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okay, What is the difference between masking and split?

Liv a double factor spangle can not mask what series they are in so if it is a white DF then it is in the blue series if it is a yellow it is in the green series. Unless you meant that they could mask the dark factors and the violet gene which of course is true. Can a Yellow double factor spangle (green series) be split for blue?

Welcome to the forum.

A little HEN.

Definitly sounds like a lutino.

He is very cute.

It's good because a bird can sleep and restore its energy while being on guard for predators. If only Humans could do it.

I know apple cidar vinegar cleans the birds insides out, Im not sure if it worms them or not. I give it to mine weekly and it keeps them healthier. Alot of breeders use ACV and I believe it to be really good. I do worm my budgies.

I call them Exhibition budgies or show budgies. I call smaller budgies pet budgies.

This is a quote from this page: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Can-Birds-S...ght-74549.shtml The question is: how do migrating birds compensate sleep loss? Researches showed in the case of flocks of wild ducks, the birds can take short naps during combining the resting of the whole brain with unilateral eye closure (UEC), when the birds rested one eye and one half of their brains while their other eye and brain hemisphere remained open and active, keeping them semi-alert to danger. Ducks found at the head of the line had half of their brain in UEC one third of the sleep time, while those in the middle of the flying line, just 12 % of the sleep time. When the situation is risky, birds were found to have more UEC episodes. another site: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18105293.html Birds can overcome the problem of sleeping in risky situations by developing the ability to sleep with one eye open and one hemisphere of the brain awake, U.S. scientists said Wednesday. In a research published in the scientific journal Nature, Niels Rattenborg and colleagues from Indiana State University, Terre Haute, the United States, showed that birds can detect approaching predators while one half of the brain is asleep. The researchers also found that birds can ... Another one: http://www.cnn.com/TECH/science/9902/03/birds.eye/ LONDON (Reuters) -- Apart from flying, birds have another enviable ability -- they can sleep with one eye open and half of their brain awake, researchers said Wednesday. More: http://beacononlinenews.com/blogs/birdssle...h-one-eye-open/ Birds sleep with one eye open According to the Sunday London times a 1999 study showed that birds sleep with one eye open and half their brain asleep. They alternate the eye and the side of the brain to be completely rested and protected by morning. Human beings lack this ability in protecting and resting themselves.

Me too...this is how I do things. How do you know that some birds don't mate while they are in the holding cages and you get babies that you dont want or expect?

Looking good Renee, Good luck.

Looks like a baby hen to me shannon, and a nice one at that.

I've just read a few articles on google saying the same thing about budgies. I also saw an article on sparrows. Amazing Fact.

Thats exactly What I used to do, When I get a few more pairs I will try the seperate cage method. Good luck.

Looking very good Kaz

Another hint?

Hi. I went and saw an old budgie breeder and shower today. He told me many things, one thing was: Because budgies (and other migrating birds) have to migrate so far, half of their brain and eyesight goes to sleep while flying, and the other half stays awake. Then it switches around and that's how they manage to fly such great distances. Anyone ever heard this before?

Renee, Have you ever tried putting the cocks in one cage and the hens in another. Cages side by side so the birds can see eachother. I know some breeders who do this and it is supposed to be very good. Supposedly the hens stay in condition because they are desperate to mate, and when put in with the cock they will mate early. I am going to try this method this year and see how good it works. What method did you use last season?

Charlie is a name for both sexes, I really like her.

2 more baby budgies hatched today and one egg to the grey green pair.

If the beak is abnormal I would get someone to show you how to trim it correctly and you will learn how to do it yourself. I trim 2 of my birds beaks every 4 days, it was hard at the start but its quite easy now. Also, I would treat him with ivermectin to be on the safe side, it cant do any harm. These are just my opinions.

I dont think giving ivermectin to him will hurt, but I agree with the others. I do not see any signs of scaly face. Casperose has an excellent picture on the starting of scaly face, I will see if I can find it for you.

Yes some answers are from people who have 0 knowledge about birds, and if they are the only answers then the asker will listen to them.

I am a member of y**oo answers and you will find that 90% of the questions asked are from young children.