Trish

They are just gorgeous! I love the little baby in the palm of your hand!

Just thought I'd add some updated pictures of Ben as his feathers are growing back. If they dont break off or drop out we'll be pretty sure he had a stress molt and not french molt, time will tell! He always was a looker but now he is just gorgeous!

Could members please help me with I.D. of these birds so that I can put them into the correct categories? Thanks, Trish. Budgie on left and right, right one is pictured below this also: Below, blue and white budgie: Below, budgie on left:

Yellow Lutino above and Albino on right below:

Hi there, just thought I'd add my contributions to this post as yellowfaces are my favorite! Please bear with me if I get anything wrong and feel free to correct me. I am still learning! Below are my rescued budgies Bill and Ben, Yellowface skyblue opalines: Ben when we first bought him from the pet shop with either French Molt or a stress molt, he has now started to grow his feathers back see photo below this one: And here are the show breeders (of which I am not sure which are spangle and opaline), firstly a lovely green male: Skyblue type 2 hen: I won't be breeding either of these girls below until they are healthier (they have fretted too much going from aviary to cage): This boy is the brother of the other one that looks the same 3 photo's up: And the pet type budgies (all are molting as well), firstly yellowface type 2 spange cobalt? Below, sky blue dominant pied dilute female about 3 months old Below, type 2 yellow face sky blue spangle female about 3 months old. Below, type 2 yellow face sky blue dilute male about 2 months old

My T.C.B. below (on left in first 2 pics)

Is this Bumble?

Ballarat show is on this weekend and included is a Budgerigar section, unfortunately I am not able to go but I just thought I'd let you guys know. As far as I know the Budgie section is on Sunday and after judging there will be a display. Just checked the schedule found here: http://www.ballarat.com/baps/schedule.htmComp is on Saturday (today) and display is tomorrow. Contact person is: Mr Simon Meagher 0418 531 181Anyone who goes, please take some pics for us! Just for intersted persons, new to Budgerigars (like me here) is the program: BUDGERIGARS Entry Fee - 60 per entry ENTRIES TAKEN UNTIL 9.00 am. ON SATURDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2008. ENTRIES TO: - Mr Simon Meagher, 0418 531 181. Exhibits must be benched by 9.00 am. on Saturday 8th November. Judging to commence at 10.00 am. (Exhibitors must provide own cages). No birds to be removed from the Show until 4.30 pm. Saturday 8th November. PROOF OF ENTRY MUST BE PRODUCED. PRIZE MONEY: 1st, $2.00; 2nd, $1.00 SASHES: Champion Budgerigar in Show; Reserve Champion Budgerigar in Show; Champion Unbroken Cap in Show; Reserve Champion Unbroken Cap in Show; Best Adult Cock; Reserve Adult Cock; Best Adult Hen, Reserve Adult Hen; Best Adult Pair, Best U.B.C. Pair; A perpetual trophy donated by A & J Howes, will be awarded to the BEST U.B.C. BUDGERIGAR. This is to be retained by the exhibitor winning this award three times, not necessarily in succession. U.B.C.2007 Rung Birds to be bred, rung & the property of the exhibitor. 1. 1H 51 LIGHT GREEN 2. 2H 52 DARK OR OLIVE GREEN 3. 3H 53 GREY GREEN 4. 4H 54 SKY BLUE 5. 5H 55 COBALT, MAUVE OR VIOLET 6. 6H 56 GREY 7. 7H 57 BLACKEYE (Yellow or White) 8. 8H 58 LUTINO 9. 9H 59 ALBINO 10. 10H 60 CLEARWINGS 11. 11H 61 GREYWINGS 12. 12H 62 CINNAMONWINGS 13. 13H 63 OPALINE, GREEN, NORMAL W 14. 14H 64 OPALINE, BLUE, NORMAL W 15. 15H 65 OPALINE A.O.S.V. 16. 16H 66 CLEARBODY (G & 17. 17H 67 LACE WINGS 18. 18H 68 FALLOWS 19. 19H 69 YELLOWFACE N.W. 20. 20H 70 YELLOWFACE A.O.V. 21. 21H 71 AUST. DOMINANT PIEDS 22. 22H 72 DANISH RECESSIVE PIEDS 23. 23H 73 SPANGLES (G & 24. 24H 74 DOUBLE FACTOR SPANGLES 25. 25H 75 CRESTEDS 26. 26H 76 ANY OTHER VARIETY 27. 77 PAIRS EXHIBITION OF BUDGERIGARS Sunday November 9th

Oh noooooo.....I have tears right now

Extra cute!!! Roxy is a gorgeous colour! Do you have any photo's not wet for me to see? Thanks, Trish.

That is co sute, I can't wait to read the full version! Your gran obviously spent alot of time with the little guy!

They are just beautiful, so many colours! Are they all tame or have their wings been clipped, it is so good of them to all stand there on top for their photo!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Aviaries-aviaries-a...A1%7C240%3A1318 Melbournebudgies, good one for you!!!!

Too funny...well done! Where did you get the playgym from?

Do you have a little flower symbol on your camera? If you put it on this setting it is great for close ups. Also make sure you have good lighting and no flash. Hope this helps!

YAY......congrats, how eggciting!!! Can't wait till I find my first egg! :bliss:

I managed to obtain the Aviary that my rescued Cockatiel and Budgie were in. It is in need of serious renovation! Firstly I have washed it and scrubbed it with bleach. I am wanting to paint the exterior, is any exterior paint o.k?

Hi there, I recently rescued a cockatiel and a budgie, they were very skittish at first and still are quite a bit, they didn't get much human attention for a few months. They are slowly coming around, it has been about two weeks but whenever they freak out I cover them with a blanket, I put it on slowly so as not to scare them. I bought some vitamins (about $8 they will last a while with only two) for them from the pet shop and I just put it in their water, they already look so much better. The cockatiel was so malnourished that his crest is swept back. It is lucky they have each other like mine did and lucky they have you! Welcome to the forum, I have been welcomed here with open arms as you have! Trish. :rofl:

Cheeky :rofl: !!!!!!

I am a very lucky girl to have been given the opportunity (by the breeder I got these guys off) to start off with such nice birds.

What sort of budgie are you getting?

This picture is so pretty, I can just imagine how nice it would be to just sit next to them with a cuppa and watch their antics! I'd love to have a nice "open plan" set up like this one day!

Yay! I'm glad I have someting right! I thought it better to outlay a bit extra on bigger cages in the beginning after reading the bonuses on here. I will fix it all tomorrow, can't expect to have it all right at once! Again wonderful advice on here as always!

I was going by what I saw on here when designing and tried to follow what Kaz had done (see below) to try and adapt as best I could with mine. The hole for entering is actually a bit higher but now looking at Kaz's I see that she has in fact turned the fronts upside down! Arghhhhhh :bump: I thought I had it all sussed and now I have to hassle hubby again and the poor budgies! The ispection area for checking the chicks is it a sliding lid or sliding back or a door? Do you have a picture of this area. I am building one with Dave (my husband) later just want to give him a good desigh. I will post pics when I am done. Thanks Kaz for your help. The top section of door slides upwards.

I'd say as long as the flight area and the area at the bottom is o.k. then go for it, personally I don't know how you waited so long, I am so impulsive it would be in my house already!! Better wait for all the expert opinions, though as I am new and they might know something that I dont? Cheers and good luck, Trish.