**Liv**

Any ideas? these are the symptoms of sickness. a bird that is fluffed up and shivvering is feverish and needs a warm lamp on them (25 -40 watts) and needs to go to the vet for diagnosis. The opening and closing of the beak with no sound is mouth breathing which is also a possibly sign of respiratory issues (it can be also from stress or excersise, but only lasts a few minuites)

need a front on photo to see the nostrils too

:mallet: :rofl: :rofl: Love it!!!

What a lovely flock you have :rofl: Mildred (green?) and Ariel (blue?) are not cinnamon, Mildred looks to be a Texas Clear body and Ariel i think is a greywing (or clear wing - i always get them mixed :mallet: )

:rofl: Only bird people can understand

Sounds like it JB I will be quick so you can see my post as its almost been 10mins :rofl: I am a shoker too. I have it open all day, and i come and go throughout the day while i get things done

WOW!! gorgeous birds!! such a rainbow of colours :raincloud: i would have been lazy and just cut off the tin a few cm's under the ground hehe. The dogs look like they were having a ball! It is going to be so awesome when its done

Gorgeous babies. I am so in love with this one

Awesome work!!

:wub: :wub: **Prints out photo and sticks it inside all the nest boxes for all the chicks to use as a roll model to grow up to**

I am so sorry

I agree with Kaz. Be very careful. oh wow! i didn't realise you still had len, that's great he is still hanging in there What about the chicks brother?? Is that chick your's or MB's ????

Stunning birds Splat :rofl: I love the spots on this one

What a stunner :rofl: Love the name

WOW!! they are feathering up nicely!! I love this one :)

I hope she gets better soon

He does have a purple ring, I'm not sure what it says though as he won't stay still enough for me to check. Do budgies really eat checken?? Isn't that a bit canibalistic??? No, budgies eating chicken is the same as us eating pig. Budgies and chickens are birds Humans and pigs are mammals.

I am so sorry for all your loss it doesn't surprise me that these birds can chew though some thinner guage wire. their bite is nasty!! my niece has one and butter wouldn't melt in its mouth... I would let your budgies moult and have a rest without breeding over winter, then you can start them up again in spring

He is gorgeous. Looks like a cinnamon grey green to me He has a breeders ring on... is it purple?? can you read the code on it?? ps. budgies love to eat chicken so he might be hinting

Hello and welcome. your budgies are beautiful It's great to have you here. And you english is very good too

Protien and amino acids and calcium are the three main things for feathers i belive My breeders get 4 dished of food at all times. 1) Fisher mix - white millet, canary seed and Jap millet. 2) pure sunflower seed. 3) pure Canary seed 4) budgie starter with egg and biscuit mix. They also get veggies and soaked seed, iodine blocks and cuttle bone etc as well... I don't know if i have FM yet (my babies are not old enough) but i can tell you it scares the life out of me. I will be devastated too if it hits A breeder i was talking to said to always keep a few runners on the floor of your aviary as it helps the others get immune to the virus (until a different strain comes in on a new bird). He also told me that if FM hits, to shut down all breeding for 6 months minimum and let all the birds be in the aviary with lots of quality sunlight. I love your spangle! What a reward out of all of your hard work

He is beautiful I used to have them when i was young.

Concrete with about an inch of lime, then covered with another inch (or more) of clean sand is ideal. Some place wire racks under the perches so the birds dont have access to the bulk of the droppings too.

I agree with Kaz. The poor girl. how does she eat without her top beak... Photos??

Cold can knock out the sick or weak... keep a close eye on your flock as you may have a disease hiding, Or the two deaths could have been a coincidence and both died from weaknesses caused by individual conditions. Budgies, provided they are acclimatised to being outside, should seldom be affected by the weather. As Kaz says its dampness that is the danger. It doesn't have to be wet, just damp. Any kind of moisture getting to the floor of your aviary will cause bacteria, mould and parasites to thrive and potentially knock out your flock.