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Olive is a green based bird with two dark factors. The babies can end up with one dark factor (to look like the normal green) or two (look like dad/olive) so you will get a mix.

Gald to hear little Abba is doing well Seems even Belle has learnt something from the last time.

How what looks BC?? No baby yet I checked the egg this morning and the air bubble is still there, I'm a bit concerned about D.I.S at the moment I hope not but we will just have to wait and see, this is day 18 so there is a chance for it to hatch later since it's egg one.

The rest of this has been sorted ( I believe) so I will return to the question Most breeders set they birds up from the age of one year with out a hassle, some like 18 months more, but I haven't heard about giving larger babies becuase of the parents age. The size just like colours depend on the genetics of the parents, two small 'pet' type birds are not going to produce a 'show' budgie size kids. So yes your male is old enough.

I'm so sorry to hear of your lost. I don't think I could be as shocked as you but I didn't excect this news at all. Fly free little man. :angel1: The more I hear about injections the more I wouldn't want to use them.

1. I can't see opaline in him but I agree with Greywing sky blue. 2. Agree 3. Green Cinnamon Opaline hen 4. Yellowface type 2 Clearwing.

no it's not odd this just means the two egg between baby 2 and baby 3 are infertile. There is still another 4 days before the last one is due to hatch and I'ld wait another 5 days over that time.

If the lamp doesn't get much hotter than a normal bulb it should be fine to use, having it on one side of the cage with different level of branches lets him find a comtable spot to rest. This helps them to stay warm which give more energy to fighing the illness. When you call the vet tell them the bird has been vomitting since yesterday, it might help you in getting slotted between others for the day rather than waiting. Wishes and good health being sent your way. Keep us updated.

Pictures before hatching, which the first should be tommorrow (friday) Ringo's eggs the brown one is her egg Tootie's once I finally got her off them, she chewed me, chewed the pen and finally half moved but before I could get the picture she was in the way again :(Laughing out loud): one more nudge got her out of the box for two seconds.

sorry to hear this I hope they try again, they will have some cute bubs.

Kriby it wasn't your fault, you did what you could, if I was in your shoes I would have moved the little one to the other nest as well with fingers crossed things would work. You did your best that's all that can be asked.

Daz and Jenene have actually done this before I'm sure they will have better info than my half remembered comments. I think I need to re-read my book

teehee Great pictures

about five days too early, some have put glue over the crack and hatched a live baby but I think that was done at the start

looks great

http://www.budgieplace.com/v_combinations.html this isn't run by someone here it's just a great site that has helped many. A shot of your sherbt's back would help us out heaps as well.

Kirby I'm so sorry to read all this okay I'm not sure but You don't have hand rearing mix yet, so lets improvise (just for now) I've read of some using weekbix mix but I think that was for older birds. Some warm water and a dash of milk (very little mmount) Sorry I don't know the ratio , Now you need something to use to get it to the baby, if you don't have a tiny spoon that can be bent to form a spout use a straw to drip the mixture into the mouth or even a cotton tip - once the ends are removed the tube is hollow (at lest they are here) This mixture will give some strengh to him to hopfully cry louder and Belle will start to feed them. Ohh actually I think Daz just used his finger to drop in the mixture.

first we need to work out if this is vomitting or regurgitating. They do look different once you have seen them both. Reguritating is a gentle bobing of the head and the food kinda dribbles from their beaks. Vomitting does not look like fun, they shake their head around and seed flies all over the place and can also get stuck to the top of their heads, after wards the feathers around their head will look damp. I have a feeling what he is doing is Reguritating becuase of your comment" Single Males will often try to feed their bells or other toys.

No according to her ring she is already 4 years old, now if she was the boy like she was meant to be when I got her that wouldn't have mattered. Thanks all for the comments I love all my little ones. Dazz I'm so pleased with Poka, I don't know if it's becuase he is the only yellow in the flock but he really stands out and is very friendly with me now ever since he saw the others climbing all over me Sometimes he will be the first to hop on my shoulder.

aww so so cute

I thought before I get sidetracked with hatching eggs (a few days now) I'ld give you all a look of the others out in Tweetaville, I think they are all enjoying their time there while Ringo is busy inside Freakle: Jangles: Pie and Echo: Berry (who didn't wish to talk today) : Thistle: Poka (check out his throat spot daz): Squeaker: Reepicheep: Dinner time:

if both parents are carrying one dark factor gene each, then a chick could end up with two making them the shade darker (mauve) but I wounder if your male has a violet gene.

does the male flirt with with the hem? Does the hen take food form him? Do they do everything together? Does he chase her around the cage hoping from perch to perch?

woohoo great news Kirby :fear now you might not be able to sleep but you have to leave them be until morning. You hear me! *wags finger* Actually I'm not sure of the time differance, but if it's night time she mught be put off if you check every five mins to see if he has hatched cfully yet.

well the three got named as eggs but I'm not yet ready to state the name as Bea did yet