Daz

I don't have insurance but when one of my birds is sick I quickly act. An infecious disease can quickly wipe out your flock. I have about $280.00 in birds plus add to that the emotional aspect of losing my birds it's not worth it.

How cold does it get there Lovey?

Extremely high temps are no problem for budgies. The wild budgies live in areas that get up to 45deg c in summer with little or no water. But as eterri said they don't like quick changes in temperature.

When I started, I didn't have any breeding birds just two pets. I then started to find out about what to do. Part of the reseach lead me here. I started to set up the aviary and the breeding box 4 months before I acually started to breed them. All that time finding out the right way and wrong way to do things and what to expect. One thing to remember is that the budgies don't read. Yes the book says 18 days incubation, but the budgies don't know that. Sometimes it is 19 and from when did thet really start incubating? As Many will tell you. Get the knowledge first then start to breed. You have made a ver important step and that is coming here.

Very Good Nerwen you are right. The 2nd Picture is Huey and Duey my birds. Duey the closest is a male and Huey is a female. They are just not facing the right way. The 4th picture is Razzle. also a male.

Avian Science is the brand I use. It comes from the pet store or vet. It is a liquid calcium supplement that you mix up in water. It would be a calcium or iodine "Bell" in the shape of a fruit. They are okay. Some times I think the items are made to sell to us rather the budgies. Budgie looks at banana *oh good she has given me a banana that tastes like old chalk* :hap:

Brown Markings could be a cinnamon or grey wing or an Australian Brown Wing.

Nerwen Put the photos in your reply post and explain each one. Please Oh and for those with a good eye pick the gender in Photo 2. Colbalt recessive and Sky Blue recessive Pieds

Lin i used a soluble calcium suppliment with Spangle and it seemed to be okay. Have you used suppliments before with yours?

Bek you should start to see the female inspection the nest box soon. When she starts to going in and out of the box frequently, count 9 to 12 days and you should have your first egg. Make sure she has a supply of calcium. Fresh fruit and veg and some egg and biscuit mixture. Fresh water everyday. I grate some carrot, broccoli, add some snow pea sprouds and some sprouted mung bean seeds and them mix in about a table spoon of Egg and Biscuit Mix. Put this in in the morning and remove the uneaten part at lunch time. (feeds about 12 birds) The eggs will be laid two days apart...roughly. The incubation time is approx 18 day to the first hatch. Incubation may not start until the 2nd or 3rd egg is laid. That is normal. Good luck and if you need to know something ...Ask.

It sounds like she has a husk in her throat. If this is the case she will get rid of it. So long as she isn't shaking her head left to right. This is the throwing up action. I agree with the others to get her check out. Check her frequently, you may find her okay now.

I love the breeding cages PyscoFalcon My Favirite.....I wonder if I can get it in Australia???

Best to feed them the Green Leaves not the stork. Not much neutriants in the stork.

Natouk, it takes approx 18 days for the eggs to hatch from the time the hen starts to Incubate them. She may not start until the 2nd or 3rd one is laid.

...Who Hath? Seriously...I hope guys are going to be okay.

Michael lets clarify "Vet" some vets do not understand Budgerigars or Parrots. That is why we surgest you take them to an Aviarian Vet that speciallise in Parrots. A budgerigar can appear to change sex a couple of times a year. Especially a Hen. She goes through her breeding cycle and at time to some may appear to have a blue cere. But she is still a hen. I think if you go to the FAQ Eterri has an issue on that question.Budgie FAQs

Can i throw in a funny one....Green is not a colour in budgies. It is a perception. But that is another lesson Nerwen can do.

Thanks Paul.H I've got to get around to tidying it some more. Thanks Rainbow. She has been in Isolation from the other bids all week. They have been on probotics. Can't give a bird antibiotics and probotics at the same time. She can go back into the Avairy tomorrow. Hey just a thought ....... if you go to an Itilian resturant and order Pasta and Antipatsa do you get full

The Fallow Mutation, a gene must produce red eyes in the adult bird. be reccessed in inheritance and change all black pigments to light brown shades without altering any other pigmentation. Because black and grey are reduced to light brown, the bird loses any deep colour of green and blue, becoming more yellow or white in appearance and lighter in colour over all. Does that help.

Frightening! I've just bought some Jungle Munchies-does anyone know anything about them? are they good with a beer?

Does there seed provide; Estimated Vitamin Requirements For Budgerigars Vitamin A Vitamin D3 Vitamin E Vitamin K Vitamin B Complex: B12 iotin folic acid niacin pantothenic pyridoxine riboflavin thiamine choline Vitamin C Mineral Requirements For Budgerigars Calcium Phosphorus Sodium Potassium Chloride Copper Iodine Iron Magnesium Selenium Zinc

Ignerance is bless, BUT it is harming the budgies. Guess what's on a lot of Budgie Seed Packets......."A complete Diet" Rubbish and this article is reinforcing it.

I took Greeny down to the vets (avian) on Monday. She developed a funny sneeze. He thought it was just a small respiratory infection and gave her an antibiotic shot. She is going great. He gave her the once over and weight her at 40 grams. Told me that she was in good order. He weighed her by puting her in a paper bag and then on the scales. The bag was well ventilated and the darkness calmed her down. Here is her Stats. Physical Exam Date: 24/10/2005 Eyes/Ears: Good Beak/Oral: Good Ab/Cloaca: n/a Feet/Legs: Good Serum Chemistry-CBC: Vitamin D: n/a Polyoma: n/a Pacheco's: n/a Other Vaccines: Doxycycline Injection Cloacal Culture: n/a Body Score: average Weight: 40gms Feather Condition: Good Examiner: Dr Allen O?Grady Notes: respiratory Infection Lice Infestation. Isolate for 4 days No we didn't do bloods.

I have updated the link. Look out Brittain

This is an artical I found regarding Budgerigars =>Link<= "They require seed (budgie seed from the supermarket) and occasionally a bit of green spinach, or some grass seed-heads." Poor Birds