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Fantastic! You have made them beautifuly May I suggest adding short sides to the nest box insert to prevent nesting material falling out if you want to pull it out when chicks or eggs are in there :fingerscrossed:

Congratulations VIC :fingerscrossed: :rofl: :rofl: Well Done SA :hap: and all the other states too

Yes she has Renee's (hens) feather and her dad's posture, but she is a dumb as a brick that fell off the back of a truck, hence why we call her Dopey - Hopeful she will have enough sense to mate with the cock i have for her and then lay eggs in a box I still have Renee for this seasons breeding but the father has moved on to a new home as I have WAY too many YF. Thanks Dave, I think what they say about FD is very true :hooray:

She will be home late monday, so if she is still feeling pretty i will take some pics of her Tuesday

This is her last weekend at the State selection show where she came 2nd in the Yellow Face class

Yes, yes this is the hen

Hello and welcome Your hen is a normal green and your cock is a normal cobalt. Normal means their markings are original budgie markings, rather than opaline, spangle, pied etc

Thank you, I am very happy that she could beat two other birds at a National level!

I personally think that flecking is a dominant gene as it seems to behave in the same way as the dominant varieties such as Spangle, dominant pied and Yellow face.

I wish i was going! I have a YF hen competing in the SA team and would love to watch the judging

I'd pull out the ruined tail feathers too, so he looks better faster He would have just finished his April moult so it will be long wait until the next tail change. The next moult is only a head moult i believe

The dark marks seen in this hens cap, called flecks is what is known as flecking

Its pretty rare for a parent fed baby to get sour crop. It normally comes with hand raising. Chicks will only get sour crop if they are fed sour food, so keep the food and water fresh and all will be fine :yes:

I have seen this twice. Once in a breeding cabinet at a friends place where the cock would pluck out all this flights and body feathers. The other time was a hen in an auction who had ripped out all her tale feathers and flights while fretting in the cage. I would most definitely put the cause as excessive stress or some sort of serious anxiety issue. Birds that are known to be stress cases, I have been told, pass the trait on to their chicks...

They are beautiful Kaz! Its so fun watching their features grow in :yes:

I agree too

this is so sad, your poor ute I hope you are okay :ohmygod: Was the weather bad?? what made it happen??

He's beautiful Kaz well done. And well done Renee too.

Awesome Chookbreeder! Congrats I got a 6th and a 2nd

Many of us on here show, Did you go today? Did you take birds?? How did you do??? Please share your stories

Good luck at the show Sunday. De-spotting is the pits. i hate it. I am taking two birds to the show as requested by the president of my club... will be fun to see where they rank.. There will be some wild competition there with KK showing - he has amazing birds and won around half of the classes last rear

From all the rumours i have heard through the clubs, the prices at this auction would be insane! He is South Australia's Super breeder and he makes a LOT of money at this auction. KK birds are Not cheap. You visit his stud and want a bird, he will charge you $1000 and he will hand you a bird that you can not even pick for your self. I would go to the auction, but i wouldn't expect to get anything. Would be interesting to hear what you all report after

Lol, i dont know where he is... have you sent him a PM??

Poor girl! what a huge litter. Will you be able to bottle feed some pups to help take the load off her while she is not well?

Oh, i hope Maggie is alright.