the cardboard box... and prefer not to use them if can be avoided

Some birds don't like millet sprays, until they realise what it is :hap: Try it out stretched on your palm with some normal seed around it also and se if he comes down to eat

He he or you could just cheat like i would and pair a yf to a normal blue who needs green Daz that's for people more skilled at all this, like you :hap:

Congrats, to you crackle and john :hap: glad to hear all is looking up from here

Awesome photo's Bea! I like the new boy... He has an... arrogance about him in the picture, very fetching :hap: and blinkie looks stunning there too! him and Ozzie are my favourite of your flock

Congrats on the good news :hap: look forward to updates on the lot

No, not bias at all i'd love my children to look as sweet as they are anyday!.... when i have some that is

Hehe love the grand canyon comment, it sure does look rather dry were you're!!!!! I don't have much advice for what to do with your aviary as it comes down to what you can and can't do and can and can't afford, although i think some shade under a tree which can be wet down would be nice for them, but it all depends on what can be done

Glad to hear you worked it all out for them

Gorgeous! you all look so much alike! your little girl is gorgeous! and your boy, what are their names?

Stunning, i love buttercup!

She is stunning!!!! cinnamonwing? So faded in her colours i can barely see what she is but i like her!!!

oh that is horrible :S it's not liek what you asked was unreasonable... was an absoloute T**ser!

Aww sorry to hear that!!! Definatly not your lucky day

No bad impact... I don't find birds to "fret" when egg or nestbox are removed, she will jsut pass remaining eggs onto the cage floor

I don't beleive that to be the case at all **Liv** It's not a trait genetically inherited... it's Nurture not nature... the actions of the birds are created by the birds themselves, if they wish to go down for another round and they see the babies are in the way of this happening they will attack... If they were in a large aviary on their own with a huge amount of space for the chicks to be away from the mother without interfering with the nesting box/mother i'm sure they would be fine... But the chicks will not turn out to be agressive breeders necessarily just because the parents were... That is in my experience of breeding birds which attack and their offspring

Hi and welcome... I honestly would be removing the nest box and taking the egg/s... He may be able to fertilise it, but i think you'll find it will be a very tough for the pair to raise the chicks and can cause alot of heart break when the chicks start to "struggle" to survive.... especially when you're not experienced in taking over for the hen.... this is just my thoughts... and will probably be argued upon... but it's to prevent a disaster happening so it's best to wait until proper maturity....