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You probably dont need this jimmy but I will post anyway, I remember you posted this ages ago and everyone said hen, but now everyone seems to be changing their minds. I think its a cock, if the bird has had the same cere all its life then I definitely think its a cock. Lacewing cock to normal hen = Lacewing hens, Normal cocks / lacewing. Lacewing hen to normal cock = Normal cocks / lacewing, normal hens.

Looks like a pied to me, either recessive or dominant. If dominant then it is definitly too young and if recessive it could be old enough as they dont get iris rings. I would wait a year from when you bought her to be sure.

Personally I think its a grey green normal. But it cant be? That would be too simple. I have a feeling its going to be something no one suspects.

Looks like an adult hen out of condition to me. Green band is 07 I think.

He is around 9 years old now. He was my first ever budgie and he was three years old when I bought him 6 years ago. He is also overweight so I went and bought a really big cage for him to excersise in. So far he has lost not too much. I bought finch seed for him as I was told it is less fatty. Can anyone suggest anything I can try for respiratory infections? Thanks Dave.

That bird is a cock with internal problems. He has been taken to the vet and I've put him on a few different things, none have worked. It was suggested I use chamomile tea so he is currently on that for 2 weeks.

Im only saying that is what some of the uk breeders do, their birds dont take 3 weeks bonding. It may have been 3 clutches a year.

I've been told they can breed 4 times in a year, with 5-6 months break in between.

Light green opaline spangle

Looking good shannon, when did you get the pied and the two spangles? Very good. Pied is my favourite. You should pair him with a bigger bird.

Shannon why don't you come on msn anymore? You don't have to apologize for anything.

Welcome to the forum _peep_

He is my favourite too.

Good luck at the auction Splat.

I found this one which is very good, by don bourke. http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=23756

Dirty brown marks above the cere indicate respiratory problems if im not mistaken. One of my birds had this and I put him on a week of chamomile tea and he was cured. The tea relieves the problem like it relieves sinus for us.

Personally I dont think its scaly face. All birds get that flaky look. That cere is actually quite clean.

I layed sand in one of the aviaries today so some the birds were moved into a small cage for 10 minutes. I took some photos.

I layed sand today and all the birds had to go in a small cage for 10 minutes. I have been trimming the beak of the cockatiel with scissors beak every 2 weeks. Today I had a look and the beak has grown so much, it was so long if I had not cut it today it would have went down his throat and stopped him breathing. I will have to trim it every 3 days or so now.

The ones I used were to confusing, and I too would rather learn the genetics so I can do it without the calculator.

I hope so, thanks Kaz.

I picked squirrel..

Been 3 weeks since Grey green pair were introduced to the breeding cage. They are both showing interest so I will give it another week or 2. New pair will be added tomorrow, a Grey dominant pied cock to a sky blue yellow face spangle hen. Pictures will follow. The main aviary will also be lined with sand tomorrow.

If you pair him to a spangle you will get 25% normals, 50% spangles and 25% double factor spangles. If you pair him with a normal you will get 50% normals 50% spangles. Personally Id pair him with the spangle only because I love df spangles.

He is a spangle sky blue.