*Kate*

hey everyone! well all 12 bubs are doing great! so far 7 of them have moved to the nursery (where they are being closely watched) and will be joined in the next few days by 2 more.... firstly: the bubs from cabinet 1: eldest chick from cabinet 1: turned out to be cremino yellowface chick last chick in cabinet 1: this one is albino at some stage this cabinet 1 bub was transfered to cabinet 2: pretty yellowface violet!! cabinet 2 bubs: the eldest bub from cabinet 2: not a very good idea of colouring, he is more a soft violet colour, very cute personality... three cabinet 2 bubs: i have called the middle one pudding, as he is a big bird, larger than the parents (Laughing out loud) another green from cabinet 2: this one is opaline though remaining bubs in cabinet 2: (including one from cabinet 1 (the yf violet, and the bub that came from cabinet 3 (the green dominant pied) in the background as well as a blue one, which i think will be cobalt rather than skyblue. youngest of all bubs: i think blue opaline pied??? nursery shot: so all up, five more to leave the nest boxes and the hen from cabinet 1 has laid another egg.... not sure if i will let her go another round in this heat though.... cheers!

ohh congrats!!! you must be very excited (i know i was)... wont be long and it will be all fluffy and jumping out of the nest box!

Also would anyone know how much it would be to hold a permit in Brisbane to keep them? im not sure about putting such a large bird in with budgies but i do know you can get on the below website to find out recreational licence prices etc http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/ecoaccess/plants_and_animals/ it seems to all be in 'morse code' though, probably best to call them hope this helps! kate

hey everyone! i managed to take some pictures of the bubs this morning. All are nice and healthy and doing well. the nest boxes are really starting to colour up! eldest opaline bub in cabinet 2 other cabinet 2 bubs: i think this first one is going to look like the dad the bub below is in cabinet 1 but its parents are cabinet 2: looks very similar to the eldest opaline bub the bub below is from cabinet 3 but is now in cabinet 2: looks alot like the dad too, i love the bright yellow on this one here are cabinet 1 bubs cheers, kate

hi everyone! all bubs are doing great, looks like so far we have two violet opaline bubs incabinet 2. QUESTION: will all male bubs in cabinet 2 be split for lacewing???? thanks, kathleen

test trial:okay, so now that i have figured out how to direct post pics (thanks to kaz!!) here we go.firstly, we have the eldest chick in cabinet 2 (the little opaline bub, which i believe we agree upon being a male?).i think he is going to be very pretty, looks like he is going to be a violet opaline (the flash on my camera makes him look blue, but so far his feathers a a soft purple). i doubt i will let him go!other cabinet 2 bubs:cabinet 1 chicks:ino chick: it will be female yes????chick from cabinet 2: another opaline?other cabinet 1 chickswhat do we all think???some sort of glitch there.... each of the litter side 'blurbs' actually refer to the picture below them, hope that makes sense, kate

hey everyone! so i have finalllyyyy taken some good piccies of the bubba's. firstly, we have the eldest chick in cabinet 2 (the little opaline bub, which i believe we agree upon being a male?). i think he is going to be very pretty, looks like he is going to be a violet opaline (the flash on my camera makes him look blue, but so far his feathers a a soft purple). i doubt i will let him go! http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA220208.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA220209.jpg other cabinet 2 chicks: http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...tchick/cab2.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/cabinet2.jpg the rest are still fairly naked.... here are the chicks in cabinet 1. the little naked chick also has red eyes. http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...tchick/cab1.jpg cabinet 1 bubs: what do you think? http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/cab1bubs.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ick/cab1bub.jpg this little fluffy bub is actually from cabinet 2: opaline as well??? http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi.../cab2incab1.jpg the ino chick: i think it may be cremino as it looks to have some feathers that are white??? http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ick/cab1ino.jpg i would love to know what you all think of the bubs, and what types you think they are! cheers, kate

thanks for the info everyone! it is hard to get a look at her now because she wont budge from outside the nest box (she's a good mummy). the little opaline chick seems like he is going to be a bit of a character, he is always sitting near the back of the box when i open it and pokes his head out, he also doesnt mind being petted either. i will take some pictures this afternoon after work if the lighting is okay.. all bubs doing well so far, including the one i transferred from nest box 3. cheers, kate.

thankyou norm!

