Derek

Nice birds Norm. I have just the boy here for that cobalt hen.

Norn That's "an old wives tale" as Grandma used to say. As one who has studied Australian animals I can assure you that they are not predators. Why if they were they would eat every baby bird in the nest in their territory and you would see a decline to extinction of every bird type in the country that just does not happen. Whenever they come into houses or peoples yards it is in search for food. Scraps in chook pens, chicken pellets, budgie seed and whatever people are feeding them. Definately not carnivores. Not wanting to disagree with everyone here today but you SHOULD NOT feed any wild birds and animals in your backyard. It is frowned upon by wildlife experts, can cause disease and can upset the balance within territories and cause fights, sometimes to the death. Off my soap box. Derek

Have a read through the Aviary Board at the many that people have built. Some good info there. I am in a rental and have one. Posted details about it here http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=18798

In case you are wondering ....... No, possums do not eat budgies.

Hi Chris and welcome.

You aren't butting in at all. All information is relevant for others in the same situation. You might also want to check with the local council as to how many birds you can keep. Most of them have that info online and believe it or not, most are different.

Maesie Just make sure that the agent knows what you are going to do. With mine I had to agree to replace the turf where the aviary is sitting whenever I leave. Some agents/owners may not accept having an aviary in the yard. You don't want to move in put up the aviary and then have a bun fight with the agents and risk eviction. Derek

There is currently one for sale on sale on eBay. Do a search for the title. I wont post the link because everytime I post an eBay link it doesnt work Also one for sale on Abe Books at http://www.abebooks.com/

I used an exterior matt acrylic. Make sure it doesnt have an of those mould inhibitors in it.

I saw a similar topic to this on another site and thought it would be an interesting one for here. Why are you breeding budgerigars? My answer is: I have only just started but my purpose in breeding to to establish a stud of quality showbirds that are capable of and may win local and national show titles. Not only that it brings me great joy to just sit and watch the birds and also to see the outcomes of breeding pairings.

Do you know what is in it though ???

Just curious as to what people are using for their seed mixes for budgies. Do you buy premixed seed or purchase different types and mix yourself and if so what types of different seed do you mix together. Derek

That narrows it down more MB. Have a look at this site http://aussiecagesandaviaries.com/Modular%20aviaries.htm They are located at Tamworth in New South Wales but will build anything you want and send their products all over Australia. Here is another one located in Queensland http://www.custombuiltaviaries.com.au/3.html It isn't the best website in the world but keep going through all the links and you will see that they make a very good product.

If you want to do a custom aviary then go the way Daz did his in this thread. http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=12409 The concept is there and if you want it larger then just do it larger. I visited a breeder last weekend who had a similar setup to Daz inside a prefab garage. This one wasn't insulated as Daz has. Where the roller door was he had a frame with bird mesh and had his flights similar to what Daz has done were partitioned off inside. The roller door was still in place and in real bad weather he could pull it down. Half of the garage was flights and the other half was the breeding room. If I was you I would go and visit either a Garage manufacturer or possibly a steel frame home manufacturer and tell them what you are looking for and see what ideas they come up with.. Also if you do a search on Google for "Large Aviaries" you will also find some ideas. Cheers. Derek

Welcome Kez. Derek

Hi Lou and welcome Derek

Apparently the German Fallow has a white iris ring making it almost impossible to detect.

Anyone got any history on artificially created inos? How do you tell the difference? Derek

It's got nothing to do with what the budgies like, it's what I like. And ................. if they don't like Andrea Bocelli then toooooooooooooooooooo bad

"Mon Cherie, you vish to partake of ze greens with Moi."

Thanks Kaz. We are thinking alike with him.

From blue or violet parents ? What colour are his cheek patches Derek ? Kaz Parents were grey dom pied cock and cobalt hen. His cheek patches are a very dark mauve almost dark steel grey even.

There is a neat looking Double Breeding Cage on eBay for anyone in Victoria. http://piurl.com/15d Derek

"Awwwww Mum, I know greens are good for me but THIS MANY"