JimmyBanks

Welcome to the board... Everyone here is awesome and they help so much... But I'm not an expert so I'll leave the experts to answer.

yeah I read there and I go away totally confused (Laughing out loud). I'm like but this looks like that and they are all certain its this not that. Getting back on topic though I think Charley is a very goodlooking bird.

Spangle is because of the markings on the wings right??? and grey because of his colour obviously (Laughing out loud). not clear bodied :hap:

a quick interjection on the side... how many generations can a particular 'factor' ( I think thats the right term) lay dormant?

Well good luck with it all, the birds are gorgeous.

sorry kaz but I must say, I'm a young budgie now, just trying to spred my wings :hap: not bad in 4 days.

Hey he's your budgie, you could call him Matai if you had the inclination :hap: George is a fine name.

but isn't he all white? or am I blind? and if they are both all white what characteristics are different with a black eyed clear body and a grey spangle?:(Laughing out loud): don't worry bout me... must need sleep... I just looked at the pictures again... I'm an idiot.

ahh okay.

now, if you can indulge a beginner... is Charley known as a Dark eyed clear? I'm trying to get my head around different breeding lingo....

would cages like this be what I am looking for when quarentening birds??? Looks like a nice one...

very cute... his cere looks amazing up against his white feathers...

so is george officially his name or is that just what everyone else calls him?

I blame KAZ she bought mice up in my thread :(Laughing out loud):

Thanks heaps. I have got in contact with most of the budgi societies in Melbourne (Laughing out loud). well any north or west and will be going to a few meetings I think just to have a chat to them... Hopefully They'll have some great ideas and will let me see their setups...

Ahh KAZ, thanks for reminding me... My solution for mice usually is to set traps... but.... I'm guessing If I have an aviary I don't want to set a bunch of mouse traps in there.... even if budgerigar does mean 'good food' as I read the other day... So what are the best ways that you guys have found to keep mice out? I'm guessing it isn't as simple as keeping the door shut and cleaning regularly...

I had my first budgie dream last night... is that a sign of insanity?? I feel like a little kid at christmas. But it did give me a few ideas as to what I'd like... I agree with you KAZ I don't want to buy some small aviary just to turn around in 12 months and then need to upgrade. Better get to work... will check in later... thanks again for all the help...

:hap: So many choices... what to do, what to do... I did ring the council today... anything over 10 square meters needs permits... so I'm not going for quite that big... the good news is I can have as many budgies as I like... 5000 here we come :(Laughing out loud):

Is it better to have all the birds in together? I was reading one thread and most seemed to think that it made for happier birds, but then I saw DAZ's aviary and he's got Cocks, Hens and Juvi's all seperate... And I think KAZ is doing that too... can't remember...

Love the blue top one... looks all staunch. I can imagine him saying "What you talkin' about Willis?" :(Laughing out loud): different strokes...

and I've moved up a notch in 4 days... I'm a baby budgie now :hap: yay!!! Just thinking about birds for a minute... is it important to get a budgie with a band on its leg? or not really?

This site should have a warning on it... Caution: Highly Addictive. I go away for 10 minutes and have to come running back... tsk tsk tsk...

Thanks a million for your help maesie. I will have to think long and hard obout my aviary and then about what budgies to get... I am thinking I like cinn-lacewing... :(Laughing out loud): I can't believe that I actually sort of know what that looks like. I so can't tell what a pied is though... they just look like natural occuring budgies to me... :(Laughing out loud): I think I'll buy a budgie breeding book just to see photo's of all the different types... then decide what I wanna have to begin with :hap:

Congratulations on the first egg... look forward to the photos of the hatchlings :hap:

okay. :hap: Most people don't seem to be fans of colony breeding. I'll follow the masses in this case I think... but that is still a long way off... I don't want to start something I can't handle.