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LOL very cute! That last picture looks like the baby has fangs..... "I vant to suck your.....millet spray??"

They look great Kaz! Well done I have to agree with Liv about the hen, I think she's my fav

Cool pics Pie Some real cuties in there! I love the beanie picture, the little one in the middle looks like it's cuddling it's siblings

Congrats Neat

okay, here they are..... Baby #1 - yf Baby #2 Baby #3 Any opinions on colour so far? I am betting baby 1 is a hen, if for nothing else, but for the same way she squawks like her mother does lol

Have you just recently trimmed him? That might have been your problem in the first round, so fingers crossed, with a trim, the 2nd round will bring results?

Grace and Darius's babies are doing well. He eats food like I've never seen a budgie put it away before to feed his babies and she is a super protective mum, bouncing out of the box when I knock to look in, but coming back in sometimes when Im still handling babies and grabbing hold of my finger!! I suspect I have 3 grey spangle babies, one has a yellow face. The thing that confuses me though, is that none of them look dom pied to me :mellow:

I would wait longer and either wait til she tosses her eggs, or remove them and let them try again. I have found that often maiden couples will lay their first round clear. My greys did that, and their 2nd round, they only laid 4 eggs, but I have 3 out of 4 very healthy babies from them now

She is very pretty. I look forward to their out come

My thoughts are with you Maesie.....so sorry to hear your news *hugs*

I would put them together asap. I dont see any reason not to. I just swapped a hen in a cabinet with another, even though she was bonded with the male, cause she was showing no interest in the nest box at all. The boy was interested in the new girl as soon as she was put in, and she has been ducking in and out of the nest box already.

Sorry to hear of your loss Liv. I had something a bit similar happen with a cock bird of mine a few months ago too. He was an 07 bird, looked fit and was young, beautiful grey boy. I bought several birds from this particular breeder and have had no troubles with any others. I had him in a wire cage with a hen and put a nest box in there and one morning checked on them as I always do and found him "sitting" in the nest box. I tapped the box and he didnt move and my first thought was that the hen had attacked him. I got him out and he was dead, just sitting in that position. He wasnt moulting, he had a clean vent and I have no idea why he died. I guess sometimes, these things just happen. On another note, congrats on your eggs from Lady. It's always thrilling getting eggs, but extra special when it's from an "extra special" bird

I do give my birds grit, sporadically, they seem to love throwing it around and others I know do the same, but I dont really know much about the technicalities. I would like to comment on the milk statement though. Last night at our budgie meeting, a prevalent breeder was asking everyone how their breeding season is going and giving tips etc etc. He also happened to mention that if you find a day old baby cold and warm it, you may bring it back to life (which I have read in several forum topics here anyway) but he then said to feed it warmed milk and glucose. I hadnt heard of this before. I didnt ask any questions (it was my first meeting and I was being a listener more than a talker), but I was curious to this, as you pointed out Pippi, birds are lactose intolerant. Also, day old babies are recommended to be fed warmed natural yoghurt also. I am glad you brought up this topic, both the grit and milk questions and I look forward to the discussion and other members responses

Thanks - did as suggested It's disappointing, these are such a good looking pair and my only green clearbodies

That was advice given to me too last night Liv, I have an egg smasher, but it is the first time I have bred this pair, and I dont know yet which it is, the hen or cock. I saved 2 of their eggs and put them under another hen, but I dont hold out much hope, I have a gut feeling they would have been addled.

I like Blossom myself

Congrats on your new baby. Sounds like he is settling in really quickly and you wont have any problems at all

What kind of bird? What colour is she?

*hugs* It's so horrible waiting for news I hope you get good news soon

Gorgeous clearwing Neville!! I dont know enough to know the difference with dilutes etc, but I have 3 pairs of clearwings, a green pair, a blue pair and a "rainbow" pair.

Congrats on your first cabinet eggies Liv!! May there be many more and you cope with the frustration of inning and outing of pairs that do and dont work! LOL (my current frustration anyway)

Gorgeous pics. He looks like he's having a ball!! What an absolute water baby!

I have no idea, but my 2 cents worth is she is just.........pretty :D

Congrats on your 15 Grand Elly

They look great Kaz! Thanks for sharing, they are real beauties