jwancia

We sell it at work as well. Real good for poultry too. Its well worth a go.

Hills I LOVE IT! All your little creations are just great! I have 5 days off ahead of me... I think have some work to do. Heheh

I agree with Liv. Metal will last for ages. The birds are less likely to chew it. More permanant. Easy to clean (you can hose down and scrub, which is harder to do with wood)

Hey all. Bad news. Littlest bub died between its 1 o clock feed and its 4 pm feed. I dont know what caused it :shrug:. It never chirped tho. So who knows. Jimmy- yes we WERE feeding the littlest one. Number one is still going. Cross fingers.

The hardest bit isnt loosing the boy, its having to deal with my family, and my father that thinks i am still 12 years old.

Update: Fed smaller chick just now. His crop was empty.

No No. Im not saying it was anyone elses fault (and not from you guys anyways - the people at work were tellin me to put them outside). As you said neat, no one twisted my arm. It just sucks. I should have stuck with my gut. Update: Woke up for this mormings 7am feed. One had a massive crop. The other had a smaller one. Either way they look like they are being fed.

Cause he is a bushie, I doubt he will come back. I did have them inside but they wernt breeding. Then everyone told me to put them outside. So I did. I was always scared that this was gonna happen. POO BUM! Okays, update : Mum is feeding one chick by the looks of it. The other chick is quite quiet, so with me feeding it, i hope it will get some strength up to cry louder!. Cross fingers for number 3 due tomoz.

Yer the dad snuck out of the nest box. Never to be seen again. Oh god I am sooo pi@#ed off right now, Im ready to just throw in the towel and be done with animals for good. Hence why I never wanted them outside in the first place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRR

OMG! DAD JUST GOT OUT. This is turning from bad to worse. I dont think i am ment to keep budgies! What do I do?

BABY NUMBER 2 THIS MORNING! YAY! Ill get pictures later when I check its fed (before both crops were empty but the shell was still there so ill let her be for a while)

Thanks so much to EVERYONE for your loving support! Your awesome.

Awesome Trish. As you can tell im not a finch-o person. heheh Leave it to the experts

I wouldnt know Neat?... When ever I checked it it was empty, so I presume she wasnt feeding it. Its not like she didnt have an opportunity to feed....? dunno?!Oh KAZ thats great news. The amount of prayer these little bubbas have had from my family is crazy. While I was on the loo before, I said a little prayer for the wee bub and mumma - must have helped! YAYYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAY YAY!

Thanks guys! Will do. Ill try and get someone to feed it while I am at work tomoz. Pray mumma takes over. Ill go feed bub now. Cross fingers I dont need too! UPDATE: Just went to feed bub, and he had a full crop!!! PRAISE GOD! Would this be left over from the 7:45 feeding? or would she be feeding him?

Sorry to hear about your daughter Trish. I hope things have been sorted out. Did you end up finding out what sort of finches they are. I have a feeling they are actually mannakin finches (they come in a variety of colours), so if they are infact Manakins then they are very hard to sex visually. If you hold them and compare the shape under the beaks you will find that one is more rounded and one is more "V" shaped. I forget which one is male or female. The easiest way is to sex them like you would sex canaries - by feeling the pubic bones. But I cant do this lol. So your on your own there. hehehe. Im still learning, they all feel the same to me!

Thats what I thought. 7am 10am 1pm 4pm 7pm 10pm?... but not through the night. So would I still take the chick out if im not feeding at night? or do i need to feed at night? How would I keep it warm? My boss said a heat mat is best, but i don't have one. Im about to give it its late feed now. How often would mum feed it? Constantly? Would she really take it back again? What happens if she doesn't feed any of them? Does this usually happen at all? KAZ (or anyone else) what would YOU DO in this situation?

The box doesnt say anything about having a probiotic in it. This is exactly what is on the back of the box : http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...&artlang=en BLAH! This sucks CRY!

Im using paswells. Should I use yoghurt? Will it harm the bub if I dont?

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...&artlang=en Im abit confused by this article. Day 1 to 3: After the 1st 12 hours you can give it the same and thereafter feed a few drops of highly diluted hand rearing diet every hour. Once each day, I mix in a little yoghurt as this contains vitamin K, the blood clotting vitamin. This vitamin also can be found in some grains, Soya meal, and so on, which usually is included in the rearing food, so the inclusion of yoghurt is not absolutely necessary. Nevertheless, I like to give it to the birds as an additional supplement, even if it's not the birds' favourite food. A thin oatmeal porridge is also excellent for the 1st few days. Feed every three hours (6 times a day) for the 1st 3 days. Sometimes a bird will not accept the food we offer them, in that case a little sugar or honey can do wonders. Be sure to keep the crop full, but remember that filling too much is not good either. A good time to feed is 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm. Night feedings are not necessary as most adults would not feed them at this time anyway. Which one is it? Every hour or every 3? Its already been about 24 hours

Come on guys. Dig deep! Can someone walk me through this? Im not willing to just let it die.

Also, How old is this budgie: http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...&artlang=en cause my bub is heaps small and has a tiny crop

Okays, I just got home. I didnt take it too work, I fed it before I left, mum fed it at lunch, and I just fed it now. Still nothing in its crop from mum. Im worried that mum just doesnt know what to do?. Im gonna leave bub in there as long as I can with mum, and then feed him myself. Still if anyone could give me any ideas or help it would be much appreciated!! As most of you know I work in a pet store so rearing a bird (or birds) wont interfere with work (we have 6 quaker chicks and 2 sunnies as well, Babies Everywhere!!!)

Okay. Im freaking out now. The babies crop was empty this morning, So I gave it another small feed. What do I do? Im going to work today - should I take bub with me? What do I do?

Awesome, thanks for your help. Hopefully KAZ or someone can confirm it. YAY! Ps. Im mum. lol. My mum is grandma. I told mum about it today by saying "Hi Grandma!" and she flipped! she is as excited as I am. Whoops too late! Thanks KAZ....But, how will I know in the morning if she is feeding him- if their crops arnt always full?