hi everyone, new update: we now have 12 babies, with the last hatching today (it was the last of all the eggs to hatch, a few were infertile). eldest is starting to get alot of pin feathers, looks like some are a purplely colour. also looks like the eldest in cabinet 1 (looks like her eyes are getting quite red now, will either be an ino or lutino, there is also another bub in this cabinet with red eyes (hasnt opened them yet). correct me if im wrong, but once again is it the male that carries the ino gene? the hen is a yellow face....i will update pictures on sunday when i get a moment. cheers, kate

hi again everyone.... some good news: bub 4 in cabinet 1 has hatched! some bad news.... the little bubba that i was worried about because he/she wasnt being fed properly died this afternoon... i was upset because i have been trying to get it to take food from a syringe but without any success... the hen was fine incubating her eggs but wasnt so good with feeding the bubs. as a result i have removed the newest bub from cab 3 (who also hasnt as yet been fed) and put him/her in cabinet two, in an attempt to keep this one alive. i have put the parents back in the aviary. fingers crossed all goes well, hopefully the lacewing hen wont mind an extra mouth to feed! kate

thanks for the info norm, i cant tell if the female is opaline at the moment. she wont move more than an inch from the outside of the nestbox so it is very hard to get a look at her back. update on bubs: we have an early arrival!!! bub 2 from cabient 3 hatched this morning, a day ahead of schedule (Laughing out loud). you will see in the picture that i ended up moving the other bub (the one that wasnt being fed properly to me) to cabinet 2 just to get him/her though the night as i didnt have any hand rearing formula or baby food and i was a bit concerned. i plan on moving this bub back to its mum today as i will be home all day and can keep an eye on it, as well as its new sibling. still waiting for bub 4 in cabinet 1 to hatch, i can see the little cracks in the egg so it shouldnt be too far off. i have finally had a chance to take some decent pictures. i had a second attempt at putting leg rings on three of the bubs and so far so good, hopefully they wont kick them off! cabinet 1 bubs http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA140121.jpg cabinet 1 bubs (see what i mean about the eldest having pinkish eyes???) http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA140122.jpg Another cabinet 1 bub shot http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA140127.jpg cabinet 2: 'budgie grouping' http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA140144.jpg cabient 2: the youngsters http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA140143.jpg cabient 2: 'the eldest' of the bubs http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA140135.jpg AHHH its godzilla!!! http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA140145.jpg the early arrival http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA140147.jpg

the parents are "pair 2" if you go back to one of my first posts i have links for each pair... i wouldnt have expected opaline... the male is dominant pied and the female lacewing... can opaline be masked by lacewing? on the other hand, one of the bubs in cabinet 1 (pair 1 parents) looks like it will have pinkish eyes (they dont have that deep black look that the others do, even though he/she hasnt opened them yet). what are the chances of this bub being ino????

thanks for the info Kaz, i will get both the baby food and hand rearing formula tomorrow morning. hi julie, im still in shock that i had even one hatch, let alone 8 (Laughing out loud)!!. there are 2 more due to hatch tomorrow, one for cab 1 and the other for cab 2. cab 3 still only has one bub, the second egg to hatch was infertile so we will have to wait a few more days for the next one. only the one bub has little bum fluff feathers so far (i think he/she will be a pied). all the others are still naked and jurrasic park in looks (Laughing out loud). I cant wait for their feathers to start coming through.... most of them hatch before i do the 'feeding rounds' in the morning, so its always a nice surprise.... some of the boxes are going to turn into mosh pits soon if all the eggs are fertile (especially in cabinet 2 as so far there are 4 bubs plus 3 more eggs to hatch (i fostered her last egg to cabinet 3 as, at that time she had laid 11 eggs and i thought that was a bit of an overload. since then however, some have been infertile and some were scrambled). i was hoping to get another lacewing from pair 2 but so far it doesnt look like i will. anyway, bubs are all nice and squirmish and squeeking for food, cheers, kate.hi again everyone (so soon (Laughing out loud)). i just went out to do my 'before bed check' and surprise surprise....... a somewhat early arrival in cabient 2 (Laughing out loud).... cabinet 2 now has 5 babies!!!!, my fingers are crossed that all goes well with these guys, i am very pleased! have a good night everyone! i certainly will (Laughing out loud). :parrot: kate.

hey everyone. i managed to take a few quick pictures this arvo after cleaning out the nest boxes. these pics arent fantastic, they are a bit blurred, i will need to take some more in better daylight tomorrow. anyway, most of the bubs except one still look like little aliens anyway (Laughing out loud). the eldest of the bubs (from cabient 2) looks like he/she is going to have alot of white but it looks like there are some black markings coming though on the head and wings. the youngest of all the bubs (one of the three that hatched yesterday) im a bit concerned about as it doesnt seem to be being fed enough (i have only seen its crop with food in it twice and it wasnt anywhere as near as full as the other 2 new hatchlings.. i was thinking of getting some hand rearing formula just to top him/her up until the parents feed it more. does anyone know of a good brand to get?let me know please! ta, katehere are the picseldest bub http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA130119.jpgbubs in cabinet 1http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA130112.jpgbubs in cab 1 againhttp://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/mi...ck/PA130111.jpgP.S.Kaz, thanks for the info, i did manage to get a little light from kmart that i will make do with for now though!

