Daz

There is an 18 day diferent from the top row to the next row down. Eg if the egg is laid on the 20th September the egg should hatch on the 8th October.

I have added an extra timer to the light over the bench. It now comes on automatically 5 minutes before the main lights go off and then 20 minutes after that. This gives a staged decrease in lighting before the night light takes over.

You will need to put in a window. Cut through with a 4" grinder with a metal cutting wheel. Frame with aluminum "U" Channel. Bunnings will have it. Then frame inside that with Aluminum angle and then the mesh.

Sound good. Glad I could have helped.. This was the breeding cabinets when I started. It measured 1200 x 1200 (roughly) It was set up in the pergola. The flight was on the outside of the shed. I eventually moved everything into the shed and cut through the wall to make the flight bigger.

Interesting error by Budgerigar World. ooooppss

If the eyes are cinnamon not red it could be a DF Spangle. Young DF Spangles have cinnamon eyes that go black as they develop.

......just don't cut off his legs or snip the body.

I would prefer to use TBP but have the age of the birds as in BT. At the moment you have to calculate it separately. BT reminders on egg hatching, ringing and fledging is good too.

Very good markings and mask TB. Good width over the cere. Would be good to see in a few months.

What is the name of the medication that you get MB?

Neat are you feeding the parents on some good protein? If not Boil an egg for 20 minutes, cool, grind up the shell and place in a warm (100degC) oven for 1/2 hour to dry out. Add with some spinach leaves, parsley, carrot, beetroot to a blender. Add the dried out shell and brend till a rough texture not too fine. If you have some Calcivet, add 5ml per cup and give about 1/8 cup per day per pair. I add a small amount of hulled oats, just to get them interested. This will give them Protien, Vitamins, Calcium and minerals. Good for growing chicks.

Hi Louie Get web site you have too.. But yes, can you reduce your photo in your signature to 400 long by 200 high.

It's just hard to get some times.

Kaz, I just saw this. I am so sorry to hear about it. I had rat problems early last year and the trap seemed to sort them out.... But??? Dave told be about getting a small sponge and adding a bit of Eucalyptus to stop Bugs getting into the seed. I glued a bit on the top of the holding bins. I mix this seed together for the birds, you can smell the Eucalyptus. .... since then I haven't seen or caught any rats. Last year I caught 9 rats in three weeks. I didn't think about the Eucalyptus until now.. It could have helped keep them away.. The tray stays set but has been emptied for over a year. Might be worth a try. .... oh and the birds don't mind the smell or taste at all.

My spangle pairings at the moment are 1. Yellowface Grey cock to DF yellow hen (cock has very good features that I want to put to the spangles) 2. Spangle light green cock to Opaline light green hen (Two good lines that I am trying to bring togeather, the cock is split opaline so I will get Opaline hens and normal hens. Hopefully the Normals will through good spangles) 3. Spangle light green cock to Spangle Opaline Grey green hen (Same as 2. The hen of 3 is the sister to cock of 2. The Cock of 3. is brother to hen of 2.) 4. Spangle Sky cock to Spangle Opaline Grey Green Hen. (cock is a Church and O'Rielly, the hen just won best old spangle of show. Her brother was Champion Young bird of show last year. The hen is sister to hen of 3) 5. Light green cock to Spangle light green Hen. (Uncle to niece) 6. Spangle Opaline grey green cock to Dominant Pied light green hen. (Cousins, cock is son to hen of 4.) 7. Spangle Grey cock to Spangle Sky hen. (1/2 Brother to 1/2 sister) As you can see I have some interesting combinations. Each has a reason. Wether to bring to lines to geather, add features or to line breed. I also have pairings of Recessive Pied to Split, Recessive Pied to Recessive Pied and Recessive Pied to Dark Eyed Clear. I also have Dominate pied to Opaline, Dominat pied to Dominant pied and Dominant pied to Normal.

I like the idea of the small cupboard for the rings TB. I might steal that one off you. Very Good.

Can't argue with you there TB. It's been the pairing to opalines and badly marked normals that have resulted in the poor marking. The pairing to opaline to help increase the sizing has had it's draw back. I have been talking with Jeff Attwood regarding the pairings and he suggests the old ruling of Spangle to Normal to better the markings isn't correct and we should be looking at Spangle to Spangle. Yes there will be DF Spangles, but whats wrong with that??. DF Spangles back to Normals will give good wing markings and good spots.... Bullseye spots .... not the full ones that are now being seen.

Looks good.

Well in a way it is a lesson on what not to do and also Culled the weak. The rest of the birds should be better off with the knowledge I have learnt and there health should be better. TB she gave me 11 chicks.

Melanistic spangle usually have full mask spots where the normal should be bullseye spots.

interesting looking back at what I did :budgiedance:

I use a water based non toxic marker. The kind for kids to use. They will put anything in there mouths.

My wife has been on life support for 5 years now with out it she has 13 days to live. I had a friend of my fathers on the same life support, he decided it was not worth going on and turned it off. He lasted 15 days. So sad. Life can continue with the proper support. But when it comes down to budgies it is a different story. Life support is not an option. I tried for a week to keep two birds alive and because of my work they slipped away. This is when Euthanasia is need for those that wont naturally make it or can't make it with the time that we can afford them. It is sad. I have Euthanasia a number of birds. The first has effected me to this day. I had one that I should have Euthanasia but watched die, a slow death and that was fluffy. Never again will I let a bird like that suffer the way that bird did.

May I put forward a catch 22. The Hippocratic oath is that you must prolong life and decrease suffering. But in many cases to prolong life will increase suffering. Sorry but I am for euthanasia. My wife is terminally ill and this is something I will need to address in the future. I want to grow old with her but I do not want her to suffer.

Hi and Welcome to the forum.