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Too right Kaz! I am a bit shocked myself - but am really pleased too

128. When you come home early from a beach side holiday to check on the birds because the weather is forecast to be very hot.

Here is the ruler picture. i thought it looked a little longer with my eye. When looking with one eye closed he is 19cm from top to tail. When using the camera it shows around... 17-18cm Is that how its done???

No i have no clue how long he is... How do i measure a budgie Run a ruler alongside him outside the the showcage when he is standing well on the perch okay, he is next to me in the show cage and when i put the ruller next to him it looks like about 19 cm's from top of the head to tail tip Geez, that seems awfully long.. i must be looking wrong. will try get a picture

Very informative. So sorry about your hen I had a hen who wasn't in a breeding setup do it too, i rushed her to the vet, but sadly she was too far gone and there was no saving her and the vet put her to sleep. It all happened so fast.

No i have no clue how long he is... How do i measure a budgie

WOW!! VERY impressive!! Yes Yes, bloodlines please

That would explain a lot Splat, as he is FAT!!!

Here is one i have been playing with.....

It looks like a cock to me too. I have a male recessive pied who has a cere very like that one.

I do the same a lot of the time too. You can make some hysterical comments when innocently talking about male budgies :rofl: :rofl:

I don't know what to say.... this is just utterly devastating I haven't watched the news is ages so here is the only place i heard about it. I was nearly a casualty of the ash Wednesday fires in 83 I hope there is no more death

He was an amazing parrot! it just shows how smart birds really are - its a compliment to be called "bird brain" hehe. Shame he died

all for your replies and advice. So i need to look for a hen with tight feather. Good mask and directional feather. Good stature and stream lined to try and remove the hump I still struggle to understand the bone structures of the skull etc - will have to do research on that one. He has very little blow in the feathers on his head. Even when he is chatting up his mate (which is another cock at the moment ) his blow is very small. So the blow is caused by directional feather and not by shaggy feather...??? The photos were taken some weeks ago. The closeup was of him when newly in quarantine and the others were a little more recent. I don't remember what the weather was exactly, but i don't catch my birds on hot days anyway, so i doubt it was over 30 degrees

I am very VERY in love with his feather I agree he needs a hen with some good length of mask

I have this lovely light green opaline spangle cock bird who I really love. He is a WA bird and one Kaz pointed out to me in the auction - she has a really good eye as at the time i complelty over looked him. Anyway... I think he has really good body size and other breeders who have come to visit have also complemented on his size and posture. I am struggling to decide what type of hen to get him... all my hens are already allocated to other cocks so i need to hunt one or two down for him. What features in the hen do you think would compliment him? I keep thinking a hen with lots of loose feather as his feather seems really tight to me. thoughts are greatly appreciated

She is a gorgeous young cinnamon opaline mauve hen Her wing doesnt look right to me... is it broken?? might be good to take her to the vet to have it checked because if it heals incorrectly, she will never fly again.

I agree. He is sick/stressed/not eating... he needs to be separated as already stated, and a warm lamp of 25 to 40 watts shinning on him will help too. He needs to see an avian vet as soon as you can.

I got the pics Do you want your birds names on it? if so, what are they and what are your favorite colours

if her eyes are not red then id say she's a texas clear body

I am the siggy gal here. I can make something up for you. Personally, I think closer photos of the individual birds would be better, especially that you want the birds cut out and put on another background. The bigger the image size and quality, then the better quality the sig will be. You can pm me the full size images if you like

Some cockatiels will accept budgies as companions, but your one doesn't seem too keen, so it sounds like she needs a budgie friend again as she is longing for some birdy attention.

Oh boy! bush fires scare me!! I hope no one gets hurt and they are under control soon

Great set up and advice. Its 47 here again today and i have been doing pretty much the same. I do spray my birds however, as they REALLY like it and i feel they are not stressed by it