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Correct me if i am wrong anyone (i am new to this aswell) but Grunt seems to be a normal grey hen to me and Sumo is a normal blue (colbalt)

hey guys here are a few more pics to help you out hope this helps sorry there aren't more but he wouldn't stay still for very long

Hey summer she has got a ring on her leg, it looks blue, i dont know what the colour cycle is over in the US but if it is the same as ours then she is an '04 bird what are the numbers on it?

Hi Summer and welcome you will get some great info here so ask away. You have a beautiful little budgie there, if you can get a closer picture of her we can help you more. am just wonderig in the picture it looks like she has a ring or is it just my tired eyes? if she does that should have the year she was born Good luck with taming her, i am no expert on it but the others have given you some good advice just remember to be paitiant and not give up she will come around in her own time and become a great little friend

okay well the vegie baby food mix went down okay (i say okay cause although they didn't devour it they at least tried it) so here is hoping that it will work and they will finally start eating something healthy and some of the girls tried the eggs so i will keep going with that

Hi I got Barney yesterday but as i have never had anything like him before can anyone tell me what mutation he may be thanks

okay this morning i have tried a combination of a few suggestions so luttuce is gone, i put boccoli, carrot and sweet corn in a little dish, added a bit of baby food and then a layer of their seed mix, removed their regular seed dish and have been watching to see what happens, ohh and i also mashed up some egg for the girls and will see how that goes once it has cooled down abit Thanks for all your suggestions and i will let you know what happens

Hi ashna and welcome, there are alot of people here that can help with all your questions Good on you for taking the little guy in i am sure he wll settle in well and become a great little friend He is gorgeous

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here is a close up of him i hope the picture is sized right

thanks Neat i have tried the millet sprinkled on top and will persit with it, i also bought some baby food to mix in and see what happens

okay i think i have a problem i went out today to get some moult aide and came home with a new budgie instead i would have got the moult aide but they didn''t have any so i had a quick look at the budgies they have (I decided that i needed another male) a quick look turned in to 40mins of umming and arring i finally settled on this little chap, iIt was late when i finally got him home so will have to do a little rearranging tomorrow and settle him in, if anyone can tell me what he is i would be grateful

Hi ash and welcome to BBC, looking forward to seeing pics of your flock and hopefully we can share heaps of info with you

Sorry guys i must have been more tired than i thought when i wrote the post:) Yes i meant moult aide. Jack in perticular seems abit itchy he keeps grooming himself and scratching his head, there are featers flying everywhere

Here is some pics of the new couple, Betty is in her box again sorting things out and Jack is just sort of watching all this like he is not sure of quite what is going on, i hope he gets the idea cause i have high hopes for this bird

I was told she was when i got her, she is in with Jack now and though there is a bit of squarking going on she seems more interested in him than any of the others, there is some beak clicking and sweet talk when she stays still long enough but no grooming or kissing, i think one of the perches is to small and unstable though so i might change that Would you believe it as i am typing this i look over and he is feeding her

hey guys was just wondering if a hen that is NOT in breeding condition would be interested in the nest box, i have a hen in a breeding cage at the moment and she is in and out of the box all day but seems to be playing hard to get with the male, what do you think?

Hey Liv thanks for that I already give them a multi vitamin supplement in their water every couple of days because they refuse to eat their veggies so you think that will do instead of the moult ease?

Thanks for this post Chrissy, i have anold cabinet that i was thinking of turning in to breeding cages and wasn't sure if it would work but since you have done it then i thik i will give it a try, ohh and i agree with Kaz that you should make the divided sections long instead of tall and put the perches front to back insead of side to side, gives them alot more flight room Godd luck with your new avairy and let us know how it turns out Ps you can get the proper cage wire on ebay i think or your local hardware store, it would be safer rather than running the risk of them chewing through the mesh

Hi guys i would just like some suggestions on addatives to give to my birds, i am trying to get them ready for breeding and give them the usual seed, fresh veggies, grated carrot, boccoli, lettue and sweetcorn, i gave them all a calcium/mineral bell and millet but the only thing they will touch is the seed, some will try the millet and sweetcorn. I have been adding vitamin suplements to their water every couple of days but is there anything else you can sugest for these fussy budgies

Hi everyone just thought i would give you an update on my family, Tom, Jerry, Zac and Eddie have all been moved in to a new home and are living it up with abit more space to fly around and new perche, i have the best park up the road full of gum trees and natural perches everywhere for free. Fred has moved in with Jack to keep him company (Jack is my pride and joy so has been inside for the winter), although they haven't become the best of mates they tolerate each other and Jack seems to have abit more life in him now. Penny, Amilea, Jordan and Roxy are still in quarantine for the next 12 days and seem healthy and content, i can't wait to introduce them to the boys. And last but not least Betty Blue and Pluto are in the breeding cage getting to know each other, i don't think it is going to well, will give it few more days and see what happens. Everyone seems to have decided that it is malting time so i have feathers everywhere, (can anyone suggest a website that sells malt ease cause i cant find it in any of the shops near me). I am still having no success with getting any of them to eat their veggies, some of them will nibble on the sweetcorn but thats it , i even springle the millet over them but most of them wont even eat that. I swear i have the most weird budgie ever, not only wont they touch all the goodies i offer them but not one of them touches the toys i have for them or the calcium and mineral bells i gave them. I have posted questions in the right places and will keep you updated how things are going when it comes time to pairing them up Hope everyone is well Have a great day Charlie

Beautiful birds, don't you hate not being able to take them all. i love the grey hen, i hope you get some nice babies from her. I don't really know what to put the cock to but will be interested to hear what some of the others have to say cause i have a nice green cock to and not sure who to pair him up with either. keep us updated

Hey Missylu i wouldn't worry to much, i had a pair in breeding last year and he plucked the back of her head bare but after she went back in the aviary they grew back with no problems. I have no idea why he did this and i never even saw him do it but she was fine.

:fear Heres hoping he gets the idea soon Its funny how some birds get straight in to things and others just don't have a clue. I have Betty Blue and Fred in a breeding cage now, she has been in and out of the box all day but is barely looking at poor Fred who knows exactly what he is supposed to do

Hey Sunnie I am so jealous, i was at there and fell in love with Nimbus (aswell as a few others) they are all beautiful birds you did really well:)