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gray wings/ clearwings and dilutes are my weakest gene But I think gray wing is right

argentina and iceland look great. I love the little tuffed up hair do's of the others.

Interesting I might try this and see if mine like it.

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=14493 there is the link I hope it helps.

Both bubs look great. And why can't she be dominant? she just might like holding that gene close to her feathers Granted out of two clutches you would think a pied would show.

Just look at the fluff!

Sometimes with a first hatching you can them closer together becuase the hen started brooding when there was a few eggs. Yes just under the beak you should see a yellow blob.

good luck Neat. Elly the way I picked him for dominant was the blue cere.

YAY I join the blue club

most hens are retired at age 3-4 but this when when they have been breeding twice a year from the age of 1. There can be some associated complications to the age such as egg binding. Saliorwolf a member here had her hen breed at age 5 (since she was in great shape and not drained from rounds of breeding at a younger age)

not sure what the hysorb bit means either, but I use woodshavings from a pet shop for bedding in mice and rabbit ages as well for birds, so it sounds like the same sort of stuff, the shavings are added to help with footing and to soak up the poops so they don't stick as much to their little feet. Just put in in an open container to air out for a day (in the sun is good)

Hey neat your new pair look great. I can't see signs of Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease with either of the, no feathers missing or growing incorrectly. But still if the hen has a longish beak a avian vet check would be good, a case of scaly face can make the beak over grown. Perches close to the edge of the cage or over crowding can cause scraggy tails. Chereeoke looked to be a dominant pied yellowface type 2. he might be a spangle and opaline as well.

This is the start of bonding/nesting behaviour from this point it can be another week or two before eggs appear. are you sure you have a female albino? she should have a dark brown cere like the others when in breeding condition and a pale white/blue out of condition. If the cere is smooth pink then you have a male.

I agree with Kaz. Although I'm not sure of the type 2 idea, I don't see any blue around her legs or paleness of the yellow areas on her body (or a darker yellow mask) I think she is a green.

I agree with Lovely however with Koko he is still young, the bleeding into the chest feathers doesn't happen until the first moult.

Mammoth is a cutie and a half ( ) She is going to be a beauty.

I would take your little Cheeky to the vet, I think what you are seeing is the down feathers that are usually under the out coloured feathers. He might be chewing/plucking himself while grooming or as the others have said a nutritional deficiency.

I think that is adorable My Pie is like that ALL the time ( )

I don't know if there is an age limit for showing birds? Interesting question. the average age range for males to be bred with is between 1-6 years. Hen 1-3 year.

well the long weekend should give you some time to watch and listen

It could be the stress, when he was at my place he panted bit when I came close at first. Is he doing this while in the cage? Keep in mind he did have respiratory problems when young. silence (quietness) and extra sneezing where the signs when he was ill, also not playing with his bell. Tell everyone to watch him for things like that. The move although only a small distance is a bigger change to him from your room.

I have the same feeders too, they work well. Yes if your not planning on colony breeding (I don't like it either) then this is a flight cage.

Yep we LOVE the picture here. Welcome Shamrock19 I hope you enjoy it here and feel free to ask any question.

Neat your 100% correct Luntino, albino males don't get the blue cere like others.

ahh thanks for that info Rob. I'm not a big fan on lacewings and so only have a basic knowledge on how the gene behaves.