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tried to take a few photos today. especially wanted one or two from the big grey green cock. It was not easy. He would move around everywhere and headbutt the walls of the showcage. As well as sit in the corner of the show cage and try dig a way out.. He also did the very common jailbreak technique, running from one side to the other over 50 times. at the end I managed to get a few pictures of him and some other birds. As you will see from this thread, big heads do not mean big smart brains. hanging like a bat. climbing the wire finally some good pictures More birds. as you can see it is feeding time and it is a mad rush to get the entry point for food. Nibbler the other birds did not want photos taken as they were to busy eating the grass I picked.

this is the picture. It is definitly a young bird. Should never have been sold at this age, very very irresponsible for a pet shop to sell at this age. You will need to get hand rearing mixture mate and also a warm lamp or somthing to keep the baby cool. It's very young. Good luck.

best thing to do would be get some hand rearing mix from a store and give it to the chick. at 21 days old it wouldnt even have all its feathers. does it have all its feathers? do you have a picture?

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thankyou both. Kaz you may be interested to know that the plant I pulled the seed head from is now dead. You were right. They also do grow in clumps.

at 21 days old they need crop milk. you will have to hand rear it till atleast 42 days of age. did you buy the bird from a pet shop

thankyou Kaz and Jimmy. I will take a photo of tiny this afternoon.

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Tiny's youngest sibling died today. He hatched one day early so that may have caused it. He could also have been suffocated or squashed by the other babies in the nest.

Nice to meet you too OkiBird Welcome to the forum

try craigslist: http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites I am with Jimmy, why is it so urgent?

I agree kaz it looks hen to me. Is the egg tooth the white thing on the tip of the beak?

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yes jimmy I thought it was every 2 days hatching and laying. I beleive the first 2 eggs were laid on the same day. Then the third and fourth eggs 2 days later on the same day. Then the rest were every 2nd day. I think incubation and that all plays a part in the hatch rate. It doesnt really bother me when they hatch, aslong as they hatch. Does anyone know why most eggs were laid on same day? thanks all.

excellent pictures Kaz. Are all the babies in the nest with the mother opalines? Very nice.

thanks very much Kaz it was.

tiny day 8. With a 09 ring.

My best mate bought me 2 budgies for my birthday today. They are really big exhibition size birds too. One grey normal and one grey spangle. Both hens. Pictures will follow. Also an update will follow.

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Do you have a picture of the bird? How long have you been spraying for lice every week for? How old is the budgie?

A recap - Tin day 1, all by herself - Tiny day 2, has a new buddy tiny day 3, Another baby joins the group. tiny day 4 Tiny day 5, with another mate added to the group. this makes 4 with 1 egg. tiny day 6 - Tiny day 7 -