hi everyone. just thought i would update the hatchlings (only just finished work so no pics as yet). we had 3 bubs hatch today (one in each nest box, one that was a day late, one on time and one a day early). that makes 3 for cab 1, 4 for cab 2 and 1 for cab 3. i am very surprised by how many have hatched as this is my first go at breeding... cheers

hi everyone. this afternoon i was checking on all the bubs and i realised.... the eldest bub in cabinet 1 does not have the dark eyes like all the others. is this a sign of cinnamon or ino? (refer to the pics of parents from an earlier post). thanks, kate

hi everyone! okay, i have been very busy the past few days so havent as yet had a chance for pictures (they still look like little naked dinosaurs anyway). so far we have 5 baby budgies between 2 nestboxes!!!! 2 of them hatched this morning. i was actually quite suprised because the bub in cabinent 1 wasnt suppose to hatch until tomorrow, but i guess it is normal to have some early arrivals???? anyway, there are still 4 eggs to hatch in cab 1, 4 eggs in cab 2 and cabinet 3 has four eggs with the first due on the 13th. anyway, i will add some pictures when they start to feather up a bit. cheers! P.S. i decided i am not going to put leg rings on at this stage as i tried it on the eldest yesterday and he wiggled around so much that i thought i was going to break his little toes... following this, i actually got it on and what do you know, i come out a few hours later and he/ she has kicked it off.i think i will get the leg rings that you clamp on???

hey everyone i have news!!! i came home from work today and one of the babies was hatching!! i had to go out for a bit and when i got home he was out and wriggling around (they are top heavy (Laughing out loud) and look like they are trying to do handstands!)he is also a little song bird (chirp chirp chirp). looks as though mum has fed him as it looks like food is in his crop... i'm so excited!!! i will add some pics on the weekend when i get a chance!lets hope all goes well..

hey everyone, heres a bit of an update. bubs are due to start hatching over the next few days. cab 1 hen is currently sitting on 7 eggs, cab 2 is sitting on 9 (she did have 10 but one had a crack in it so i removed it), cab 3 is sitting on 4 eggs. i broke up pair 4 as there wasnt anything happening but so far i think everything is going pretty good. i have had a go at candleing the eggs and it looks as though quite a few are fertile (which was a surprise from pair one) fingers crossed we will have some babies soon! P.s. what is a good candleing torch to get?????

thanks for the replys everyone! i will have a look at his eyes tomorrow and will keep this link updated with any bubs we get! ta, kate

hey everyone! i have finally had a minute to take some pictures of my breeding pairs. my camera isnt the best so some of the pictures might be a bit iffy. pair 1: the colouring on this picture really doesnt do any justice for the male. he is a real vibrant purple (like the purple male in the top banner for this site). would you say the hen is type 2 yellowface? http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/b...rl/P9240037.jpg pair 2: I know the hen is a lacewing, but what about the male? http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/b...rl/P9240041.jpg pair 3: is the hen opaline and the male dominant pied http ://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/b...l/P9240042.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/b...rl/P9240047.jpg pair 4: is the male a normal skyblue and the hen a recessive pied? http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/b...rl/P9240045.jpg since my last post we now have 2 eggs from pair 1, pair 2 still has seven (including one fostered, she is due to lay another today but i am hoping 7 will satisfy her), pair 3 now has 3 eggs (including one fostered), and pair four.... well they like to eat and sleep (Laughing out loud). let me know if more pictures are needed to determine the types of my budgies! what types of bubs do you think pair 1 will have??? kate

hi everyone. my name is kate, i am new to this forum. i have had budgies for a few years now and decided to have a go at breeding. i currently have 4 pairs in breeding cabinets (which i had made a few months ago by a friend). cabinet 1 currently has one egg (i fostered out 2 of her eggs to other hens as she ate the first two but she has settled down now with this one). she is due to lay another egg tomorrow. the hen in cabinet two is sitting on 7 eggs (including one that i fostered out from cab 1). she laid the 7th this morning. cabinet 3 hen is sitting on 2 eggs (one fostered and one her own, by the look of it this is all she is going to have!!) finally cabinet 4 has..... nothing and i have a feeling that it will stay this way.... the first of the eggs is due to hatch on the 4th of october (if i have added it up right) so fingers crossed!!!!! i will add some pictures of my setup and pairs in the morning, perhaps someone can tell me what types i have. i know the hen in cab 2 is a lacewing (white) and i think one of the males is a dominant pied. anyway i will add some pictures tomorrow and fingers crossed i will have some bubby budgies soon!