Daz

I think thats a big jump...:bluebudgie:

Thats what I thought. but it's Vagas that is the cinnamowing Phoebe is like her/his other syblings. Walt and Disney look like recessed pieds. :bluebudgie:

Great example Nerwen. She's a beautiful bird. I did think you could go by Cheak patches in Pids?

Awwww isn't that sweet :bluebudgie:

Adam we just had a show up here in Brisbane...I couldn't go. :bluebudgie: Dothe judges give the results of the judging as in what the marks were for each area of the birds?

.........looking forward to an update.

....good news.. do we set the date for the 13th February?

Sorry Nerwen I forgot to say I play with the chicks for 15 mins each day. After Training this afternoon. I gave them the vegitables and while the parents were enjoying them. I take the chicks out and gently pat them. I start this about 14 days. Vagas is 28 days today and is quite used to me. I'll be doing it inside from now on as she should be fledging next week and might try to start flying. Vagas

Docca, what do you mean about the white cheek patches? I have a few birds with both, and they are doublefactor dominant pieds. Is that what you mean? The white cheek patch looks great .... and is a dominant physical display of Budgies who when mated produce pied young ... so for instance Harlequins withthis characteristic will produce pied young... and clearwinged pieds clearwinged babes... Lovely Doc Sorry Docca the white patches are recessive. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/darry...minantpieds.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/darrylw/DSCN5189.jpg Poor old george here is a recessive pied with White patches. Recessive Pieds

Phoebe will probibly be a sky blue recessed pied like her dad. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/darrylw/budgies018.jpg

Thanks guys. Phoebe this is Phoebe Girl I think. The other thre are probibly girls also.

Thanks guys toput the photos into perspective. The hands are my 11 year old daughters. Hers are half the size of mine.

Well most will be up for sale. :budgiedance: I all ready have a buyer when the first egg was laid. :budgiedance:

Well that could be true. I have had my eyes opened on this forum many times. The best one I have to chuckle to is the one where someone has 5 eggs and when the first one hatches they quickly askes what to do. Incubation is 18 days. What have they been doing??? Someone could have bred a black and didn't realise the significe

Budgies live between 10 to 15 years if treated right so he is not "Old" middle aged

Good to meet you budgiebird.....there Lin now it's your turn.

Up date time. Clutch one. Looks like all Pieds. Vagas Cinamonwing light green pied Walt Disney Phoebe Clutch 2 Chime he oldest. Younger Sibling...not named yet The two of them

.........No Egg?????

With ages on young birds especially thoughs that you get from the pet stores. A chick starts to fledge (comes out of the nest) at about 34 days. Thats 4 - 5 weeks. He will usually stay with his parents for another 7- 14 days. Thats 6 - 7 weeks. He then be placed into a hilding cage to make sure he can feed himself. This is for another 2 weeks. We are up to 9 - 10 weeks. Now is the time that breeders sell the chicks. Some breeders will wait till the first moult to see if the chick is worth showing or keeping for breeding before they sell. Now the chick is 3 to 4 months old before it gets to the shop. Some shops can quarentine the bird for maybe only a week. Some don't and put the chick straight up for sale. One reason to quarentine when you get a new chick or bird.

Sorry Wendy, wish we could have given you better news..... But they are beautiful birds .

Bea that Cholla Perch is that the one made from a catus? I was thinking of one for the aviary

The point it is hasn't ben documented. But thing over on the site alone how many breed budgies but don't know about genetics, then think of how many are like that out in ALL the world, some one could have a brand new mutation appear in their flock and not know it's value. I would love to have a black face they look so different and interesting. As to the first question yes many believe all black is possible in budgies, as to if your father in law did or not we can't say but I don't think you will ever change his mind about the fact. Your point is excactly correct. I was going to put that there has never been a black budgie bred but that may not be true. With some so called breeders they may have bred the bird with out knowing it and it may ave liked it's life out or died young. But there never has been a documented photo of one.

There is a photo of a half sider in a mutation book I have. It's not a budgie but one half is green and the other blue...

Can you take some photos for the forum?

I'm sorry to say that it has never been documented that a Black Budgie has been bred. The first to do it would probibly live very comfortible afterwards. $$$$$$$$$$ The correct term is Melanistic (Blackface)