JimmyBanks

Did your vet give you any instructions? Most people I know take there birds of the vegies until the antibiotics are finished... Alot of the medications have instructions on them...

you don't need a nest box in the avairy if you are going to cabinet breed. The birds only use the nest box if they are going to breed and by having one in there they will think they should be breeding... The main things you need for an avairy are different sized perches native branches are best. A seed feeder, something to feed them vegetables and a water dispenser. There are other things that you can put in to if you look in the FAQ sections...

Well personally for me it would be more about the safety of the birds them selves. I'm the experimentaly type so when the time comes I'll just get a hen and a cock and put them in. I'm not planning on doing the whole show side of things, I just want to see what different colours I can get. Its up to the individual breeder though, if you want blues you can pick a pair that will give you blues the possibilities are endless. The other option is to see who pairs up in the avairy and then put them into the cabinets together. Good luck and keep us posted.

thanks Kaz thats what I thought it would be but was just checking. Spoilt little budgie

Welcome to the forum Fayt hope you find it very enjoyable! Now about your birds... You will find quite a few people on here that strongly discourage breeding in an avairy because of the problems it can create.... ie. fighting and killing... Here are a couple of safe guards that you can put in place to MINIMISE arguements between birds:- Have double the nest boxes required. (if you have 6 pairs you will need 12 nest boxes) Have all the nestboxes at the same height. (budgies like to be up as high as possible) I have to stress that these will only MINIMISE the problems... the other and much more safer option is to cabinet breed. You can do this by having your pairs in cabinets (cages) while they are breeding... This way you know who the parents are, they arn't fighting over nest boxes, you only need 6 nest boxes (for 6 pairs) and you won't get hens going into the wrong nest box and throwing out the babies... Breeding is not an easy thing. Its your choice which way you go but in the long run most people either cabinet breed or give up on breeding all together. Good Luck and let us know how it all goes!

Dave, is that sunflower seed and barley? Do you always have them on offer to your birds or was that just one of the many joys of quarantine and to help him put on some weight? and is the barley cooked or raw? Your new birds look great as always!

I heard of an American budgie a while ago... looked like a pet type.. so many names for such a small bird Small but very loveable!

what a good idea! That looks great! Might even give it a go myself!

Aww poor little budgie! Hopefully it will make a full recovery!

good luck! I'm agreeing with the others.

I think... and she'll correct me if I'm wrong, she was talking about the green just above his feet... but as I've just seen she already posted that :question: so I'll just say you've got a very cute bird! Further question about creamino's.... they are always spoken of as albino's with the yellow (cream) markings... is it possible to get a lutino with white ( looking cream) markings?

haha, not bad. not bad at all. Didn't Australian music rock in that era... what happened???

you might want to get a net to catch them with if they are in an avairy... just makes it a little bit easier.... Good luck, and good on you for taking care of them.

sounds like things are getting better at your place. I know when I first got lip and len they did a very similar thing. I don't think avairy birds like being put into cages for very long I am really glad that they are on the improve! Good Luck with it all!

anyone for hangman?

They are looking fantastic. So cute!

thats why genetics trips me up every time... You always seem to get something that doesn't fit I am sure they all look great. Looking forward to the pics :rofl:

lookin' good dave. good luck with the green spangle. Hope he picks up quickly.

Welcome to the forum. Personally canaries don't do it for me... but hopefully you'll figure out what you want. Good luck

Awww they look great! Very cute! good luck with them. I have no idea if they are male or female but they look great!

the only real thing I can see that I would change is possibly changing the perches so that they arn't on an angle but are both going from the front to the back and not crossed over like they appear to be... a change is as good as a holiday they say :yes:

where is instant response??

Says the New South Welshwoman... please. :question:

I've got to say I agree with elly. I've never tamed bugies before but just going on all the threads that I've read here, the number of times I have seen people write just be persistant and eventually they will come around. :question: Good Luck.

They are looking very cute! Don't they grow up so fast!! Its crazy! They really do look great.