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That is funny but it must be something in the rain to make birds act silly. I had Runt who is my inside budgie playing in his water bowl this morning and he does not normally like to get wet.I think he must have heard the rain outside.

i have been told by a friend that budgies should have shellgrit every day because it helps with the digestion of food. Is that correct, i thought it was just birds that are breeding that need it.

To help him get to like vegies try sprinkling seed on the vegies but i do not think pumpkin, pear and popcorn are things that he would like. Try corn,carrot, apple, bok choy. There is a list on this forum of vegies to feed budgies

He looks like he is happy to be home with you.

that is so funny, poor Harley

you have very beautiful budgies, you have alot of variety in colours.

It sounds like things are going well with Latte and Cookie, hopefully Barney will keep helping you out.

i have still got work to do on it but i love the picture you posted of the playgym made from bottlebrush and my branches are from bottlebrush but i am trying to work out how i could do the arch piece across the top to suit the budgies.

he is very cute and i also have a handraised budgie i nearly lost and he is very special to me.

i posted a photo of it in a new topic called "built a climbing perch"

i am glad to hear that he is progressing well, hopefully there will be good results about the tumor.

Thanks Neat and kaz for the ideas, how many perches would you recommended i put in and would dowel rods or tree branches be better. The pet shop i got them from is one i have found to be a pretty good shop and the cages have not been used for 6 months and i have given them a good clean.

I bought some cages from my local pet shop for $30 because they where putting in new cages.i am wanting to use them for breeding cabinets but am wondering what is the best setup. Can i leave the perches where they are or should they go from front to back and where would be the best place to mount the nest box. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

they are great photos, i love the one of George

now i have built them a climbing perch last night i only had to move them once away from the furniture. i put them on the perch and they sat on it chewing.

Bernie is very beautiful and glad to hear he is settling down.

i love looking for new birds, my cabinets will not be ready for 6 months so i have plenty of time to look. The last 3 years when i have colony bred he has been my best father so i would like to get one more clutch out of him. He is 5 years old.

that is great to hear that the pet shop got cleaned up.

Thanks for everyones suggestions for a hen for him, now i need to go looking for one.

It is so exciting when they leave the nest box, it must be hard to wait.

Thanks Kaz, i did not see your post till after i posted.

i can not remember what she exactly look like. i mainly wanted to know if Romeo is carrying the violet gene because i want to breed a violet and i am trying to work out which birds i have that would produce a violet and then i can work out what new birds i need to look for.

i think she was a normal green, she flew away when they where in the nest and it was before i joined this forum and i did not know types very well so i can only guess at what she was as i have no picture. In the clutch she had their was 2 skyblue spangles, i skyblue violet spangle and yellowface type 2 blue normal

Thanks Libby for the picture, he has a mark around his neck but it is probably more a dark blue than a violet colour. His daughter is a sky blue violet that is why i was wondering if he was one.

Thanks Neat i hope your breeding goes well, i really would love to breed a violet so i am trying to work out who to put together for me to get a violet.i am still waiting for my husband to built my breeding room.