Loreli

Fantastic news... last night my clever baby came back! We were watching 50to1 on TV and suddenly white bird flew into the room! :hap: It turns out he was in my 21yr old brother's room all along (even a macaw could get lost in there!) Im so happy and now so careful! thankyou for your support

Today I took my two bubs into my room for their usual fly, but when i opened the door again to remove the cage, my white bird (as yet nameless) flew through! I made sure blue bird was okay and didnt get out then ran out to get white. what i didnt realise was the backdoor was wide open! I closed it and upturned the whole house- he wasnt in it. Then thouroughly searched outside and even the gardens of the people living behind our house. My best bet is that my bubby will come in the morning because of my outside birds. Oh i miss my beautiful baby and he was taming so well Birdy prayers please thankyou for listening

I hadnt thought of it when I saw him last, I may have to ask him though. I cant find any information about it on the internet, so you are right, I wont know if other problems are associated.Ray Butler said that it is inherited from the parents, so yes if i breed from it there will be more stumpies. Its father I got from a pet shop when he was very young, and he took a long time to grow his tail, so we think he is responsible. hmm what to do?? Im worried that it may be a mild version of something worse, and then the babies may have all sorts of feather problems. However it was diagnosed...Oh and there was garunteed no inbreeding

Hi everyone, as some background, I have bred my budgies for the first time successfuly. I have four beautiful bubs, two of them pets and the other two with the parents. One of the babies, nicknamed 'stumpy' doesnt have a tail. at their 5 week check up with our avian vet Ray Butler, is was diagnosed with budgie short tail disease. a virus transmitted from one of the parents in the nest. It is completely normal except its tail feathers are mutated, short, and curl like a feather duster type budgie. It doesnt seem to be in any pain and can fly and function normally. Many people who have seen this budgie find it endearing and would like one. even my bird hating sister likes it! My question is, would breeding short tailed budgies be ethical? ethics are very important to me and the birds always come first. Know this, i AM NOT breeding for money and that would not be my aim if i were to breed from this budgie. All views and opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou! :feedbirds:

thanks you both have been really helpful. the bubs are going great. Yes I have been handling and foot cleaning from day two, (i was too scared for them on day one!) they are quite cheeky now though and dont appreciate my efforts. :mellow: hopefully soon theyll come round and discover im not just a big foot poking monster!

Hi, my babies are three weeks old now (oldest one) and im starting to worry about weaning. they are in a large cage/small aviary with their parents but there is a drop of maybe half a metre to the floor from their box. So I thought of moving them into a more suitable cage I have when they start popping out, but then mum and dad still need to feed them... is this also the time to start hand taming them? thanks for your help!

oh my goodness! i am emotionally exhausted after reading this whole thread! that was one special budgie. Im so sorry rah, but so happy for you that you had that whole experience with him. well done.

Thanks KAZ the link was really helpful.. now i just need to pluck up the courage!. Mum (harmony) doesnt mind me looking and she shows me each egg ill get a photo in to you all as soon as possible Moderator’s Message changed asap to as soon as possible. please do not use shortcuts - use only approved shortcuts found in guidelines.

no I havent im too scared to pick them up! however this morning the first one hatched yay tiny little pink thing tehe. They are both taking good care of it. Id like to take a photo but im scared that Ill upset mum... and what do you thing about contact with me, id like them to be tameit all looks easier written down but i dont want to do anything wrong! :oBy The Way there are five eggs now! (four and a baby)

Hi everyone, im back in budgiedom after a long time not visiting the site. For an update, last time i was here I bought a beautiful opaline spangle hen from Libby, and at the moment she is sitting on three eggs . I am very excited as this is my first clutch (though not hers) and after so much research :book: they are finally here! Both me and my little boy Zo are a bit dazed and confused :hap: , but monie has the situation all under control Soon I will have plenty of birds top fawn over! :feedbirds: The first egg was laid on the 29th of May.

I havent had budgies for very long, but Ollie is 5yrs old and a grumpy old lady My aunty Irene has a corella called Simbad the Sailor, hes older than her and shes 90! he wont put up with children but loves her

thankyou for the good advice! she is a beauty and settling well. What to name her ??

Thanks Maesie! And Kaz, I want whats best for my budgies, so I'll put Zo back in his old cage while she quarintines in the new one

here she is:"http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/lo...nt=P2210194.jpg" "http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/lo...et/P2210194.jpg" sorry about the links, im a bit hopeless at that

yes thats my theory! he keeps trying to sidle up to her

YAY! I got my hen from *Libby* today!!! :(Laughing out loud): :hap: sorry I have been very boring recently, but now i can hear her singing in the background. Zo is speechless (tehehe) he seems to like her though. Now I need a name for the new lady. Shes quite large, blue opaline spangle. photots soon! Any name suggestions? (shes more of a beauty than a cutie)

Im really enjoying your thread! your birds are beautiful and i hope i will get a smmooth road like yours when i breed mine. All the best

Sorry, my camera is playing up at the moment, but i promise i will bombard you all with photos asap! The cage is powdercoated and 78cm wide, 84cm high, and 45cm deep. its on a stand so the top finishes at my height. Sorry about the link :/ Thankyou for your expert advice Nerwen, yes my family are happy, mum helped me choose it and dad helped be build it! I plan to put the hen in there first for a few weeks then introduce zo from his cage :book:

I cant beleive i have the oppertunity to start my own breeding journal! Lets hope luck is on my side. I found a great small aviary/large cage on a stand that can easily house a pair and their chicks. photos and dimensions coming. Dad has helped me put a nestbox in the top corner (inside the cage, the babies would be vulnerable to wattlebirds etc if the nest box was outside in our case :budgiedance: ) I have natural perches (natives) that go from the back to the front of the cage so they have flight space across, and there are 4 food bowls (2 for water) Now all i need is a hen! as i was discussing in another post (cant remember the name) My newly discovered cock, Zo, is about to become a very lucky boy! heres hoping they get along. http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj73/lo...1.jpg"> more info later!

hmm yes i might get two blue series, and i still might get green chicks? (im terrible at genetics !) And Kaz what i meant was clearwing and yf as two different mutations.. if they can clash :grbud: Elly i whole heartedly agree with you and im on the lookout for a good breeder.im often dissapointed by the health quality of pet shop birds, and im very against animal cruelty in all its forms. :angel1: I know that the right birds will be the right birds no matter what colour, but im the kind of person who overplans everything, its kind of like daydreaming :feedbirds:

i guess your right , its easy to worry about these things when there arent any budgies in front of you, but who knows who'll take my fancy :feedbirds: and yes, i love recessive pieds too! what would happen if i got a rec. pied blue and a yf green clearwing? (i like those two types)

Welcome! I dont know the actual difference but english budgies are larger. enjoy the forum :(Laughing out loud):

thinking of getting a breeding pair (dont worry, ive researched myself to death! :book: ) but the problem is, i love all the colours so much i dont know which i'd like to get! i am fond of pieds, both blue and green, but they are all so nice. what are your suggestions for a pair? Id like to get the largest range in the chicks as possible ! as a bribe, ill post heaps of photos when i get them! :hap: :dbb1: :ausb: :ygbudgie: :glare: <-----So many choices !

Happy oz day everyone, arent we lucky to have australia, without it we wouldnt have all our beautiful budgies!

ah how beautiful! i would pay good money for jewellery like that! thinking swing earrings with a budgie on each, a millet necklace all strung with budgies and a and a piece of apple for a brooch with a budgie eating away